Senior Clinical Fellow - Appointment for Service (ST3+) in Oncology

Job summary

This post is an exciting opportunity to join us in the Oncology Department at The Royal Free Hospital. The post will have both an outpatient clinic and research component and will also support the Acute Oncology Service (AOS) at the RFH site. The post is available from August 2024 for a period of 12 months.

This post would be most suited to an applicant with an interest in pursuing Oncology as a career and who wishes to gain further experience in the field to strengthen their chance of success in National Recruitment to the specialty, or to an applicant pursuing a CESR route of Oncology training.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work directly with Consultant Medical and Clinical Oncologists, the AOS nursing staff, Oncology Specialist Trainees and junior grade doctors in assessing and managing patients presenting with acute oncology presentations. The successful applicant will also have exposure to oncology out-patient clinics, SACT prescribing, clinical trials and radiotherapy planning.

Experience in Oncology at IMT2 level or above would be desirable, however, it is not essential and the work commitments will be adjusted to that of a more junior, or more senior level. Experience in Internal Medicine at IMT2 or equivalent level is required.

About us

The Royal Free is a major centre for both common and rarer cancers including Hepatobiliary Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumours, Melanoma and Renal Cancer. Clinical and Medical Oncology work closely with each other and with other teams in the hospital to provide a multi-disciplinary approach to cancer. The successful applicant will have broad exposure to the management of malignant disease. The post holder will have exposure to all forms of systemic anti cancer therapy including chemotherapy, immunotherapy and TKIs, and will be supported to become an independent prescriber. There is an active clinical research programme and a wide portfolio of clinical trials supported by research nurses, and the post holder would be expected to contribute to the portfolio of ongoing research, audit and quality improvement projects within the department, and will be supported to present data at national/international meetings.

The department has an active postgraduate teaching programme and the incumbent will be expected to attend teaching sessions on Thursday mornings and Friday lunchtimes. The post holder will have named clinical supervisor and be expected to maintain an e portfolio. Protected study leave and budget (equivalent to ST3 trainees) is available to support the post holder to attend educationally approved courses.