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Job summary

Main area
Clinical Oncology
Grade
Clinical Fellow
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (FTC)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
282-CR1246043-MED
Employer
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Marsden Hospital
Town
Sutton
Salary
£55,329 - £63,152 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/08/2024 23:59

Employer heading

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust logo

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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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 

[email protected]

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