Job overview

We are offering a position for a Clinical Research Doctor in the Sarcoma unit that would be suitable for a Medical Oncology Trainee or post IMT2 who wishes to gain experience in management of soft tissue sarcoma. The research fellow has responsibility for patients in the Sarcoma unit participating in clinical trials. The role includes attending the two weekly multidisciplinary team meetings and out-patient clinics to highlight potential participants to be recruited to trials; consenting patients, assessing and recording acute and late toxicities, reporting adverse events and performing response assessment. General duties will include assisting with other clinical studies, general out-patient duties as working closely with all members of the research team. 
We believe that this post provides oncologists with a good training in the care of patients with a wide variety of soft tissue sarcomas and would represent a sound basis for someone who wishes to specialise in the management of these diseases.  Candidates learn about many aspects of clinical trials in cancer including regulatory affairs, adverse event reporting, response assessment and, on occasion, protocol writing.  There is ample scope for contributing to writing papers and our fellows have a good track record of publication.  There is protected time to allow for academic activities in the timetable.

Please note this vacancy is for August 26.

Main duties of the job

• 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
• Understand how to engage and involve patients and the public in clinical research in Sarcoma
• Learn how to gain relevant regulatory approvals for clinical and translational studies to be conducted in the NHS including an understanding of local processes (the RM/ICR Committee for Clinical Research) and national structures i.e. the Health Research Authority (HRA - ethical approval and NHS permission) and the MHRA (for clinical trials of investigational medicinal products and device trials)

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.