Senior Clinical Fellow in Oncology | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£67,325 Per annum inclusive of London weighting
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Hampstead Heath, NW3 2QG
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	13 Oct 2026
Closing date:	21 Nov 2026

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Summary

The post will have outpatient clinics, experience of systemic anti cancer therapy delivery and will also support the Acute Oncology Service (AOS) at the RFH site. The post is available from December 2026 for a period of 3 months.The post holder will work directly with Consultant Oncologists, the AOS nursing staff, Oncology Specialist Trainees and junior grade doctors in assessing and managing patients presenting with acute oncology presentations. The successful applicant will also have exposure to oncology out-patient clinics, radiotherapy planning, SACT prescribing and clinical trials. Experience in Oncology would be desirable, however, it is not essential and the work commitments will be adjusted to that of a more junior, or more senior level. Experience in Internal Medicine at IMT2 or equivalent level is required.The Royal Free is a major centre for both common and rarer cancers including Hepatobiliary Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumours, Melanoma and Renal Cancer.Clinicaland Medical Oncology work closely with each other and with other teams in the hospital to provide a multi-disciplinary approach to cancer.There is an active clinical research programme and a wide portfolio of clinical trials supported by research nurses, and the post holder would be expected to contribute to the portfolio of ongoing research, audit and quality improvement projects within the department, and will be supported to present data at national/international meetings.

A proposed timetable is as follows although the final arrangements of these sessions will be bymutualagreement with the successful candidate (taking into account anyspecific training needs of tumour sites of interest) and the Clinical Service Lead.

Monday

09.00-13.00Royal Free hospital Lung Clinic

13.00-17.00Clinicprep/ Admin

Tuesday

09.00-13.00Royal Free Hospital Renal Clinic

13.00-17.00 Lung MDT/ Admin

Wednesday

09.00-13.00Renal SMDT

13.00-1700Royal Free Hospital Renal Clinic

Thursday

09.00–13.00Professional Development

13.00-17.00 Lung Radiotherapy planning/ clinic

Friday

09.00-13.00Barnet Hospital Lung clinic

13.00-17.00Admin

The exact timetable is determined depending on the interests and

educational requirements. The post incorporates training in chemotherapy,

immunotherapy, exposure to clinical trials and dedicated admin time for audit/research.

The post holder would also support the AOS service as the AOS SpRfor a half-a-week at atime, 9-5pm Tuesday-Friday or, 8-5pm Saturday-Monday at a frequency of 1 in 13, as part of the Oncology SpR rota, and attracts an on call supplement. During the AOS weeks the post holder would not be expected to attend outpatient clinic/research commitments and would have the opportunity to work with the inpatient palliative care team.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

Therapy Services has a high profile within the Trust, being firmly committed to quality improvement, audit, service evaluation and improvement. We undertake yearly presentations of our achievements for the year; undertaking PDSA and QI projects to ensure we are delivering the most effective, safe and high quality service.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Please see the attached Job Description document which will provide a more detailed description of role and main responsibilities.

This advert closes on Thursday 22 Oct 2026

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