Clinical Research Doctor-Paediatric Neuro-Oncology & Drug Development

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust 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.

Applications are invited for a Clinical Research Fellow post which is available for 11.5 months. This post is a new appointment and is full-time, at the Sutton sites. It has been designed to manages children and young people with tumours of the Central Nervous System (CNS) aged between 1 and 24 years and to support research within the Drug Development Unit.

The Paediatric & AYA Neuro-Oncology Unit is one of the largest in the UK working in partnership with the Neurosurgical Units of St George's Hospital and King's College Hospital jointly treating 80-90 new cases of CNS tumours per year

Main duties of the job

The post will be based in the Paediatric Research Unit which operates at the Sutton site of the Royal Marsden Hospital. In order to fulfil the responsibilities of this post you must be eligible for full GMC registration.For further details / informal visits contact:

Fernando.Carceller@rmh.nhs.uk and lynleyvanessa.marshall@icr.ac.uk

About us

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. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.