Specialty Doctor in Medical Oncology - Lung Unit

Job overview

This is a 12 month fixed term contract in The Royal Marsden Sutton.  The Lung Unit has a busy clinical practice and its main research interests are diagnostic pathways, drug development and phase I-III trials. In Sutton there are four consultant medical oncologists; Dr Mary O’Brien, Dr Jaishree Bhosle, Dr Michael Davidson and Dr Anna Minchom. The unit also consists of two Medical Oncology Specialist Registrars and three clinical nurse specialists. We work closely with our clinical oncology colleagues, Dr Imogen Locke, Dr Fiona MacDonald and Dr Merina Ahmed. Professor Sanjay Popat, Dr Nadza Tocka and Dr Nadia Yousaf are medical oncologists based in Chelsea, who work with Dr Richard Lee as consultant respiratory physician in early diagnosis.

Main duties of the job

The Specialty Doctor will play an integral part of the day-to-day running of the Lung Unit. This post will be based at the Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton site (5 days). There will be flexibility in this arrangement to account for leave requirements of other members of the team. We require you to attend on site for all duties; however, flexible working arrangements may be agreed upon request with your supervisor.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached for further details about the role.