Associate Consultant, Radiation Oncology (NCIS)

About the role

The National Cancer Institute Singapore (NCIS) at NUHS is recruiting an Associate Consultant in Radiation Oncology. The role is primarily clinical (90% of duties), with smaller responsibilities for teaching and training (5%) and research and innovation (5%). It sits under the Head of the Department of Radiation Oncology, NCIS.

Key responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive radiation oncology consultations, including patient assessment, staging, treatment intent and informed consent, in line with institutional, NUH and Ministry of Health policies.
• Formulate individualised radiation treatment plans with medical physicists and dosimetrists, using IMRT, VMAT, SBRT, SRS, IGRT, brachytherapy and adaptive radiotherapy.
• Delineate target volumes and contour organs at risk using CT, MRI and PET-CT images.
• Supervise treatment delivery, manage acute radiation toxicities and coordinate supportive care with the multidisciplinary cancer team.
• Take part in multidisciplinary tumour boards and advise on combined modality treatments such as concurrent chemoradiation.
• Handle radiation oncology emergencies, provide on-call coverage as rostered, and keep accurate clinical records.
• Contribute to teaching and training of registrars, residents, medical students and allied health professionals, and support CME and educational materials.
• Take part in clinical and translational research, investigator-initiated trials and grant applications, and adopt emerging technologies such as AI in treatment planning and proton therapy.

Required profile

• Specialist in Radiation Oncology with basic and advanced specialist training, each lasting 3 years or more.
• Registered with the Singapore Medical Council and accredited as a Specialist in Radiation Oncology by the Specialist Accreditation Board, Ministry of Health.
• Subspecialty fellowship desirable.
• Desirable: FRCR, FRANZCR or equivalent; experience in clinical trials; track record of peer-reviewed publications.

Required skills

• Proficiency in treatment planning systems (e.g. Eclipse, RayStation, Pinnacle) and contouring software.
• Advanced training in techniques such as SBRT, SRS, brachytherapy or proton therapy is desirable.