Clinical Research Doctor – Gynaecological Cancer Research: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 76,582 to 77,348 £ / Year

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This is a one-year medical oncology clinical fellowship, conducting projects focused on clinical research (Gynaecology cancers). The research will be a mixture of clinical and translational research and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop strong links with one of the ICR laboratories and clinician scientists/scientists that the Gynaecology unit work in collaboration with. There are a number of ongoing clinical research projects across the disease areas and the Gynaecology unit has a strong track record of success in students successfully completing their projects, publishing, presenting internationally, developing their own research and clinical profile.

Main duties of the job

  • Develop clinical research skills in order to propose, design and develop academic institutional and/or multicentre clinical trials with support from the consultants and experienced statisticians and trial managers working within the Gynaecology unit
  • Develop grant writing skills for peer reviewed funding and/or endorsement of academic clinical and translational studies. This includes understanding how to appropriately cost a study and attribute the costs of healthcare research as required by major research funders
  • Develop skills to design translational research protocols in collaboration with clinician scientists and statisticians

Person Specification

Status

Essential

  • MRCP or equivalent
  • Full registration and license to practice with the General Medical Council

Desirable

  • Higher Degree (MD/PHD)

Experience

Essential

  • Previous NHS Experience
  • Experience in the management of cancer patients including chemotherapy.
  • Training at specialist registrar level.

Desirable

  • Experience of clinical trials and management of patients on clinical trials.

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Motivated to ensure the achievement of defined targets
  • Approachability
  • Team player
  • Enthusiasm
  • Effective communication
  • Committed to personal development

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).

Closing Date: 11 September 2026

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