Job overview
The Royal Marsden NHSFT has an international reputation for high quality patient care, education and research and its partnership with the Institute of Cancer Research has created the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe.
The project aims to trial novel drugs and cancer vaccines for bowel cancer.
The successful applicant will work closely with Professor David Cunningham and with the newly appointed GI Research Consultant funded by the Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK, Dr Hazel Lote. Professor David Cunningham andDr Hazel Lote will supervise the Fellow and will develop their project.
The successful applicant will work closely with the newly appointed GI Research Consultant funded by the Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK, Dr Hazel Lote. Professor David Cunningham and Dr Hazel Lote will supervise the Fellow and will develop their project.
The supervisory team will include a scientist/clinician scientist.
Main duties of the job
The fellow will also be required to undertake some clinical duties in this clinical research fellowship. These include:
1. Attend 1-2 follow-up/new patient clinics per week. This will allow the appointee to further develop competence in managing patients with GI cancers and to identify patients for suitable clinical trials. The clinical fellow will be expected to develop appropriate treatment plans based on the evidence base. The appointee will be expected to develop an outstanding grasp of the evidence base for GI cancers and to further develop advanced clinical reasoning skills
2. Attend 1 research clinic per week held either in the West Wing Clinical Research Centre (Sutton, Mon and Thurs am) or the Medical Day Unit (Chelsea, Tues pm). This will provide the opportunity to acquire the skill set to undertake GCP and protocol compliant review and documentation of patients in clinical research trials to the highest standards. The GI Unit has a substantial portfolio of open/recruiting clinical trials at any one time. These structured clinics are supported by the wider research team including research nurses, biological specimen co-ordinators and clinical trial administrators.
3. Optional attendance at Multi-disciplinary Team Meetings relevant to the research project
4. Optional attendance at the monthly Immunotherapy governance group meeting to update the group on the progress of patients on immunotherapy drug trials within the GI/lymphoma unit
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
5. Eligible for full GMC registration.
6. MRCP or equivalent
Desirable criteria
7. Trainee in medical oncology, clinical oncology or gastroenterology.
8. National training number (NTN) in relevant specialty
Experience
Essential criteria
9. Management of cancer patients including chemotherapy.
10. Training at specialist registrar level
Desirable criteria
11. Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential criteria
12. Ability and willingness to work within a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
13. Previous experience of clinical trials and management of patients on clinical trials
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
14. Commitment to participate actively in clinical research and collaborate in translational research
Other
Essential criteria
15. Experience and interest in GI oncology
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
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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.