Total 27 Others level Science / R&D / Research job vacancies in Chelsea, SW3 6JJ

What skills and experience we're looking for

Personal Specification:

You should be an excellent classroom practitioner and have students at the heart of your decision making. You must also have good knowledge of the Science curriculum and the recent national changes that have taken place. We are looking for somebody who is creative and dynamic in the classroom and is able to engage a wide range of students. This role is suitable for both ECTs, who would benefit from a comprehensive range of support and guidance, and more experienced teachers alike.

What the school offers its staff

Benefits:

Job related training where appropriate

Access to the Local government Pension Scheme Discounted childcare at Nursery

Further details about the role

In May 2025, our brand new state-of-the-art Science refurbishment, costing £3.48 million will be complete! Every Science teacher will have their own teaching laboratory, and we are excited to build on the department’s excellent outcomes from August 2024: 88% of students achieved grade 4s or higher across the Triple and Combined routes including 27 grade 9s.

The department has an exceptional track record of providing ambition and challenge for our young people; last year 52% of our Year 11 cohort were entered for Triple Science.

The Henry Beaufort School is a large Secondary School located in Winchester. Our staff commute from a wide range of areas, most notably Fair Oak, Newbury, Andover, Salisbury, Romsey, Chandlers Ford and Southampton. If you would to like work in a vibrant and progressive environment, we would love to hear from you. You will join a committed, successful and supportive team. As a school, colleagues benefit from a complementary package of health- related support provided by Education Mutual.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful secondary school where our students are ‘happy and proud of their achievements’ [Ofsted 2023]. The Science department has a wealth of experience, led by a diligent, conscientious, and supportive leader.

We are focussed on getting the right person for the role irrespective of their career stage. Part-time requests will be

considered.

If you are interested in discussing this post, please contact Sonia Atkins, Academic Leader for Science, by email: Sonia.Atkins@staff.beaufort.hants.sch.uk

To apply:

Applications should be made to the Headteacher. To apply please complete an application form, available from our website www.beaufort.hants.sch.uk/workwithus and return to recruitment@staff.beaufort.hants.sch.uk

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. All successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant pre-employment checks. Including an online search for all shortlisted candidates. All Candidates shortlisted for interview will be subject to an online profile search in line with keeping children safe in education.

Clinical Research fellow required for a fully funded 3-year PhD in Translational Research in Head and neck cancer at the Institute of Cancer Research Cancer and the Royal Marsden hospital. This post has an 80:20 split between laboratory and clinical research. The research involves genomic sequencing of patient samples, bioinformatics analysis and design of biomarker based translational studies.

The post is suitable for trainees in clinical or medical oncology. Trainees from other specialities such as surgery and pathology are welcome to apply if they have suitable skills and are interested in translational research in Head and Neck cancer.

The post-holder will develop the following experience during the tenure of the post:
• Clinical Management of Head & Neck Cancers
• Clinical research and advanced data analysis skills
• Presentation, publication and peer review
• Audit and guideline development

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 3,900 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits and learning and development opportunities. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

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


This advert closes on Tuesday 5 Nov 2024

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

The Royal Marsden Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine provides a consultant-delivered service across the Trust. The emphasis is on delivering exceptional evidence-based and compassionate care to cancer patients. There are 7 operating theatres at the Chelsea site and 2 at the Sutton site. In Chelsea, the case mix is predominantly complex major surgery across a wide range of specialities: upper gastrointestinal (oesophagectomy, gastrectomy), lower gastrointestinal (total pelvic exenteration, rectal and colonic resections), gynaecology (ovarian debulking, hysterectomy), urology (prostatectomy, cystectomy, nephrectomy), sarcoma (retroperitoneal sarcoma resection, melanoma and peripheral sarcoma resection), head and neck, and plastics (breast free flap reconstruction, pelvic reconstruction). There is a well-established robotic programme. Breast surgery and brachytherapy is also performed in Chelsea theatres, as well as adult vascular access (Portacath insertion). In Sutton, the case mix includes breast, sarcoma and plastics (typically day case procedures); there is also a vascular access service (adult and paediatric). Theatres are equipped with modern equipment and electronic anaesthetic charts. There is almost exclusive use of total intravenous anaesthesia, and depth of anaesthesia monitoring is available in every theatre, as well as videolaryngoscopes and fibreoptic scopes.

