# Senior Clinical Fellow in Medical Oncology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-in-medical-oncology/14cb8253-b63c-427f-a559-ebbfbb7c0170 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-in-medical-oncology/14cb8253-b63c-427f-a559-ebbfbb7c0170.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Oncology - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £65,048 p.a. excl. LZ - **Contract type:** 6 months (fixed term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-16T13:22:11.341Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Guys_St_Thomas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Medical_Oncology/Medical_Oncology-v8140359 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8140359?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Applications are invited for posts in the Medical Oncology department at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals. This posts is available as soon as possible for a period of 6 months with the view to extend. Working at ST3+ level -          Predominately outpatient clinic based -          Work pattern Monday – Friday 08:30-17:30 -          Will receive educational support in the form of appraisal, regular journal clubs and teaching. - Opportunities to join on call rota if appropriate to level of training. See JD and PS for full details. ### Main duties of the job - The post-holder will be assigned to one or two cancer tumour-type teams at any one time, working closely with a team of oncology consultants. Post-holders will rotate through a variety of tumour types over time and are encouraged to document their achievements and progress. A consultant will be assigned as your supervisor to oversee your progress. - The post will be largely outpatient based with up to four oncology clinics a week supervised by our consultants. Post-holders will be trained to prescribe systemic anti-cancer treatments and to manage toxicities. - The post-holder will participate in clinical, research and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care. This will include scheduled working on the oncology wards and the Acute Oncology Assessment Unit (AOAU). There are opportunities to be sub-investigators on clinical trials and work on clinical audits and quality improvement projects. Leadership opportunities are also available. - The post-holder will participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training. A comprehensive weekly teaching programme is available including tumour-specific teaching and a journal club. - The post-holder is required to follow Trust policies and procedures which are regularly updated. See JD and PS for full details. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Organisational Values: Our values help us to define and develop our culture, what we do and how we do it. It is important that you understand and reflect these values throughout your employment with the Trust. - Caring – we put patients first, We provide patient and person-centered care. We care about others’ needs and wellbeing. We listen. We are compassionate to ourselves and others. We reflect on our actions. We are respectful and welcoming. Ambitious – we innovate and strive for excellence. We innovate and strive for excellence. We act with integrity. We act on staff and patient feedback. We seek ways to improve the care and experience of others. We are efficient. We are committed to growth. We find new ways to deliver excellence. Inclusive – we respect each other and work collaboratively. We respect each other and work collaboratively. We act on diverse views. We put ourselves in ‘others’ shoes’. We are building an anti-racism organisation. We seek opportunities to collaborate. We show sensitivity towards diversity of culture. Clinical Aims: - To bring together the majority of cancer care and research under one roof, so that patients are given seamless care and staff can work together on diagnosing, treating and applying research into cancer. - To improve supportive care, patient information and complementary therapies at each stage of the patient pathway to improve patients’ quality of life both during treatment and into recovery and survivorship. - To provide an outstanding environment that will ‘lift the spirits’ of patients, relatives and staff. - To deliver compassionate care and a world class service. Duties and responsibilities: Clinical: The post-holder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of Oncology services to the Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to include: - Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the Trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required. - Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff. - The majority of the role will be in oncology outpatients, oncology wards or AOAU. Training of junior staff: The post-holders will take responsibility for the training and direction of junior staff allocated to him/her under aegis of the training plan that that post-holders has agreed with their supervising consultant. Teaching: The post-holder will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students. Clinical Governance: All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management.  They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their appraisal. Mutual Obligation to Monitor Hours: There is a contractual obligation on employers to monitor working hours through robust local monitoring arrangements supported by national guidance, and on individual doctors to co-operate with those monitoring arrangements. European Working Time Directive (EWTD): All posts and working patterns are under constant review in line with EWTD guidelines. Educational Programme: Neither the London Deanery not the Royal College of Physicians accredits this post for postgraduate training. However, the post-holder will be expected to attend and contribute to educational activities e.g. departmental meetings, multidisciplinary meetings and journal clubs. Study leave and budget are available. Appraisal: All medical and dental staff are required to undertake appraisal. Confidentiality / Data Protection / Freedom of Information: Post-holders must maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff and other health service business in accordance with the Data Protection Act of 1998. Post-holders must not, without prior permission, disclose any information regarding patients or staff. If any member of staff has communicated any such information to an unauthorised person, those staff will be liable to dismissal. Moreover, the Data Protection Act 1998 also renders an individual liable for prosecution in the event of unauthorised disclosure of information. Following the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2005, post-holders must apply the Trust’s FOI procedure if they receive a written request for information. Information Governance All staff must comply with information governance requirements. These includes statutory responsibilities (such as compliance with the Data Protection Act), following national guidance (such as the NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice) and compliance with local policies and procedures (such as the Trust's Confidentiality policy). Staff are responsible for any personal information (belonging to staff or patients) that they access and must ensure it is stored, processed and forwarded in a secure and appropriate manner. Equal Opportunities: Post-holders must at all times fulfil their responsibilities with regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy and equality laws. See JD and PS for full details. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practices set out by the General Medical Council Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management **Desirable** - Experience in clinical guideline development Appraisal training ### Research **Essential** - Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research **Desirable** - Evidence of original research ### Teaching **Essential** - Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training **Desirable** - Teaching qualification ### Management **Essential** - Evidence of understanding the role of clinical management **Desirable** - Management training or qualification Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services ### Knowledge & Skills **Essential** - Ability to work as an effective member of the MDT **Desirable** - Other clinical or non – clinical skills ### Clinical Experience **Essential** - Comprehensive clinical experience in speciality ### Qualifications & Training **Essential** - Full GMC Registration and hold a license to practise **Desirable** - MRCP ## Documents - [frf senior clinical fellow in medical oncology (pdf, 376.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10438957) - [jd and ps senior clinical fellow in medical oncology (pdf, 408.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10438956) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.