Senior Oncology Teaching Fellow

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Whittington Health NHS Trust invites applications for a Senior Clinical Oncology Teaching Fellow. This fixed-term 12-month post requires GMC registration and UK work eligibility, with potential extension subject to sufficient applications.

The role supports the Oncology Service within the Surgery & Cancer ICSU, delivering care across breast, lung, GI, and haematological cancers, with MDTs and on-site chemotherapy facilities. Candidates should be flexible and patient-focused.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification; undertaking PhD/MD.
• Full GMC registration at time of appointment.
• Evidence of ST2/CT2 competences and likelihood of achieving ST3/CT3 by start date.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Demonstrable English language skills for medical communication (IELTS, OET, or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Provide oncology clinical duties as Senior Clinical Fellow per attached information pack.
• Contribute to patient care, audits, and CPD in line with NHS governance.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Clinical judgement

Practical skills

MRCS/ATLS

Education

MBBS or equivalent

PhD/MD in progress

Job description

SENIOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY TEACHING FELLOW

Applications are invited for the post of Senior Clinical Fellow In Oncology at Whittington Health NHS Trust. This is a fixed term post initially for 12 months, with the option to extend.

All candidates should be eligible for full registration with the GMC.

Please note this post may close earlier if sufficient applications are received.

Main duties of the job

The Oncology Service is a core part of the Surgery & Cancer Integrated Care Service Unit (ICSU), delivering care to over 3,200 oncology patients and 6,000 breast outpatients annually. The department provides specialist treatment across a range of malignancies, including breast, lung, gastrointestinal, prostate, and haematological cancers. Facilities include a dedicated chemotherapy unit with 15 chairs and an on-site chemotherapy pharmacy. Breast and lung multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings are held jointly with University College Hospital (UCH), while the GI MDT is based at Whittington. All breast cancer surgery, including implant-based reconstruction, is carried out on site, while gastrointestinal and lung cancer surgeries are performed at UCH. Radiotherapy services are also delivered at UCH

We can offer you:

Patient and user involvement

Risk and complaints management

Clinical effectiveness and audit programmes

Continuous Professional Development

Clinical research in accordance with DOH Governance requirements

• To be highly motivated and flexible to provide patient focused care
• Full registration with the General Medical Council
• Experience of working in the NHS

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification Undertaking PhD / MD
• Full registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
• Evidence of achievement of ST2,CT2 competences in a relevant specialty at time of application and likelihood of achieving ST3/CT3 competences in a relevant specialty by the start date of the post.
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Fitness to Practise

• Applicant's knowledge is up to date and fit to practise safely

Language Skills

• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, which could be demonstrated by one of the following:
  • Applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English
  • Have the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) -Overall 7.5, Speaking 7, Listening 7,Reading 7, Writing 7
  • Have achieved at least grade B in themedicine version of the Occupational English Test, in each area, speaking,listening, reading & writing

Health

• Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice)

Clinical skills

• Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job
• Clinical judgement: Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
• Practical skills: Shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job.
• MRCS or equivalent ATLS

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.