In addition to theatre activity, the department provides anaesthetic support for patients undergoing interventional radiology procedures and endoscopy at the Chelsea site as well as additional endoscopy at the newly opened Oak Cancer Centre in Sutton. At the Sutton site, consultants provide daily anaesthetic support for paediatric patients undergoing oncology procedures (radiotherapy, intrathecal chemotherapy, bone marrow aspirate) and imaging (MRI, MIBG scans).

The Royal Marsden operates as a specialist cancer hospital and together with its principal academic partner, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), is a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) for cancer.

The Royal Marsden and the ICR have a combined workforce of almost 6,000 people and are ranked as one of the top comprehensive cancer centres in the world for the impact of their research, seeing over 60,000 NHS and private patients every year and having nearly 1,000 clinical trials open to patients at any one time.

It is a centre of excellence with an international reputation for ground breaking research and for pioneering the very latest in cancer treatments and technologies, as well as leading the way in innovative cancer diagnosis, education and cancer survivorship programmes.

The Royal Marsden has two hospitals, one in Chelsea, London and another in Sutton, Surrey. It also has a Medical Day Unit at Kingston Hospital and a private care diagnostic and treatment centre in Cavendish Square, central London.

For further details on what this job entails, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.


This advert closes on Monday 21 Oct 2024

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The position is a 2-3-year research fellowship intended for surgical trainees who wish to undertake predominately clinical research, which may include a higher degree, either an MD Res or PhD in surgical oncology. The post is based jointly between the Sarcoma, Melanoma and Rare Tumour (Surgical Oncology) Units in the Royal Marsden Hospital Chelsea and the Chester Beatty Laboratories in the Institute of Cancer Research. Both Institutes are on the Fulham Road in Chelsea and are within 100 metres of each other. There is possibility that some of the work may take place in the Sutton branches of both the Royal Marsden and Institute of Cancer Research but will be based at the Fulham Road site. We work closely with the CRUK Convergence Science centre.

The post is suitable for surgical trainees who have either completed core training or wish to undertake research prior to applying for specialist registrar training, or for Specialist registrars who wish to take a period out of clinical training to undertake a higher degree or participate in research to further their training.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 3,900 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits and learning and development opportunities. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

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

The SMART Unit

The Royal Marsden Sarcoma Melanoma and Rare Tumour unit is a tertiary referral centre for complex intra- abdominal sarcomas (with special interests in retroperitoneal sarcoma, complex GIST and rare pelvic tumours), extremity sarcomas (including isolated limb perfusion), advanced cutaneous malignancies, and other rare tumours (e.g. endocrine and neuroendocrine tumours). The unit is run by three full time consultant Surgical Oncologists (Mr A J Hayes, Mr Myles Smith, Mr Dirk Strauss); 3-4 clinical fellows or registrars with 1 junior surgeon at Core trainee level, an advanced nurse practitioner and physician’s associate. There are 4-5 all day operating lists per week, with a one-half day minor ops clinic.




This advert closes on Wednesday 23 Oct 2024

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For further information and duties for this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification. The SMART Unit The Royal Marsden Sarcoma Melanoma and Rare Tumour unit is a tertiary referral centre for complex intra- abdominal sarcomas (with special interests in retroperitoneal sarcoma, complex GIST and rare pelvic tumours), extremity sarcomas (including isolated limb perfusion), advanced cutaneous malignancies, and other rare tumours (e.g. endocrine and neuroendocrine tumours). The unit is run by three full time consultant Surgical Oncologists (Mr A J Hayes, Mr Myles Smith, Mr Dirk Strauss); 3-4 clinical fellows or registrars with 1 junior surgeon at Core trainee level, an advanced nurse practitioner and physicians associate. There are 4-5 all day operating lists per week, with a one-half day minor ops clinic.

