Clinical Research Doctor in Cancer Imaging in Sutton

This is a full‑time clinical research fellowship within the Department of Radiology at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, supporting the Trust’s cancer imaging research programme and the delivery of high‑quality imaging response assessment for clinical trials. The post is intended for a radiologist who is post‑FRCR or equivalent, with full General Medical Council (GMC) registration or is eligible for full GMC registration. The successful candidate will contribute to clinical imaging, support Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)‑related imaging research, as well as develop and provide expertise in Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) and other response criteria within a specialist oncology centre.

Main duties of the job:

• Receive structured training in the Royal Marsden RECIST/imaging response assessment workflow, including use of local software systems and reporting processes.
• Support the RECIST service.
• Undertake baseline RECIST assessments and contribute to follow‑up response assessments.
• Review and advise on complex trial imaging queries, including lesion selection, new lesion assessment, target/non‑target lesion interpretation, and response categorisation.
• Participate in relevant clinical trials meetings, including the weekly RECIST meeting and other tumour‑specific trial imaging meetings as required.

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.

Person specification:

• Full registration and license to practice with the General Medical Council
• FRCR or equivalent specialist radiology qualification.
• Post‑CCT status
• Higher degree or active interest in pursuing MD, PhD, or publication‑based academic development.
• Good Clinical Practice training

Experience:

• Experience in diagnostic radiology at senior trainee, or equivalent level.
• Experience in oncological CT and MRI interpretation.
• Subspecialty experience in cancer imaging, including CT and MRI across multiple tumour types.
• Prior experience of RECIST, iRECIST, Lugano, PCWG, or other structured imaging response criteria.

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge:

• Ability and willingness to work within a multi‑disciplinary team
• Effective communicator with a wide range of audiences
• Ability to make clinically sound imaging assessments and recognise when consultant input is required.
• Prior presentations, publications, audit, quality improvement, or grant involvement.
• Experience with quantitative imaging, region‑of‑interest analysis, image segmentation, radiomics, diffusion‑weighted MRI, perfusion imaging, or other imaging biomarker methods.
• Experience of teaching radiographers, radiology trainees, fellows, or multidisciplinary colleagues.

Personal Qualities:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to work with radiographers, oncologists, trial teams, and imaging scientists.
• Motivated to ensure the achievement of defined targets
• Approachability
• Commitment to personal and professional development
• Willingness to teach and support radiographers, trainees, and other members of the clinical trials imaging team.

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented 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.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.