Clinical Fellow Clinical Oncology - Breast

Clinical Fellow Clinical Oncology - Breast

This is an exciting opportunity to work as a clinical fellow primarily supporting the delivery and development of breast technical radiotherapy at The Christie.

This post is fixed-term until the end of March 2027 and will be based at The Christie.

The successful applicant will work alongside consultants and trainees in outpatient clinics as well as supervising technical radiotherapy delivery. There is also the option to take part in research under the supervision of the breast or lung oncology teams.

The successful applicant will be joining a Clinical Oncology team comprising 59 consultants and 24 SpRs plus Clinical Fellows. They will provide input to all aspects of the management of patients with breast cancer and radiotherapy. They will also be expected to teach junior medical staff and take part in audit and research.

• The screening of referrals
• Active participation in the MDT
• Assessment of patients
• Review of patients on pre-treatment and treatment
• Planning breast radiotherapy including technical radiotherapy
• Leading peer review sessions
• Technical radiotherapy development and post-treatment
• Act as a supportive colleague to junior medical staff, medical students, and nurses on occasion

The Christie is one of Europe s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world;

chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

Please see attached Job description & Person Specification (PD&PS) for detailed break down Job description & main responsibilities.

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Friday

AM

Clinic

Admin and research

Clinic

Vsim session/XRT planning

Radiotherapy planning

PM

Admin / research

4-4.30 breast peer review

Radiotherapy planning

12-2 research clinic/ Radiotherapy planning

Proton clinic 12-2

Admin/research

Training

This role does not require participation in the on-call rota.

• MB BCh or Equivalent; full FRCR (UK), MRCP (UK)
• GMC registration
• Research awareness
• FRCR
• Evidence of enthusiasm and participation in research

• At least three years post full registration in General Medicine. Completed a minimum 3 years Clinical Oncology training
• Understands principles of audit.
• Ability and willingness to work in multidisciplinary teams
• Evidence of participation in audit
• Skills in time/resource management involvement in the education of medical students/junior doctors

• Awareness of development needs and desire to achieve this through evidenced based appraisal.
• Developing Leadership Awareness
• Ambition to become an autonomous practitioner (development/CESR/Specialist)

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.

£52,656 to £73,992 a year (Pro Rata)