Clinical Research Doctor- Head & Neck


Location
Salary
£55,355 - £76,582 per annum plus £2,162 London Weighting
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Senior
Deadline
14 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Fixed term: 6 months (6-12 months - external funding)
Posted Date
30 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

20 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Other

    Professional integrity: Capacity to take responsibility for own actions. Demonstrates respect for all

  • Other

    Communication skills: demonstrates clarity in written / spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation. Able to build rapport, listen, persuade and negotiate

  • Other

    Problem Solving and Decision Making: capacity to use logical / lateral thinking to solve problems / make decisions

  • Other

    Managing Others and Team Involvement: capacity to work effectively with others. Able to work in multi-professional teams

  • Other

    Empathy and Sensitivity: capacity to take in others’ perspectives and treat others with understanding

  • Other

    Organisation and Planning: capacity to manage / prioritise time and information effectively. Capacity to prioritise own workload

  • Other

    Vigilance and Situational Awareness: capacity to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues

  • Other

    Coping with Pressure: capacity to operate under pressure; demonstrates initiative and resilience to cope with changing circumstances

  • Other

    Able to work on both sites if necessary (Chelsea and Sutton) and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role

  • Skills

    All applicants able to demonstrate skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues

  • Skills

    Good communications skills, ability to work as part as a team, take initiative and make decisions

  • Experience

    ST3 or above level of experience in full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a parttime or flexible basis) at least one of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.

  • Experience

    Experience in the management of acute medical emergencies and, practical interventions e.g. chest drains, central lines etc

  • Experience

    Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and manage junior doctors

  • Experience

    Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems; able to prioritise clinical need.

  • Experience

    Motivated to ensure the achievement of defined targets

  • Experience

    Is up to date and fit to practise safely

  • Experience

    Minimum one year of experience in head and neck surgery with the ability to manage head and neck airway emergencies independently

  • Qualifications

    Eligible for full Registration with the GMC

  • Qualifications

    MRCS or MRSC (ENT)

Desirable

2 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Skills

    Basic knowledge and interest in head & neck cancers

  • Experience

    Interest in head & Neck cancers. It would be helpful for the applicant to have some research experience and knowledge of cancer clinical trials. Operative experience in head and neck procedures would be considered desirable

Job overview

The post holder will be based in the Head & Neck Unit under the supervision of Prof Vinidh Paleri, . The post is cross site at the Sutton site and Chelsea sites of the Royal Marsden. The consultants on the team are Professor Cyrus Kerawala, and Professor Dae Kim. In order to fulfil the responsibilities of this post, the appointee will be required to demonstrate that they have experience in the surgical management of Head & Neck cancers.

The post-holder will develop the following experience during the tenure of the post:

  • Clinical Management of Head & Neck Cancers
  • Presentation, publication and peer review
  • Audit and guideline development

Main duties of the job

  • Develop clinical research skills in order to propose, design and develop academic institutional and/or multicentre clinical trials with support from the consultants and experienced statisticians and trial managers working within the Head and Neck -oncology unit
  • Develop grant writing skills for peer reviewed funding and/or endorsement of academic clinical and translational studies. This includes understanding how to appropriately cost a study and attribute the costs of healthcare research as required by major research funders
  • Develop skills to design translational research protocols in collaboration with clinician scientists and statisticians

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information and duties for this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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This advert is for Clinical Research Doctor- Head & Neck with The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Ear, Nose and Throat role. The advertised salary is £55,355 - £76,582 per annum plus £2,162 London Weighting. The contract type is Fixed term: 6 months (6-12 months - external funding). The application deadline is 14 Oct 2026.

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