Junior Teaching/Clinical Fellow in Oncology | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £52,656 Per Annum Plus £2162 London Weighting |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 April 2026 |
| Location: | London, NW3 2QG |
| Company: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7841219/391-RFL-7841219 |
Summary
This exciting, innovative post will develop the career of a clinician who has completed Foundation training with an interest in medical education and who is considering a future career in oncology.
The 12 month post combines 6 months as a Clinical Fellow (covering oncology and palliative care inpatients), and 6 months as a Teaching Fellow (also supporting oncology outpatient clinics). It is anticipated that the post holder may wish to study for a Certificate in Medical Education and further develop an educational portfolio.
Clinical Teaching Fellow (6m: no on call supplement)
The establish post is in a well supportive team with excellent educational links in the undergraduate and postgraduate setting. The post holder will work closely with clinical teams, with the main duty being to coordinate, participate in, and further develop the established UCL Medical School (UCLMS) undergraduate clinical teaching programme for 5th year MBBS students in the Department for Oncology (50% time). There is also scope to develop a work experience programme and explore research within the educational setting.
The post holder will also undertake outpatient oncology clinical work with access to both systemic prescribing and radiotherapy planning. The standard working hours will be 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.
Clinical Fellow (6m: on call supplement)
For 6 months of the rotation, the post holder will join the ward team comprised of 2 FY1s, 1 IMT2/2 an SpR, an Oncology Consultant and a physician’s assistant. They will liaise closely with the palliative care and wider multidisciplinary team regarding the day to day care of inpatients on a dedicated oncology ward. During this period they will liaise closely with the Teaching Fellow to coordinate ward based undergraduate teaching for the MBBS students, and also be responsible for organising postgraduate teaching for the ward teams.
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
Please review the job description and person specification for further details of this role.
Interested applicants can obtain further information and arrange informal visits by contacting:
Dr Alexa Childs, Medical Oncology Consultant
Alexa.childs@nhs.net
Dr Sonia Mansukhani, Medical Oncology Consultant
sonia.mansukhani@nhs.net
This advert closes on Monday 30 Mar 2026