Senior Clinical Fellow in Translational Research

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Manchester is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow to join the MANIFEST Team. The successful candidate will engage in diverse translational research while managing trial patients. Responsibilities include outpatient clinics, protocol adherence, and maintaining professional development. Applicants must have medical training and GMC registration, with preferences for prior oncology experience and research involvement. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to clinical governance and staff training.

Qualifications

• Completion of IMT training or equivalent in Medical Oncology.
• Recent publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Experience in general oncology and internal medicine.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of trial patients for solid tumours.
• Attend and contribute to operational and stakeholders meetings.
• Participate in clinical governance and audit projects.

Skills

Clinical leadership skills

Excellent written and oral communication

Flexibility and commitment

Teamwork

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Completion of Foundation medical training

GMC registration

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

DUTIES OF THE POST

• ROLE: The successful candidate will be recruited as a Senior Clinical Fellow in the MANIFEST Team.
• RESEARCH: A diverse range of translational research are in progress within MANIFEST and, following training, the post holder will be expected to participate in these studies as a co-/subinvestigator. You will be involved in managing all aspects of trial patients, across a diverse range of solid tumours, through new patient consultation, consent and screening patients and reviewing patients at followup appointments. Primarily, patients are seen in the outpatient setting but with some inpatient cover. The appointee is required to attend 3 trial outpatient clinics per week (see indicative timetable). You will be expected to attend Safety Review Committee meetings (usually remotely) to discuss trial patients. This will involve close liaison with the MANIFEST Principal Investigators, disease-site specific consultants across the Trust and other members of the team. In addition, you will interface with external stakeholders such as other NHS, academic and industry partners. You will be expected to attend weekly MANIFEST operational meetings to discuss study oversight items, quarterly stakeholders meetings, and annual MANIFEST symposium.
• PROTOCOLS: You will be expected to undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of their patients. You will be encouraged to harness opportunities to be involved in the development and planning of new studies.
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: You will maintain a level of continuing professional development consistent with the recommendations of the Royal College of Physicians. Appropriate arrangements for study leave will be made in conjunction with colleagues. There is the potential to present research work and the post holder will be expected to be involved in audit, writing papers and reviews. You will also be required to undergo an annual appraisal.
• TEACHING COMMITMENT:
  a) Undergraduate - You will be required to contribute to the undergraduate teaching of medical students on oncology topics.
  b) Postgraduate - Through collaboration with University of Manchester the team supports a busy postgraduate teaching programme and staff are often requested to lecture on relevant topics. You will be expected to contribute actively to the education of junior doctors, specialty trainees and fellows on the team. You will also be expected to help in the training of nursing and multi-disciplinary staff in both inpatient and outpatient departments.
• CLINICAL GOVERNANCE: You will be expected to participate in all relevant aspects of clinical governance, including maintaining up to date protocols, guidelines and clinical audit, under the supervision of the other consultants in the experimental cancer medicine team.
• AUDIT: You will play a full role in clinical audit as a member of The Christie Medical Staff Committee. You will develop, supervise and deliver team audit projects.

Person specification

Attainments

Essential criteria

• Completion of Foundation medical training/ internship or acute care common stem programme (or equivalent)
• GMC registration

Desirable criteria

• Completion of IMT training or CCT in Medical Oncology or equivalent Good Clinical Practice Advanced Life Support Higher degree in cancer research
• MRCP or equivalent
• Recent publications in peer-reviewed journals Conference presentations
• Evidence of productive ethical research relevant to oncology

Training

Essential criteria

• Experience in general oncology and internal medicine Research/Trials experience

Desirable criteria

• Experience in managing critically ill patients

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of clinical leadership skills
• Experience of developing, supervising and delivering audit projects

Desirable criteria

• Experience of translational research studies and/or clinical trials

Teaching

Desirable criteria

• Teaching Qualification
• Experience in teaching undergraduates/ postgraduates

Personal Skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of clinical skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, flexibility, commitment and team work with colleagues and staff in the department
• ability to work under pressure
• Capacity for staff motivation

Desirable criteria

• Demonstration of excellent communication skills

The closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants.

Application Information - If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, I regret that on this occasion your application will have been unsuccessful.

Sponsorship Information - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

Pre-Employment Checks - To confirm your suitability for the role, we will carry out pre-employment checks in line with NHS Employment Check Standards. These include:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role, payment of this will be the applicants responsibility)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust will be required to provide their HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will used to validate employment history and references.

If you require sponsorship, we will assess your eligibility based on current government guidance. If the role is not eligible and you cannot demonstrate your right to work, your conditional offer may be withdrawn.

If You're Offered the Role - you will be agreeing to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and will form part of the recruitment process. In the event that you are successful following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

No Smoking Policy - You should be aware the Trust operates a No Smoking Policy and therefore employees are not permitted to smoke at work.

Additional Information - We want to ensure that everyone who works at the Christie or uses our services is welcomed, valued and treated with dignity and respect. The Christie values diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels. In support of these commitments, we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people and people with disabilities for this post. Appointment will be only on merit.

We are committed to creating a balanced and diverse workforce. As such we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Together we will foster inclusion and tackle inequity and health inequalities in cancer care.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity in all our activities. We have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery in any of its forms, including slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour, and human trafficking. We are fully committed to acting ethically and with transparency in all our business dealings and relationships, and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in our organisation or supply chains.

Applicant requirements: You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JD & PS (PDF, 257.8KB)
• The Christie Values and Behaviours (PDF, 919.5KB)
• Strategy Brochure (PDF, 1.0MB)
• Travel to The Christie (PDF, 3.8MB)