Clinical Lecturer in Medical Oncology

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Lecturer in Medical Oncology in the School of Cancer Sciences. This is a fixed term (up to 6 years or up until six months after obtaining CCT, whichever is soonest) and will be available from Wednesday 5th August 2026. The funding for this academic training post is through NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and is part of their SCREDS Clinical Lecturer scheme.

You will hold MRCP or equivalent and will have completed general professional training. It is expected that you will already hold a higher research degree (MD/PhD), but in exceptional circumstances a talented candidate may be appointed without this qualification, although progression would be dependent upon them successfully completing this qualification in the first few years of the post. If the successful candidate does not possess a higher degree, they will be supported by Professor Richard Wilson and other senior clinical academics in medical oncology as well as senior academics in the School of Cancer Sciences and Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Scotland Centre in developing an appropriate project, pursuing any necessary funding and executing research suitable for submission of a post graduate degree.

You will be appointed at the appropriate level of Specialty Trainee and will enter the West of Scotland Higher Training Programme in Medical Oncology. You must already have a UK national training number in Medical Oncology at the time of taking up the post.

The post will be based within the School of Cancer Sciences in the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences (MVLS) of the University of Glasgow. Whilst clinical training will be a major focus of the Lectureship in order to ensure the appointee can successfully complete their certificate of completion of training (CCT), this post will also provide an exceptional opportunity for combined academic training.

Clinical training will cover all aspects of the Medical Oncology Curriculum and will provide opportunities to develop subspeciality expertise in tumour sites of particular interest to the appointee. Clinical training will take place predominantly at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre. However, if required for training, there are opportunities to pursue a period of clinical training in other Centres.

Research training will be undertaken in the world class academic environment of the University of Glasgow with excellent opportunities in all aspects of oncology research. For this Lectureship, the School is particularly keen to develop further capacity in its areas of internationally recognised research excellence, for example developmental therapeutics and early/late phase clinical trials, early detection, pre clinical cancer models, therapy resistance, energetic stress, tumour microenvironment and metastasis and data analysis. We have tumour specific research themes within the CRUK Scotland Centre, based on cancer types that profoundly affect the Scottish population (colorectal, hepatobiliary, pancreas and lung cancer/mesothelioma) or in which we have significant, growing expertise (brain and gynaecological cancer). However, applicants who have other research interests that are aligned with College and School strategy are encouraged to apply. Excellent infrastructure for pre clinical, translational, clinical and data research is available, supported by our Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre and Glasgow Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre funding streams. There are also additional expertise and resources available in the other Schools within our College, in the Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute and with our colleagues in the University of Edinburgh Institute of Genetics and Cancer (part of our CRUK Scotland Centre).

The supervisory team can also work with the appointee to try to obtain competitive funding for additional protected research time e.g. through the NES/CSO post doctoral fellowship scheme.

Job Purpose The academic aim of the lectureship is to support research development, including an MD or PhD where appropriate, aimed at the submission of intermediate fellowship applications by the end of the lectureship and eventual growth to an independent academic career in cancer research.

Main Duties and Responsibilities Research The appointee will have an established interest in research with a record of achievement in an area relevant to existing interests in the School of Cancer Sciences within the College of MVLS. The appointee will be expected to:

– Develop a programme of research under supervision of senior investigators in the School of Cancer Sciences, in a subject area in basic and/or translational and/or clinical and/or data science related to Medical Oncology.

– Plan, design and implement projects with collaborators as appropriate; contribute to and submit grant applications and publications of impactful papers.

For this post, the applicant will develop their programme of research under the supervision of Professor Richard Wilson and other senior academic staff.

There are extensive laboratory and clinical facilities for research within the School of Cancer Sciences, College of MVLS, and related Schools and Institutes within the University of Glasgow including the CRUK Scotland Centre and the CRUK Scotland Institute.

Academic support will be available during all annual research and training assessments to ensure that there is adequate balance between academic and clinical training. In addition to annual reviews of clinical progress, there will be reviews of academic progress within the School.

Teaching The anticipation is that protected non clinical time will be predominantly used for research. This post is not suitable for trainees wishing to develop a predominantly teaching or educational portfolio. However, it is expected that the Lecturer will contribute to delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching activities. These might include:

– Teaching of clinical skills and other vocational training activities, including seminars and tutorials.

– Teaching on our undergraduate oncology course for 4th year medical students and for medical students undertaking a SSC or an elective in medical oncology and in the TRACC+ intercalated PhD programme. This may include helping in the design of examination questions, marking written examinations, and participating in OSCEs.

– Teaching or supervision within Postgraduate taught or research courses within the School of Cancer Sciences.

Administrative Duties The Lecturer will contribute to administrative duties related to research and general running of the School of Cancer Sciences and Glasgow Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre as directed by their supervisor.

Clinical Duties Clinical duties will be arranged following discussion with the Training Programme Director in Medical Oncology (currently Dr Colin Barrie). The purpose of a SCREDS Clinical Lectureship is to ensure that candidate acquires a CCT, and appropriate clinical training opportunities will be arranged to ensure that this can occur within the duration of the Lectureship. Responsibilities, including on call duties and specialty training will be arranged as necessary, depending on the appointee’s current training and needs, in conjunction with the Training Programme Director and local clinical and educational supervisors.

Clinical academic training will be the focus of the post with an 80:20 split between clinical and academic activity. The allocation of research and clinical time is flexible and various patterns of working are possible to suit differing research and clinical requirements, and may vary over time. While the Clinical Lecturer may wish to have one fixed day for research per week, it will also be possible to organise research blocks of one to several weeks at a time.

Applications will be welcome from trainees who are working less than full time, and the job plan will be adapted to suit such trainees (eg a 60:20 split between clinical and academic activity for those working 0.8 WTE), maintaining 0.2 FTE protected research time irrespective of the FTE proportion for clinical training.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience Knowledge/Qualifications Essential: A1 MBChB or equivalent and full registration with General Medical Council. (For non UK candidates, GMC registration is required before taking up the post).

A2 MRCP or equivalent.

A3 Completed general professional training in Internal Medicine.

A4 Applicants must already have a UK national training number in Medical Oncology at the time of taking up the post.

Desirable: B1 BMedSci, BSc, MSc or equivalent intercalated degree in medicine or related subject.

B2 MD or PhD awarded or submitted.

Skills Essential: C1 Self motivation and the ability to work independently.

C2 Good organisational and IT skills.

C3 Ability to manage research projects.

C4 Ability to work towards the School, College and University objectives.

C5 Excellent communication skills with all stakeholders in research.

C6 Strong interpersonal skills, ability to get on well with colleagues but also strong ambitions in the field.

Desirable: D1 Capacity for originality and innovation.

D2 Teamwork and interactive skills.

Experience Essential E1 Clinical experience in Medical Oncology or related specialties following completion of Internal Medicine or equivalent general medical training.

E2 Clinical and/or translational and/or laboratory and/or data research experience.

Desirable F1 Experience and aptitude for clinical work in the speciality of Medical Oncology.
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