The Royal Brompton cystic fibrosis (CF) clinical trials department comprises of clinicians, academics, allied health professionals and admin/ finance members. The Brompton adult & paediatric CF centres are made up of world leading teams carrying out global, multicentre interventional and observational studies, in both adults and children, being led by Profs Davies, Simmonds and colleagues. The Brompton is the lead site for an early-phase, multicentre trial of CFTR gene therapy led globally by Prof Eric Alton; this post has been created primarily to support this trial, whilst also working alongside the team across the CF trials portfolio.

You will be responsible for all matters relating to data collection/management, involving direct patient interactions and provision of administrative support for trial-related activities for the gene therapy study. This role requires the post holder to be able to handle a varied/extensive workload. Training will be provided in all aspects of the role.

You will support the other research taking place within the CF trials department, based at the Royal Brompton campus, close to the vibrant King’s Road, Chelsea. You will be located in an office with a multidisciplinary clinical and research team allowing for networking/learning from other healthcare professionals. We encourage/support applicants in applicable career progression as a clinical research practitioner/research nurse including attendance at courses, seminars/conferences.

Identify/recruit participants for research studies in CF/other inherited respiratory conditions
• Frontline support to study participants by phone/in clinic. Demonstrate politeness, courtesy & sensitivity. Ensure enquiries are dealt with/followed up.
• Performance & review of clinical assessments, collection/processing of participants blood or other samples
• Maintain accurate/complete records. Always demonstrate awareness/compliance with local policies, procedures, guidelines/standards
• Maintain up-to-date skills/knowledge in the field of CF/clinical trials. Attend national/international conferences continuing professional development. Develop areas of personal interest in healthcare
• Contribute in the writing of research reports/publications

Essential:

Educated to degree level in a healthcare/science-related subject or have a Professional Nursing Qualification with valid NMC registration
• Experience of working directly with patients/ study participants in a clinical setting

Good understanding of clinical terminology
• Proven experience of organisational/record keeping/time management skills. Accurate data management, knowledge of handling confidential information. An understanding of current legislation/requirements

Excellent written & oral communication skills. Computer literate.
• Work independently, effectively & flexibly as part of a team-unit. Cooperate in the accomplishment of departmental goals/organisational objectives

Trust mission

To be the leading national and international centre for the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with heart and lung disease, creating and disseminating knowledge through research and education

Patient care

Your primary concern will be to maintain patient safety during the conduct of clinical studies. The post holder will be responsible for:
• Coordination and facilitation of clinical research projects, managing them to the relevant standards.
• Screening of case notes for recruitment of appropriate candidates and discussing with patients about the opportunity to join a relevant study.
• Coordinating and supporting medical, nursing and technical staff to successfully complete research projects and the execution of clinical trials
• Participation in the execution of clinical studies taking patient samples, testing prototype medical equipment, performing analysis on patient samples
• Facilitating the research study process including scheduling patient admissions and undertaking the relevant patient assessment, investigations and treatment in accordance with the studies protocol
Being the point of contact for study participants, giving advice on the relevant study and correlated health issues
• Ensuring that nursing/ multidisciplinary team (MDT) documentation is maintained to the Trust and GCP standards
• Introducing improved systems of research conduct and management to enable successful project delivery
• Ordering and purchase of equipment using online systems including interaction with University based staff and systems
• Trust-wide clinical research polices and protocols, insuring their implementation
• Analyse research data, ensuring consistency and accuracy. Identify key errors in data collection/entry and address or flag as necessary
Identify system errors in bespoke data management systems (e.g. electronic case report forms) and provide feedback to the respective team and study nurse
• Address recurrent data queries which may highlight system problems or data collection issues
• Assist with ensuring that study equipment has the ability to download information as required by the study protocol

