NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST3-8)
Main area: Sarcoma
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST3-8)
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Until AUGUST 2026)
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref: 282-CR401-MED
Employer: The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Royal Marsden Hospital Chelsea Town London
Salary: £61,825 - £70,425 per annum incl. HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/04/2025 23:59
Job overview
We are offering a position for a Clinical Doctor in the Sarcoma unit that would be suitable for a Medical Oncology Trainee who wishes to gain experience in management of soft tissue sarcoma. The research doctor has particular responsibility for patients in the Sarcoma unit participating in clinical trials. The role includes attending the two weekly multidisciplinary team meetings and relevant out-patient clinics to highlight potential participants to be recruited to trials; consenting patients, assessing and recording acute and late toxicities, reporting adverse events and performing response assessment. General duties will include assisting with other clinical studies, general out-patient duties and support the Specialist Registrar on the Unit as well as working closely with all members of the research team.
Main duties of the job
* Develop grant writing skills for peer reviewed funding and/or endorsement of academic clinical and translational studies.
* Understand how to engage and involve patients and the public in clinical research in Sarcoma.
* Learn how to gain relevant regulatory approvals for clinical and translational studies to be conducted in the NHS.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Eligible for full GMC registration.
* Experience in Medical Oncology at Specialist Registrar level or equivalent.
* MRCP or equivalent.
Experience
* A broad-based experience in sarcoma oncology, including systemic therapies.
* Experience in clinical research.
* Publications in peer reviewed journals.
Skills, abilities and knowledge
* Interest and experience in the management of cancer patients.
* Professional skills of a high standard.
* The ability to work in collaboration with the wider sarcoma team.
Other
* Experience and interest in Sarcoma.
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential.
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.
All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application.
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.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the utmost 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.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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