Clinical Research Doctor- Head & Neck

Job summary

The post holder will be based in the Head & Neck Unit (Medical Oncology) under the supervision of Prof Kevin Harrington and Prof Chris Nutting. The consultants on the team are Dr Shree Bhide, Prof Kate Newbold, Dr Kee Wong and Dr Ben O'Leary.

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

The candidate will be involved in the day-to-day running of the research portfolio within the Head and Neck Unit, based across the Chelsea, London and Sutton, Surrey branch and contributing to the routine service delivered across these locations.

Main duties of the job

This postholder's duties will involve prepping and attending outpatient clinics (face to face and virtual), ward rounds, MDTs and Research Meetings, whilst taking an integral part in our clinical research programme, including day-to-day management of multi-centre Phase I/II/III studies, writing and designing study protocols, ethics submissions, coordinating clinical trials and pharmacovigilance, data analysis and submission of manuscripts for publication when required.

About us

The Royal Marsden is a world leader in cancer research, treatment and education. Together with our academic partner, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), we are the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe and the only National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre specialising in cancer in the UK.

Our mission is to continue to make a national and international contribution to cancer research and treatment, so that more people are cured and quality of life is improved for those with cancer. The Royal Marsden therefore plays an important role in championing change and improvement in cancer care through research and innovation, education and leading-edge treatment.

The Trust's annual budget is £360 million and we employ over 3,500 staff, including 335 medical staff, across two sites located in Chelsea and Sutton (Surrey). Over 50,000 patients attend The Royal Marsden each year. We provide community services across the Borough of Sutton. We have a Chemotherapy Medical Daycare Unit at Kingston Hospital.

We have a reputation for delivering high quality performance. We were ranked joint first in the CQC national inpatient survey results, above average in national cancer patient experience survey and ranked first amongst teaching hospitals in the UK for our staff survey results.