During research visits, specific duties will include, although not exclusively consist of:
• Height and weight measurements
• Collection of vital signs
• Recording adverse events and changes in medication
• Performing lung function, ECGs and sweat tests
• Sputum induction and sample collection
• Collection of breath samples
• Obtain blood samples by venesection
• Administration of Quality of Life questionnaires
• Supervision of study drug dosing

Training will be provided as needed in all of the above procedures.

Communication
• Arranging and attending team meetings
• Writing and circulating summaries of monthly meetings as requested
• Have an active email account and share information appropriately
• Document all adverse incidents as required by study protocols
• Report to local, national and international project partners as required
• Report on the technical and clinical performance of the studies as required
• Participate in local, national and international meetings

People management

Coordinate the participation of nursing, practitioner and medical staff to ensure the trials are completed within the project timetable

Ensure that they themselves and others involved in a study have the correct training to undertake the procedures. Ensuring that they and the team are up to date with their mandatory training

Organise own work on an ongoing basis, arranging one-off or recurring events, including training, Site Initiation Visits and Monitoring Visits

Policy and Service Development

You will be responsible for maintaining trial data to the relevant standards required for the study. This will include:
• Maintaining Trial Master Files to Medicines and Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA) standards
• Maintaining Investigator Site Files
• Collating source data
• Electronic reporting of trial data
• Checking, filing and monitoring patient consent forms
• Creating systems for data gathering and trial conduct such as standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Entering data onto database
• Aiding statistical analysis
• Implement the trust policies & protocols within the department

In conjunction with the lead investigator for each project and/or the senior team, you will assist with writing and make available all SOPs, policies and guidance notes that will be needed by the research team to ensure the safe conduct of the clinical trials. Trial SOPs will conform to all relevant Policies such as Infection Control, Data Protection, Human Tissue Act.

Resource management
• Manage an inventory of consumables and equipment required for specific studies
• Record the use of any materials expended by the group in the conduct of the trials
• Purchase any additional equipment needed to conduct trials
• Report expenditure accrued in the conduct of clinical trials
• Arrange reimbursement of expenses to patients participating in research studies
• To attend relevant meetings
• To undertake any necessary training and/or development

Information management

Further sections
• To ensure all mandatory training courses such as Manual handling, Fire, Resuscitation, health and safety are attended on an annual basis and the knowledge gained adhered to.
• To abide by the Trust’s core behaviours for staff and all other Trust policies including standing financial instructions, research governance, clinical governance, patient and public involvement, codes and practices, and health and safety policies
• This job description is intended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review and amendment as necessary in consultation with the post holder.


