Senior Lecturer ACP - The Royal Marsden School
Band 8a | Permanent | Full-time (1.0 WTE)
Location: Chelsea/Sutton

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.

About us
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.

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

• 2.1 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
• 2.2 Participating in the development of teaching in the RMS, sharing and reflecting on ideas and experiences; mentoring colleagues; evaluating teaching activity and outcomes
• 2.3 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.
• 2.4 Being involved in the evaluation of teaching and learning activities, ensuring that education and practice are linked
• 2.5 If qualified, provide academic leadership and support to course / curriculum development and delivery

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Health Care Professional.
• Advanced Clinical Practice qualifications (physical assessment and independent prescribing)
• MSc /MA in an appropriate subject (or working towards)

Desirable

• Fellow of the HEA
• PhD (or working towards)
• Post-graduate teaching qualification (preferably also recognised by professional body)
• Cancer qualification

Experience
Essential

• Experience of clinical leadership role during career
• Demonstrable post registration experience in a relevant clinical setting

Desirable

• 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
Essential

• Knowledge/experience of teaching in a variety of settings
• Knowledge of research methods and processes
• Current knowledge of health/education policies/standards

Desirable

• Current knowledge of care of individuals with cancer including from: surgery, SACT, haemoncology, specific cancer diagnostic groups: breast; gynaecology; lung cancer.

Skills/Abilities
Essential

• Ability to deliver innovate 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

Desirable

• 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 and learning

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.