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Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
- Experience
Clinical audit experience
- Skills and Abilities
Ability and commitment to teach in a clinical setting
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to organise and prioritise workload, to delegate responsibility as appropriate and to supervise staff
- Skills and Abilities
Good inter-personal skills with an ability to work co-operatively in a multidisciplinary setting
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to work effectively within a team environment & on own initiative
- Skills and Abilities
Understanding of research methodology
- Skills and Abilities
Presentation skills
- Knowledge and Qualifications
Medical degree
- Knowledge and Qualifications
Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) or equivalent
- Knowledge and Qualifications
GMC registration NB: Non-UK trained doctors must be on the GMC register by date of appointment having completed both PLAB1 & 2 and hold a current licence to practise.
- Knowledge and Qualifications
Completed core medial training and at ST6 equivalent
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Undergoing or completed higher specialist training in Clinical Oncology
- Experience
Experience in clinical oncology
- Experience
Experience of clinical trials/laboratory research
- Knowledge and Qualifications
Knowledge of the Clinical Governance framework of the NHS (including Research governance) and understanding of current changes in the organisation and management structures of the NHS. Ability to act within these parameters
Job overview
Clinical Fellow in Clinical Oncology ST6-ST5 (MT05) (with on-call commitments)
Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Fellow in Clinical Oncology to start in September 2026 for a period of 12 months, this post will have on-call commitments.
Appointment to this post offers excellent experience of clinical oncology for those wishing to pursue a career in this field. There is an active postgraduate teaching programme, and all oncology trainees (or equivalent) are expected to attend. The department has a wide portfolio of clinical trials and an active clinical research programme. Post holders will work directly with one or more Consultant Oncologists and alongside other oncology specialist trainees. Experience in Clinical Oncology at ST level is essential. All candidates should be eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practise and MRCP or equivalent is essential at time of appointment.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be one of 9 middle grade doctors in medical oncology, 18 middle grade doctors in clinical oncology, 3 speciality doctors and 11 ST1/2 level doctors in oncology. The trainee will take part in the on call rota. Training in this post will be within the Department of Oncology at University College Hospital. The department provides comprehensive care for all types of cancer. In addition to local and regional services for the commoner tumours, it provides supraregional services for rarer tumour types including brain, sarcomas and paediatric and adolescent oncology. The department is functionally integrated with clinical haematology which has a major practice in haematological oncology including transplant
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre opened in April 2012 on the site of the old EGA building on Huntley Street. The building houses HCA, The Squire Garden, Haematology/Oncology daycare, outpatients, theatres, imaging, nuclear medicine and phlebotomy. Volunteers work throughout the Cancer Centre to help provide outstanding practical, emotional and financial support to patients, their carers and loved ones. The Macmillan Support and Information Service provides a range of support and information to all patients seen and treated in the Cancer Centre, and to any other patient with cancer treated elsewhere within the Trust. The PET/MR Unit operates the UK’s first PET/MR system, which includes both a PET camera and 3T MR scanner in the same physical unit so that both tests can be performed simultaneously in one single session.
Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
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 Specialist Registrar in Clinical Oncology with University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Oncology role. The advertised salary is £76,582 per annum + London Weighting. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Standard Trust Doctor rotation). The application deadline is 04 Oct 2026.
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