This advert closes on Tuesday 8 Oct 2024

ResearchThe successful applicant will be responsible for the management of several clinical research projects. They will be expected to develop a specific project for a PhD or MDres thesis. In addition, they will provide cross cover and support to other members of the research team. The post holder will: Manage and conduct all aspects of the project including but not limited to: Experimental planning Medical and physiological assessment of patients Data analysis Record, analyse and communicate scientific data together with a clear interpretation of results Write scientific papers communicating the results of the work, and present at scientific meetings nationally and internationally Develop relevant research and clinical skills Develop research collaborations within RBHFT, Imperial College and the wider community Liaise with the National Ethics Committees, Research Office and the R&D Office at RBHFT with regard to research planning, ethics application and costings Budget and keep records of expenditureProfessional and Clinical Duties of the PostThe post holder will: Provide clinical cover related to Clinical Research Facility projects as required and to participate in the clinical service of the department if appropriate Attend the routine clinical departmental meetings, and any clinical academic meetings being held, at which presentations of research or other topics will be expected. Join multidisciplinary meetings and participate in clinical governance activities and audit Attend the RBHFT Clinical Research Fellows Forum Attend the Royal Brompton Hospital Grand Rounds Participate in departmental managerial activities as required Observe all current guidance pertaining to research governance Maintain a good working relationship with other health care workers Abide by the policies and procedures of the Trust, in particular those procedures relating to medical care of patientsTraining and developmentThe post holder will: Undertake training sessions at Imperial College to gain skills in research. These may include learning skills in writing, critical analysis, statistics and other research areas. Continue to learn clinical skills from departmental meetings Contribute to teaching on ad-hoc basis externally and internallyOther Clinical research will be carried out under the guidance of the Research Area Leader Evaluation of the student by Imperial College is undertaken at 9 months (including a written report, presentation and viva) to ensure adequate capability, application, writing skills and progress. An10 Royal Brompton &Harefield HospitalsPart of Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trustunsatisfactory evaluation may result in permission not be granted to complete the full PhD or MDres program. Thesis write up is expected by the end of 3 years before returning to clinical training/practice. The post holder must abide by the Trusts core behaviours for staff and all other Trust policies including standing financial instructions, research governance, clinical governance, patient and public involvement, codes and practices, and health and safety policies The post holder will undertake any other duties commensurate with the grade as requested. This job description is intended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review and amendment as necessary in consultation with the post holder. Infection and Prevention ControlAll Trust staff will: Act as a role model and champion for the highest standards of all aspects of infection prevention and control and implementation of all Infection Prevention and Control Trust policies and guidelines. Demonstrate respect for the roles and endeavours of others, in implementing good standards of hand hygiene. Value and recognise the ideas and contributions of colleagues in their endeavours to reduce the incidence of healthcare associated infection.

Assist researchers within HLCC in the preparation of commercially funded research grants. Facilitate post-award and project set-up processes, ensuring funding information is passed on to other members of the Research Office in a timely and efficient manner. Assist the Research Development Manager and Research Development Associate in organising and implementing research development initiatives in the Trust and promoting the Trusts research activities to internal and external stakeholders. Contribute to the collection of data and preparation of reports including assessment of grant submissions, grant awards, research publication outputs and other assessments of research activity, outputs and impact. Promote the corporate image of the Trust and its research activity. Provide costs for research grants, liaising with Finance and other Trust departments as necessary. Act as Associate AcoRD (Attributing the costs of health and social care Research & Development) Specialist, maintaining a working knowledge of AcoRD and its application in the NHS. Source relevant funding opportunities for researchers in the Heart, Lung and Critical Care Clinical Group. Support the research development team with grant administration.

We are seeking to appoint a Research Development Officer to the Research Office of the Heart, Lung and Critical Care (HLCC) Clinical Group of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. The Research Development Officer will play a key role in delivering the Trust’s service for research development, assisting, and facilitating HLCC Clinical Group researchers in their research endeavours, thereby supporting the Trust to develop and grow its research business. The post is hybrid, working 2 to 3 days per week on site and working across our four hospitals (Royal Brompton Hospital, Harefield Hospital, Guy’s Hospital, St. Thomas’ Hospital) as required. Part-time working will be considered for the right candidate.



Shortlisted candidates will be notified on or before Monday 14th October with interviews expected planned for Tuesday 22nd October.

Applications which use AI assistance to support the completion of their supporting statements will be rejected.

The post holder will assist the Research Development Team by providing pre-award support on commercially funded research grants, providing administrative assistance, including costing and guidance in the development and submission of funding applications. They will also assist the Research Development Team in raising the profile of research internally and externally through various events and campaigns, highlighting the support of the Research Office to research staff and communicating research funding and training opportunities.

The R&D Department at Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals is part of the Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTFT). It supports the Heart Lung and Critical Care Clinical Group research and innovation activities. HLCC is one of 4 Clinical Groups at GSTFT. The role is based at Royal Brompton Hospital but travel to other sites will be a necessary part of the role. The team support a broad portfolio of research projects across the breadth of cardiac, respiratory and critical care medicine.

