Clinical Fellow: National Radiotherapy Consent Project Job Description

The RCR is looking to recruit one or more Clinical Fellows to take forward the RCR’s award winning radiotherapy consent project in 2025/2026 and in particular to lead on the review and update of the current forms. 

This is an exciting opportunity, where you will encounter cross organisational collaboration as we work with various specialty groups, as well as patient representatives to ensure the forms adequately meet the needs of both patients and oncologists.  

For more information on this role, please contact [email protected] 

The deadline for applications is Friday 5 September 2025

The Consent Form Clinical Fellow(s) role will be part of a team with the principal duties of the Clinical Fellow being to:

The principal duties of the CFA will be to:  

• Work with radiotherapy professionals to ensure the information on the form is up-to-date with the latest research and clinical practice
• Work with patients, clinicians and patient information specialists to ensure consistency of language across the forms as well as readability and inclusivity. 
• Work with lawyers and other consent experts to ensure legal and regulatory aspects are considered.
• Work with the RCR Consent Form Advisor in the production of a glossary of terms to be used across all forms
• Assist the Consent Form Advisor and RCR staff at all stages of the review process, including the final quality assurance of the pre-publication consent forms

The Clinical Fellow will be:

• A Resident, Specialty (or other SAS grade) doctor holding FRCR and Fellowship of the College
• Living in the United Kingdom
• In active clinical practice in the NHS at the time of their application.
• In possession of a current license to practise.

Applicants will be invited to complete a declaration of interests form.

In order to fulfil this role, the individual will be expected to demonstrate:

• A detailed understanding of, interest and experience in, the patient consent process and the specific aspects of consent for radiotherapy treatment
• The ability to transfer this knowledge and experience into practical tools (consent forms) for use by radiotherapy departments in the UK
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, including the capacity to support and influence others and to liaise effectively with site-specialty groups as well as Officers and staff at the RCR

The appointment will be 18 - 24 months initially with the potential to extend the appointment further depending on its success.

The role will require an average time commitment of 2-4 days per month. However, as this is a project-based role it is expected that the time commitment will fluctuate throughout the year with heavier workloads in some months than other.  

The majority of the work will be undertaken informally and remotely. 

It is expected that the appointee will liaise closely with the RCR Consent Form Advisor and the Medical Director of Professional Practice for the Faculty of Clinical Oncology (MDPP-CO) to ensure the activities are not over-burdensome. 

Given this Clinical Fellow role is intended for Residents, some study leave may be approved for this project at the discretion of your Training Programme Director. 

There may be occasions when the Clinical Fellow is asked to attend specific events, meetings or conferences on behalf of the Faculty e.g. with other stakeholders. Participation in such events will be discussed and agreed in advance with the CFA and MDPP-CO, and will amount to no more than a few days per year.

This is a voluntary role where the majority of work will be undertaken remotely. Where required, the RCR will meet the travel expenses incurred by the Clinical Fellow in travelling to the RCR and attending events as described above, in accordance with the RCR travel and expenses policy.

The Clinical Fellow shall maintain confidentiality and information security in line with the RCR data protection policies.

The Clinical Fellow may from time to time be provided with documents at various stages of development prior to their formal approval and publication, which may need to be kept confidential. The Clinical Fellow shall not disclose any confidential information to an outside person or organisation.

The Clinical Fellow will not express any opinion or make any statement publicly or to the media that is held out to be a view from the RCR without first consulting and agreeing the approach with the Vice President of their Faculty.

Copyright and intellectual property

The RCR will hold the intellectual property and copyright of any documents or publications produced by the individual in their capacity as a Clinical Fellow. The Clinical Fellow will be required to assign these rights to the RCR.

To apply, please send your CV and a brief covering letter (no more than 500 words) outlining your suitability for this role to [email protected]