Junior Clinical Fellow Oncology | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £49,909 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 July 2025 |
| Location: | Norwich, NR4 7UY |
| Company: | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7309428/234-MS2161C |
Summary
Junior Clinical Fellow
This is a Junior Clinical Fellow post intended as aninterim step for junior doctors wanting further experience prior to making a commitment to specialist training. The post is Trust funded, rich in experience but not part of formal training.This post is based in the oncology department for a fixed term of one year
A candidate who is unable for personal reasons to undertake the duties of a whole-time post will receive equal consideration. If such a candidate is appointed the job will be modified as appropriate in consultation with colleagues and management.
We welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post. The Trust operates job share and flexible working
You will share clinical duties with the other medical staff (currently 5 Senior house officer equivalents (One CMT, 2 GP trainees, one FY2 and a second junior clinical fellow). The main duties would be to provide inpatient care but there may also be opportunities to participate in outpatient care. Out of hours duties would include evenings and weekends on call for patients under the care of the oncology team, plus participation in the Medicine Hospital at Night rota.
Oncology and haematology patients are usually accommodated on one of our two specialist wards, Mulbarton and Mattishall, which both have a combination of six-bed bays and en-suite individual rooms. On most days a team of four junior doctors is jointly responsible for the oncology inpatients, of which there are typically around thirty at any one time. The wards are conveniently co-located with the oncology outpatient services including consultant and junior doctor offices.
The acute oncology service is staffed by specialist nurses and doctors with consultant support when necessary. The service is built around proactive reviews of outpatients with complications of cancer and its treatment including neutropenic sepsis, side effects of chemotherapy, ascites, pleural effusions etc. The national RAG telephone triage system is used and prospectively audited. Intravenous fluids and antibiotics are administered and pleural and ascitic drains placed all on an outpatient basis. There are strong links with the palliative care team who review patients as required.
Overnight and at weekends the service is manned by a trained nurse on Mulbarton ward with the support of the on call junior doctor and consultant as necessary.
Please see the attached job description for detailed job description and main responsibilities for this role
This advert closes on Thursday 3 Jul 2025