
Issue 4
Read the most recent issue of The Christie International Fellowship Programme Newsletter from February 2025.
Read more: 'Issue 4' (Opens new window)The Christie offers opportunities to undertake prestigious fellowships at Europe’s largest single site comprehensive cancer centre. We treat over 64,000 patients per year and offer opportunities for learning and development across multiple disciplines and disease sites.
All fellows at The Christie, no matter their focus, are offered:
If you cannot find what you're looking for or if you would like further information about a post, please contact us at the-christie.fellowships@nhs.net
The Christie International Fellowship Programme Newsletter showcases the achievements and experiences of some of our current and former Christie Fellows.
Read the most recent issue of The Christie International Fellowship Programme Newsletter from February 2025.
Read more: 'Issue 4' (Opens new window)Read the third issue of The Christie International Fellowship Programme Newsletter from autumn 2023.
Read more: 'Issue 3' (Opens new window)Read the second issue of The Christie International Fellowship Programme Newsletter from January 2023.
Read more: 'Issue 2' (Opens new window)Read the first issue of The Christie International Fellowship Programme Newsletter from winter 2021.
Read more: 'Issue 1' (Opens new window)The Christie offers a range of fellowship opportunities. Fellowships will include working with specialist clinical teams and can involve undertaking clinical research within our world-renowned facilities. Where possible, we ensure fellowships are bespoke to candidate needs and interests.
Christie fellowships are generally advertised via NHS Jobs, but the Trust does work with individual organisations to create bespoke programmes for a range of health care professionals. Please contact us for further details.
Insight and comments from our current and former fellows can be found in The Christie International Fellowship Programme newsletters.
The Christie offers a wide range of learning opportunities for fellows looking to develop their specialist knowledge and skills in oncology. Depending on the specialty and level of training, UK fellows may need to take an Out Of Programme Experience (OOPE) to complete their fellowship.
For more information, please discuss this with your training programme director (TPD) or the supervisor for the Fellowship you are considering applying for.
The Christie welcomes international candidates, and we have a vast amount of experience working with fellows from across the globe. If you are interested in working in the UK, please take a look at the information on the Health Education England website, which provides useful information to help you decide whether coming to work in the UK is the right option for you.
There are some requirements for working in the UK; please see the links below which guide candidates on their next steps. The application and agreement process for arranging a fellowship is complex and depending on the position, we suggest allowing at least 6 months to make any arrangements before the proposed starting date.
To work in the UK, you need to be registered with the General Medical Council (GMC). If you are from the European Union, you are eligible for full registration with the GMC. If you are from outside the European Union, you need to have passed the PLAB (Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board) Tests, or get an exemption. This is the test the GMC uses to ensure international doctors have the basic medical competence and communication skills to practice in the UK.
Overseas doctors applying for GMC registration need to also demonstrate satisfactory knowledge of the English language. To do this, they must meet certain requirements in the academic version of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
If you currently live outside the UK, you may require a work visa. Information on this can be obtained from the Home Office website.
In addition to the above, you may also require the following documentation:
Please note that you should not book any UK travel or accommodation until you are advised to do so by The Christie medical workforce team. Further checks will need to be completed after your arrival in the UK before you are able to begin in your Fellowship post, including an Occupational Health check.
There are several ways that fellows can undertake their placement at The Christie, and many are directly sponsored by their current employers. Where fees may apply to a fellowship programme, these will be discussed with candidates. It should be noted that all costs associated with obtaining a licence to work in the UK must be met independently by the fellow or through a sponsoring organisation.
The Christie encourages enthusiastic candidates to apply for their own funding. Some potential funding opportunities are shown below (other options may also be available to you in your country of nationality):
Current Christie funded opportunities are advertised on the NHS Jobs website. Fellowships are advertised as they become available, please continue to check NHS Jobs regularly for the latest opportunities.
Fellowships which involve an academic component (such as, an MD or PhD) are also available through the below organisations:
For laboratory research-focused clinical fellowships and clinical fellowships working towards a PhD, MD or MRes, posts are often advertised with funding attached for salary, fees, and consumables. Other postgraduate degrees and clinical PhD offerings are also available and advertised via The University of Manchester.
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