Bowelbabe Clinical Research Fellow in Novel Drugs for GI Cancers

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHSFT has an international reputation for high quality patient care, education and research and its partnership with the Institute of Cancer Research has created the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe.

The project aims to trial novel drugs and cancer vaccines for bowel cancer.

The successful applicant will work closely with Professor David Cunningham and with the newly appointed GI Research Consultant funded by the Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK, Dr Hazel Lote. Professor David Cunningham andDr Hazel Lote will supervise the Fellow and will develop their project.

The successful applicant will work closely with the newly appointed GI Research Consultant funded by the Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK, Dr Hazel Lote. Professor David Cunningham and Dr Hazel Lote will supervise the Fellow and will develop their project.

The supervisory team will include a scientist/clinician scientist.

There are several clinics in Sutton and Chelsea. The appointee will be allocated their clinics which may change on a rotational basis. There is no in-patient, clinical cover or on-call work associated with this role.

Main duties of the job

The fellow will also be required to undertake some clinical duties in this clinical research fellowship. These include:

• Attend 1-2 follow-up/new patient clinics per week. This will allow the appointee to further develop competence in managing patients with GI cancers and to identify patients for suitable clinical trials. The clinical fellow will be expected to develop appropriate treatment plans based on the evidence base. The appointee will be expected to develop an outstanding grasp of the evidence base for GI cancers and to further develop advanced clinical reasoning skills
• Attend 1 research clinic per week held either in the West Wing Clinical Research Centre (Sutton, Mon and Thurs am) or the Medical Day Unit (Chelsea, Tues pm). This will provide the opportunity to acquire the skill set to undertake GCP and protocol compliant review and documentation of patients in clinical research trials to the highest standards. The GI Unit has a substantial portfolio of open/recruiting clinical trials at any one time. These structured clinics are supported by the wider research team including research nurses, biological specimen co-ordinators and clinical trial administrators.
• Optional attendance at Multi-disciplinary Team Meetings relevant to the research project
• Optional attendance at the monthly Immunotherapy governance group meeting to update the group on the progress of patients on immunotherapy drug trials within the GI/lymphoma unit

About us

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 3,900 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 and learning and development opportunities. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

The Trust offers 27-33 days annual leave, bike and car loan schemes, on-site staff parking, free shuttle bus from Sutton station, free cross site shuttle bus as well as several personal and developmental training opportunities to support continued education and development.