Assist researchers within HLCC in the preparation of commercially funded research grants.



Facilitate post-award and project set-up processes, ensuring funding information is passed on to other members of the Research Office in a timely and efficient manner.



Assist the Research Development Manager and Research Development Associate in organising and implementing research development initiatives in the Trust and promoting the Trust’s research activities to internal and external stakeholders.



Contribute to the collection of data and preparation of reports including assessment of grant submissions, grant awards, research publication outputs and other assessments of research activity, outputs and impact.



Promote the corporate image of the Trust and its research activity.



Provide costs for research grants, liaising with Finance and other Trust departments as necessary.



Act as Associate AcoRD (Attributing the costs of health and social care Research & Development) Specialist, maintaining a working knowledge of AcoRD and its application in the NHS.



Source relevant funding opportunities for researchers in the Heart, Lung and Critical Care Clinical Group.



Support the research development team with grant administration.


This advert closes on Monday 30 Sep 2024

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification Work effectively and efficiently through developing, implementing and maintaining administrative systems and providing high level administrative support. Builds and maintains strong working relationships with all stakeholders, internal and external. Providing updates where necessary on the development of work and ensuring deadlines are adhered to. Able to communicate complex concepts to all stakeholders. Work in a courteous and professional manner, respond positively and promptly to enquires and incoming calls, exercising tact and discretion and using initiative on issues which can be dealt with personally; where appropriate redirecting to other senior staff, proactively seeking information and passing on as necessary. To ensure that incoming messages are dealt with or appropriately redirected and to forward items requiring input from others that cannot be otherwise dealt with, clearly indicating any deadlines or instructions as necessary to facilitate prompt resolution and prioritisation.

In July 2015 an Independent Cancer Taskforce published Achieving world-class cancer outcomes: a strategy for England 2015-2020. Within this early detection of cancers including some of the most common cancers such as lung and colorectal cancer was highlighted as a priority for potentially increasing cancer survival. Early detection and prevention of secondary relapse was also highlighted as another priority. Thereafter, the NHS Long Term Plan published in 2018 has set a national ambition to achieve an early stage diagnosis in 75% of patients with cancer through national work programs that include Targeted Lung Health Checks, and Rapid Diagnostic Centres Staff within the Royal Marsden work closely with academic collaborators at other research centres and national experts at NHS ENGLAND and the NIHR to drive such endeavours.

For further details on what this job entails, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

The Royal Marsden Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine provides a consultant-delivered service across the Trust. The emphasis is on delivering exceptional evidence-based and compassionate care to cancer patients. There are 7 operating theatres at the Chelsea site and 2 at the Sutton site. In Chelsea, the case mix is predominantly complex major surgery across a wide range of specialities: upper gastrointestinal (oesophagectomy, gastrectomy), lower gastrointestinal (total pelvic exenteration, rectal and colonic resections), gynaecology (ovarian debulking, hysterectomy), urology (prostatectomy, cystectomy, nephrectomy), sarcoma (retroperitoneal sarcoma resection, melanoma and peripheral sarcoma resection), head and neck, and plastics (breast free flap reconstruction, pelvic reconstruction). There is a well-established robotic programme. Breast surgery and brachytherapy is also performed in Chelsea theatres, as well as adult vascular access (Portacath insertion). In Sutton, the case mix includes breast, sarcoma and plastics (typically day case procedures); there is also a vascular access service (adult and paediatric). Theatres are equipped with modern equipment and electronic anaesthetic charts. There is almost exclusive use of total intravenous anaesthesia, and depth of anaesthesia monitoring is available in every theatre, as well as videolaryngoscopes and fibreoptic scopes.

