Job summary
A 1-2 year fellowship has been created to allow the successful candidate to gain specialist training in advanced radiotherapy. The particular emphasis of this fellowship will be towards the technological advances in Radiation Oncology. The fellowship will allow the candidate to gain in depth experience in advanced radiotherapy techniques such as IMRT (intensity-modulated radiotherapy) and advanced image-guided radiotherapy using the MR-Linac. There will also be the opportunity to gain research experience and pursue original research projects.
This is an opportunity for the candidate to launch a career in world-leading cancer research. They will play a part in our overall strategy to make more use of routinely collected patient data to improve patient outcomes. By using high quality prospective data from all cancer patients treated at the Christie (Real World Evidence) that is as close to clinical trial data quality as possible, we aim to develop a powerful way to improve health and cancer treatments for everyone affected by cancer, regardless of their age, race, socio-economic status, comorbidity and gender.
We are looking for candidates with ambition, commitment, a passion to improve patient outcomes and a strong desire to develop a career in cancer research.
Main duties of the job
Duties
Work with other clinical oncologists, physicians, radiotherapy planning specialists, physicists, methodologists, and statisticians to ensure a collaborative working
- Be involved in the clinical management of lung cancer patients receiving radiotherapy environment.
- Interact with allied research activities.
- Supervise entry and treatment of patients in clinical studies
- Support the Lung Cancer Research Team in the delivery of clinical trials.
- Undertake projects related to radiotherapy-related research including patient recruitment, data analysis, protocol and grant writing.
- Produce, or contribute towards, high impact peer-reviewed publications.
- Disseminate research findings through presentations at seminars and conferences.
Line Management
The post holder will be responsible to Professor Corinne Faivre-Finn, Professor of Thoracic Radiation Oncology, University of Manchester/Honorary Consultant in Clinical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Hospital
About us
The Lung team consists of consultants, specialist registrars and clinical fellows and we are supported by a team of clinical nurse specialists. We are a friendly, hard-working team focused on delivering high quality patient-centred care. We encourage all members of team to engage in SMDT, clinics and inpatient care.
We have a team of research radiographers led by a team leader who implement radiotherapy (RT) clinical trials including access to advanced technologies such as MR-Linac and protons.
We have access to a National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Facility on-site. This facility gives us access to a dedicated unit to treat patients on trials and a research laboratory to process clinical samples.
The Radiotherapy Related Research department has world-leading collaborative researchers in RT immunology, radiobiology, biomarkers, pre-clinical drug RT combination studies, RT physics, computational oncology and Proton Beam Therapy. Its ambition is to drive Phase I-III clinical trials with state-of-the art radiotherapy, alongside imaging and biological prognostic and predictive biomarker development including genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This position is suitable for individuals who wish to gain specialist training in advanced radiotherapy research. The post holder is required to have obtained a FRCR qualification or equivalent prior to commencing this post.
This post is for 40 hours per week to provide support for the appropriate clinics and research that is taking place in the department of Radiotherapy Related Research Group.
The post holder will also play an active role in the recruitment of patients onto lung cancer clinical trials and in all aspects of care for patients enrolled on these trials. They will work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary teams and will support the consultants, clinical fellows, specialist registrars, and clinical research nurses in managing the clinical trial portfolio of the Lung Cancer Research Team.
It is anticipated that the post-holder will attend appropriate clinics per week (a maximum of one research and one NHS clinics), and multidisciplinary meetings. In addition, they will participate in clinical research meetings and any other relevant trial planning or trial set-up meetings. The post-holder will also spend time analysing clinical data, writing abstracts/manuscripts, planning new studies and attending educational meetings.
Please see the attached job description/person specification for further details of the main responsibilities and job role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This position is suitable for individuals who wish to gain specialist training in advanced radiotherapy research. The post holder is required to have obtained a FRCR qualification or equivalent prior to commencing this post.
This post is for 40 hours per week to provide support for the appropriate clinics and research that is taking place in the department of Radiotherapy Related Research Group.
The post holder will also play an active role in the recruitment of patients onto lung cancer clinical trials and in all aspects of care for patients enrolled on these trials. They will work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary teams and will support the consultants, clinical fellows, specialist registrars, and clinical research nurses in managing the clinical trial portfolio of the Lung Cancer Research Team.
It is anticipated that the post-holder will attend appropriate clinics per week (a maximum of one research and one NHS clinics), and multidisciplinary meetings. In addition, they will participate in clinical research meetings and any other relevant trial planning or trial set-up meetings. The post-holder will also spend time analysing clinical data, writing abstracts/manuscripts, planning new studies and attending educational meetings.
Please see the attached job description/person specification for further details of the main responsibilities and job role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate qualifications in medicine, such as the MRCP or equivalent.
- FRCR or equivalent
Desirable
- Track record of significant contribution towards peer-reviewed journal articles.
Training
Essential
- General oncology training
Desirable
- Track record of collaborating in multi-disciplinary environments
Job experience
Essential
- Experience in oncology
- Experience of working in an academic environment
- Ability to work with the multidisciplinary team
- Overview of governance, ethics and other regulatory issues (e.g. data transfer agreements)
Desirable
- Understanding of technical radiotherapy and functional imaging
General Intelligence
Essential
- Knowledge in the management of patients with cancer
Desirable
- Knowledge of cancer research
Special Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent time management skills
Desirable
- Track record of successful grant proposals
Interests
Essential
- Developments in oncology practice
Desirable
- Experience with clinical databases
Disposition
Essential
- Experience of working independently and within a team environment to achieve timely and valued objectives
- Willingness to learn new skills
- Willingness to forge new collaborations and new ways of working
- Confident in ability, but knowing own limitations
- Hardworking, enthusiastic achiever
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage conflicting workloads
- Patient friendly
- Professional demeanour
- Must be resilient and well organised
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate qualifications in medicine, such as the MRCP or equivalent.
- FRCR or equivalent
Desirable
- Track record of significant contribution towards peer-reviewed journal articles.
Training
Essential
- General oncology training
Desirable
- Track record of collaborating in multi-disciplinary environments
Job experience
Essential
- Experience in oncology
- Experience of working in an academic environment
- Ability to work with the multidisciplinary team
- Overview of governance, ethics and other regulatory issues (e.g. data transfer agreements)
Desirable
- Understanding of technical radiotherapy and functional imaging
General Intelligence
Essential
- Knowledge in the management of patients with cancer
Desirable
- Knowledge of cancer research
Special Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent time management skills
Desirable
- Track record of successful grant proposals
Interests
Essential
- Developments in oncology practice
Desirable
- Experience with clinical databases
Disposition
Essential
- Experience of working independently and within a team environment to achieve timely and valued objectives
- Willingness to learn new skills
- Willingness to forge new collaborations and new ways of working
- Confident in ability, but knowing own limitations
- Hardworking, enthusiastic achiever
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage conflicting workloads
- Patient friendly
- Professional demeanour
- Must be resilient and well organised
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
