Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Fellow in Clinical Oncology
Clinical Fellow
Job overview
The post-holder will be part of the breast clinical oncology team working specifically on research projects related to documenting and reducing side-effects of radiotherapy for breast cancer. The successful candidate will need to be able to manage multiple projects and work as part of inter/ multidisciplinary teams in collaboration with their supervisory team including Dr Anna Kirby, Sutton and the ICR-CTSU trials unit team.
The post is for 2 years and the main output will be publications and an MD(Res) thesis and qualification.
Main duties of the job
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details on what this job entails.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Marsden is a world leader in cancer research, treatment and education. Together with our academic partner, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), we are the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe and the only National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre specialising in cancer in the UK.
Our mission is to continue to make a national and international contribution to cancer research and treatment, so that more people are cured and quality of life is improved for those with cancer. The Royal Marsden therefore plays an important role in championing change and improvement in cancer care through research and innovation, education and leading-edge treatment.
We employ over 3,500 staff across two sites located in Chelsea and Sutton (Surrey). We provide community services across the Borough of Sutton and Cheam with community bases across the Borough. We have a Medical Day Unit which we run in partnership with Kingston Hospital.
We have a reputation for delivering high quality performance. Our patients think highly of us and the Trust was ranked joint first for the national inpatient survey results, are above average in national cancer patient experience survey and ranked first amongst teaching hospitals in the UK for staff survey results.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details on what this job entails.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GMC Full registration with a license to practice
- MB BS or acceptable equivalent
- FRCR
- MRCP or acceptable equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in clinical oncology at SpR level in a recognised Cancer Centre/Unit.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Proficient in written and spoken English
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Self-motivated
- Able to work as part of a team
- Ability to work under pressure
- Reliable work record
- Good communication skills
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Gillian Ross
- Job title
- Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02086612721
- Additional information
Dr Anna Kirby
Consultant
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