In addition to theatre activity, the department provides anaesthetic support for patients undergoing interventional radiology procedures and endoscopy at the Chelsea site as well as additional endoscopy at the newly opened Oak Cancer Centre in Sutton. At the Sutton site, consultants provide daily anaesthetic support for paediatric patients undergoing oncology procedures (radiotherapy, intrathecal chemotherapy, bone marrow aspirate) and imaging (MRI, MIBG scans).

The Royal Marsden operates as a specialist cancer hospital and together with its principal academic partner, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), is a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) for cancer.

The Royal Marsden and the ICR have a combined workforce of almost 6,000 people and are ranked as one of the top comprehensive cancer centres in the world for the impact of their research, seeing over 60,000 NHS and private patients every year and having nearly 1,000 clinical trials open to patients at any one time.

It is a centre of excellence with an international reputation for ground breaking research and for pioneering the very latest in cancer treatments and technologies, as well as leading the way in innovative cancer diagnosis, education and cancer survivorship programmes.

The Royal Marsden has two hospitals, one in Chelsea, London and another in Sutton, Surrey. It also has a Medical Day Unit at Kingston Hospital and a private care diagnostic and treatment centre in Cavendish Square, central London.

For further details on what this job entails, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.


This advert closes on Sunday 11 Aug 2024

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This is a two or three year clinical research fellowship which will enable the candidate to gain experience in early diagnosis of cancer and register for a formal research degree. It is likely that this will focus on early diagnosis of lung cancer, but the successful candidate will be able to influence the fellowship according to their own academic interest, in line with the strategic direction of the Royal Marsden and ICR NIHR Biomedical research centre. The existing research protocol is strong for radiomics and artificial intelligence of early stage lung cancer and incidental lung nodules and Dr Richard Lee has access to imaging and biomarker research resources within the RM Partners lung health check pilot and also the National (NHS England) Targeted Lung Health Check Program for which he is joint clinical lead. Key studies have included LIBRA, OCTAPUS-AI, NIMBLE, AI-SONAR, DOLCE, and DART/SCOOT.

The fellow will develop research collaborations with the ICR and/or Imperial College London. The project will focus on clinical and translational research predominantly focused on early diagnosis of cancer and most likely early diagnosis of Lung cancer. This might include research into prediction of the behaviour of early-stage lung cancers on the basis of computed approaches to lung imaging analysis, data analysis and informatics research, and laboratory analysis of early lung biomarkers or human factors linked to early diagnosis patient behaviours. The exact remit of the project will be developed by the successful student in collaboration with their Primary Supervisor (from the Lung unit team) and wider supervisory team (which will include one of the scientists/clinician scientists at ICR or Imperial). It is expected that this will be within computer science research at Imperial College London. There will be a mixture of clinical and translational research and the successful candidate will be expected to develop these academic links as part of an MD/PhD. The candidate will be encouraged if appropriate to consider seeking their own fellowship application to further their own career development.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has an international reputation for high quality patient care, education and research and its partnership with The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) has created the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe. This role is based within the Lung and Early Diagnosis Unit, at The Royal Marsden (located at two sites – Sutton, Surrey and Chelsea, London), which is world renowned for excellence in clinical care and clinical research.

In July 2015 an Independent Cancer Taskforce published “Achieving world-class cancer outcomes: a strategy for England 2015-2020”. Within this early detection of cancers including some of the most common cancers such as lung and colorectal cancer was highlighted as a priority for potentially increasing cancer survival. Early detection and prevention of secondary relapse was also highlighted as another priority. Thereafter, the NHS Long Term Plan published in 2018 has set a national ambition to achieve an early stage diagnosis in 75% of patients with cancer through national work programs that include Targeted Lung Health Checks, and Rapid Diagnostic Centres Staff within the Royal Marsden work closely with academic collaborators at other research centres and national experts at NHS ENGLAND and the NIHR to drive such endeavours.


This advert closes on Sunday 28 Jul 2024

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