Junior Clinical Fellow in Oncology | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

A leading acute care hospital in London is seeking a Junior Clinical Fellow for a 6-month appointment with the possibility of extension. The role offers opportunities in oncology and includes mentorship in applying for further training. Ideal candidates must have full GMC registration and relevant interpersonal skills to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team. Apply now for this enriching opportunity.

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Caring attitude towards patients.
• Evidence of good clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of care for patients.
• Assist in patient examinations and treatments.
• Participate in ward rounds.
• Work with the multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Teamwork

Time management

Organizational skills

Education

Full GMC registration

Job description

North Middlesex University Hospital is one of London’s busiest acute hospitals, serving more than 350,000 people living in Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.

Every day, on average, we see 500 patients in A&E; 15 babies are born in our maternity unit; about 450 inpatients are cared for on our wards; about 50 patients have major or minor surgery in one of our 10 operating theatres; and about 800 people attend our outpatients clinics.

We provide a full range of adult, elderly and children's services across medical and surgical disciplines. Our specialist services include stroke, HIV/AIDS, cardiology (including heart failure care), haematology, diabetes, sleep studies, fertility and orthopaedics. Our sickle cell and thalassaemia department is nationally recognised as a leading centre for these diseases.

At North Middlesex University Hospital, you’ll find a team that truly believes in living our values in everything we do. We are caring, we are fair and we are open.

We are looking to appoint aJunior Clinical Fellow(FY2, IMT/ST1-2 equivalent) for 6 months with the opportunity to extend subject to approval.

This is an exciting post for clinicians interested in a career in medicine or oncology. The department has an excellent track record for core trainees successfully applying to oncology specialty training.




The post holder will also have the opportunity to develop quality improvement and audit projects during their placement. The department will provide mentorship and assistance in applications for medicine, oncology or palliative care as a career.

Applicants must hold full GMC registration and should possess the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, have good interpersonal skills, and have a caring attitude towards patients and evidence of good clinical practice. This post is subject to close early depending on suitable candidates.



North Middlesex University Hospital is a busy District General Hospital based in Edmonton, North London. We have a busy Oncology service for a number of tumour sites offers multiple sub-speciality inpatient and outpatient care.

The Oncology Department at NMUH is staffed by both medical and clinical oncology consultants and has played a major role in the provision of Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy services to the North London Cancer Network for 75 years. It provides specialist expertise to the District General Hospitals at Princess Alexandra Hospitals (PAH) and Barnet / Chase Farm Hospital NHS Trust for over 25 years through joint Consultant appointments, outreach MDTs and Joint clinics in keeping with the Cancer plan and working with local teams to provide accredited cancer services. A full Acute Oncology Service was implemented in 2014.

We have a reputation for excellent training, motivated junior doctors and consistently high quality nursing and allied health professionals. We work within a multi-ethnic population with a high index of deprivation. This is both a challenging and a fascinating hospital

· Provide and maintain a high standard of care for all patients in the department

· Takepartinthecareofpatientsattendingthedepartment,includingexamination,investigation,diagnosis andtreatmentwithinlevelofexpertise

· · AssistintheprovisionofarapidresponsetoA&E tofacilitatethe4hour trolley-waittarget

· Participateinwardroundsalongwithaconsultant andindependently

· Understands,andanticipatestheneedsofpatients,visitorsandstaff

· Communicate effectively with medical and nursing staff of other disciplines, ancillaryworkersandparamedicsintheinterestofachievingefficientmanagementofpatients

· Workwiththemulti-disciplinary team(MDT)

· Facilitateeducationandmentorshipofjuniormedicalstaff,includingthenursingstaff

· Participateinqualityimprovement,clinicalgovernanceandriskassessmentprocesses

· Maintainlegiblerecords

· Maintainaccurateandtimelypatientdocumentationviaappropriateelectronicsystems

· Excellenttimemanagementandorganisationalskills

· Assist the consultants in promoting health care to the department’s patients in a friendlyandcaring way

· Recognise their own limitations and seek advice from senior colleagues, following the advicegivenwithinlevelof expertise

· Perform related duties as required, including additional duties arising exceptionally from anyemergencies and unforeseen circumstances, and duties essential for the continuity ofpatient care,withinlevelofexpertise.

· Management of acute oncology presentations and specialist referral for complex cancermanagement.

· Participateinacuteoncologyservicewardrounds.

· Assessment of day case chemotherapy and radiotherapy patients if they develop any acuteproblems.

· Learn to palliate patients with terminal disease and work with the palliative care team tadviseonsymptomcontrolmanagement.

· WorkalongsidetheCNSteamtoensurecontinuityofcareforpatients.

· Attendance in outpatient clinics with consultant supervision, particularly useful if pursuing acareerinoncology.

· Otherdutiesasdirectedbythe consultantincharge.


This advert closes on Thursday 21 Aug 2025