Job overview

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

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. 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.