Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Fellow in Experimental Cancer Medicine/Renal & Melanoma

The closing date is 06 April 2026

Job summary

Applications are invited for a Senior Clinical Fellow in renal cancer, melanoma and early-phase trials to work within the Academic Oncology Department at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (applicants must hold full MRCP). The post-holder will join internationally recognised, multidisciplinary teams, and play a key role in developing clinical research including early-phase trials in the newly established NIHR Royal Free Clinical Research Facility. As such, they will have responsibilities for patient care, recruitment into clinical trials and working with academic laboratories at UCL.

The appointee will gain a range of generic and transferable skills including trial design and management, and will be expected publish research manuscripts and present at national and international meetings. The post would be ideally suited to trainees who wish to strengthen their CV in pursuit specialist training or ACF positions within Oncology, or senior trainees looking for entry points into postgraduate research. The post will run for a 12 month period from August/September 2026.

Main duties of the job

The Royal Free is part of London Cancer, an Integrated Cancer System (ICS) dedicated to improving cancer outcomes in North Central and North East London and West Essex. London Cancer is the integrated cancer programme of UCL Partners, which is one of five accredited Academic Health Science Centres in the UK and also an Academic Health Science Network. Job plan - This job description outlines the current main responsibilities of the post. However, the duties of the post may change and develop over time and may therefore be amended in consultation with the post holder. There is no on-call commitment with this job.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

Therapy Services has a high profile within the Trust, being firmly committed to quality improvement, audit, service evaluation and improvement. We undertake yearly presentations of our achievements for the year; undertaking PDSA and QI projects to ensure we are delivering the most effective, safe and high quality service.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Details

Date posted

23 March 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£65,048 a year per annum plus London weighting

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

391-RFL-7841074

Job locations

Royal Free Hospital

Pond Street

London

NW3 2QG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details about the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details about the role.

Person Specification

Education and Professional Qualifications

Essential

  • Primary UK medical qualification (or equivalent)
  • Have completed MRCP (UK) diploma
  • In current clinical practice and on GMC register with license to practice

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Ability to organise and manage administration duties related to outpatient clinics, chemotherapy prescribing, accurate record keeping in medical casenotes
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English
  • Ability to prioritise clinical work effectively
  • Commitment to continuing medical education
  • Good interpersonal skills

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice

Desirable

  • Significant experience with cancer therapy
  • Demonstrate significant previous experience of working with early phase clinical trials
Person Specification

Education and Professional Qualifications

Essential

  • Primary UK medical qualification (or equivalent)
  • Have completed MRCP (UK) diploma
  • In current clinical practice and on GMC register with license to practice

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Ability to organise and manage administration duties related to outpatient clinics, chemotherapy prescribing, accurate record keeping in medical casenotes
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English
  • Ability to prioritise clinical work effectively
  • Commitment to continuing medical education
  • Good interpersonal skills

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice

Desirable

  • Significant experience with cancer therapy
  • Demonstrate significant previous experience of working with early phase clinical trials

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Free Hospital

Pond Street

London

NW3 2QG


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Free Hospital

Pond Street

London

NW3 2QG


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Medical Oncologist

Alexa Childs

alexa.childs@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

23 March 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£65,048 a year per annum plus London weighting

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

391-RFL-7841074

Job locations

Royal Free Hospital

Pond Street

London

NW3 2QG


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