Junior Fellow in Oncology

The Pulmonary Oncology Unit (POU) at Wythenshawe Hospital is a dedicated oncology unit which provides systemic anti-cancer therapy (chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy) and palliative care services to 550 new patients annually diagnosed with early and advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer, Thymic Malignancies and Malignant Mesothelioma.

This is a 10 session Specialists Trainee (ST) equivalent Clinical Fellow Post. It is based at Wythenshawe Hospital on the Pulmonary Oncology Unit. This position is suitable for individuals who wish to gain specialist training and experience in the care of patients with lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma, and associated clinical research with a focus on clinical trial design and delivery.

Candidates must be eligible for their own GMC registration -MFT cannot support GMC Sponsorship for candidates who are offered permanent vacancies.

To be a Clinical Research Fellow (CRF) at the Pulmonary Oncology Unit, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust under the supervision of Drs. Taylor, Summers, Califano and Cove-Smith. This will involve close liaison with other members of the multidisciplinary team in particular research nurses, chemotherapy nurses, MacMillan nurses and trial administrators. A major role of this new post will be to implement evidence based best practice for patients who are being treated on clinical trials at Wythenshawe Hospital and to support the associated clinical research work.

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
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Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!