Senior Lecturer ACP

As part of one of the world’s leading cancer centres, our School delivers specialist postgraduate and professional education that combines academic excellence with real-world clinical insight. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced academic or clinically active professional with a passion for advanced clinical practice and a flair for innovative teaching. If you are ready to influence cancer education, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will make an important contribution to realising the strategic vision of the Royal Marsden School (RMS), which is to enhance the care of people affected by cancer by inspiring, challenging, and developing innovative health professionals through excellent, research-informed education. As an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner, you will bring credible, contemporary clinical expertise into the academic environment, helping to bridge the interface between clinical practice and education. Joining a team of highly qualified Senior Lecturer/Lecturer Practitioners, you will work closely with Programme Leads to design, deliver, and evaluate high-quality post‑registration and postgraduate provision, including the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice, short bespoke courses, and study days, delivered both face‑to‑face and through virtual learning platforms.

Working for our organisation

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 4,500 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, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work‑life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on‑going achievements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Education - Be responsible for high quality teaching and the facilitation of student learning, using an innovative and reflective approach to education. This includes:

• Designing and delivering specific teaching sessions and study days both in the classroom and through e‑learning using a range of appropriate teaching strategies to suit the level of learners, the setting, and the topic, including technology‑enhanced and experiential learning, one‑to‑one coaching, large and small group teaching, seminars and simulation of clinical situations.
• Participating in the development of teaching in the RMS, sharing and reflecting on ideas and experiences; mentoring colleagues; evaluating teaching activity and outcomes.
• Participating in Peer Review of teaching, receiving, and giving supportive feedback and advice to help sustain and enhance the quality of teaching in the RMS.
• Being involved in the evaluation of teaching and learning activities, ensuring that education and practice are linked.
• If qualified, provide academic leadership and support to course / curriculum development and delivery.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Registered Health Care Professional.
• Advanced Clinical Practice qualifications (physical assessment and independent prescribing).
• MSc /MA in an appropriate subject (or working towards).
• Fellow of the HEA.
• PhD (or working towards).
• Post‑graduate teaching qualification (preferably also recognised by professional body).

Experience

• Experience of clinical leadership role during career.
• Demonstrable post‑registration experience in a relevant clinical setting.
• Experience of teaching in Higher Education or Clinical Practice setting.
• Experience of acute oncology.
• Advanced Communication skills training.
• Experience of research and scholarship activity/project management related to education and/or cancer care.

Knowledge

• Knowledge/experience of teaching in a variety of settings.
• Knowledge of research methods and processes.
• Current knowledge of health/education policies/standards.
• Current knowledge of care of individuals with cancer including from: surgery, SACT, haemoncology, specific cancer diagnostic groups: breast; gynaecology; lung cancer.

Skills/Abilities

• Ability to deliver innovative and creative educational activities.
• Excellent communication skills – able to influence and communicate with people at all levels.
• Highly developed problem‑solving and change management skills.
• Sound administrative/organisational skills.
• Computer literate using Outlook, Word, and Power Point.
• Knowledge of health care leadership and change management.
• Knowledge of Research.
• Knowledge of clinical assessment and decision making.
• Knowledge of technological approaches for online teaching & learning.

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of under‑represented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application. All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune‑compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease. The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient‑facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.