Senior Lecturer​/Senior Lecturer Practitioner (Haemato-Oncology

NHS AfC:
Band 8a

Main area Administration Grade NHS AfC:
Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job
-OD1794

Employer The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Royal Marsden Chelsea Town Chelsea Salary £66,274 - £73,496 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 03/09/2026 23:59

Senior Lecturer – The Royal Marsden School
Band 7 or 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.

We are seeking a passionate and dynamic individual to help drive forward the School’s strategic vision: to transform cancer care by inspiring, challenging, and developing the next generation of innovative health professionals through outstanding education.

As part of a dedicated team of experienced Senior Lecturers and Lecturer Practitioners, you will collaborate closely with the Programme Leads to deliver high-quality teaching across our postregistration and postgraduate programmes. This includes bespoke short courses and study days, offered both in-person and via virtual learning platforms.

In this role, you will play a key part in shaping student learning by leading, coordinating, and delivering validated modules. You will also have the opportunity to engage in clinical practice, contribute to scholarly activity, and participate in research—ensuring your teaching remains grounded in the latest evidence and best practice.

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.

For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification

• Participating in the development of teaching in the School, 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 School.
• 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.
• Being an academic supervisor of students undertaking practice projects / dissertations (at academic level(s) appropriate to the post holder’s qualification.
• Marking of assignments, dissertations, and other forms of assessments in a timely way and, if…