Clinical Fellow in HCC and Liver surveillance service evaluation

The Clinical Service Evaluation Fellow will focus on evaluating liver surveillance practices for patients at risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This role involves analysing current protocols, identifying gaps in care, and assessing the effectiveness of surveillance methods for patients at risk of developing HCC. The fellow will collect and interpret data to ensure best practices align with clinical guidelines, aiming to improve patient outcomes by enhancing early diagnosis and timely intervention in at-risk populations. Findings will guide recommendations for optimising liver surveillance services with an opportunity to write guidelines.

The post holder will work in the hepatocellular carcinoma clinic at King's College Hospital NHS Trust for one clinic and will work across the South East London Cancer Alliance to collate data for 4 days in the week.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work one day a week at King's College Hospital working within the medical oncology team in the hepatocellular clinic and as part of a wider multi-discipline service. The hepatology service is an internationally recognised unit with highly specialised clinics. The post holder will see a combination of new and follow up patients and be expected to prescribe systemic anti cancer therapies under the supervision of the consultant team.

The remaining 4 days will be spent on a project reviewing, collating and analysing patient data across the South East London Cancer Alliance. This will be under the supervision of the King's College London epidemiology team who will support the project.

The post holder will be expected to attend the Guys Cancer clinical fellow teaching program and will be given an educational supervisor.

Oncology forms part of the Oncology and Haematology Clinical Directorate within Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation trust (GSTFT). The department is internationally distinguished for its commitment to research & development and constantly strives for excellence through dedication and innovation. Oncology at GSTFT has entered a new and exciting phase with a state of the art cancer centre on the Guy's site. The Cancer Centre at Guy's Hospital opened in September 2016, providing a single point for both diagnosis and treatment. This centre is the hub for South East London providing specialist cancer services, training, development and research, facilitating better treatment and improved outcomes for patients.