Job summary
University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust (UHB) is recruiting a 12m clinical fellow for Haematology, to join their dynamic team. The successful post holder will join an innovative team of Consultant Haematologists, to deliver a general haematology and non-malignant service in one of the largest trusts in the UK.
The successful appointee will deliver haemostasis, thrombosis and non-malignant haematology sub-specialist clinical care, offering expertise and care to patients from across the West Midlands region. The scope of work would also include immunohaematology and obstetric haematology.
UHB's haematology service delivers tertiary specialised services include regional Comprehensive Haemophilia Centre including provision of gene therapy, TTP, specialist integrated haematological malignancy diagnostic service (siHMDS), Level 3 & 4 stem cell transplantation, CAR-T cell therapy, teenage and young adult (TYA) cancer care, apheresis/plasma exchange and a nationally recognised active academic programme. Inpatient care is based at the QEHB site, which has 60+ inpatient beds and there is an additional dedicated Young Persons Unit for TYA cancer care.
Main duties of the job
The site specialist interests will be agreed on acceptance of the post, but will require expertise in haemostasis, and thrombosis and other areas of non malignant haematology as outlined above.
Clinical
The appointee should be able to demonstrate experience and specific interest in the management of patients with thrombosis and bleeding disorders ITP and TTP. The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop disease specific areas of interest, working alongside the current team.
Inpatients
The appointee will participate in the attending and on-call rota , supported by and working with clinical team's trust-wide. They will be responsible for reviewing inpatients and providing specialist liaison advice.
Outpatients
The appointee will be expected to participate in 3-4 clinics per week, predominantly dealing with haemostasis and thrombosis, alongside some general haematology. The delivery of outpatient activity will include opportunities to support clinical trial recruitment and PI roles within the department. There is an active research portfolio within non-cancer haematology including commercial and investigational medicinal product studies.
There will be the integrated HCT weekly multidisciplinary team clinical and laboratory meeting, plus monthly quality meetings, educational sessions, journal clubs and mortality and morbidity meetings.
For the ward attending commitments, the appointee will be expected to provide reciprocal cover for periods of leave.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
UHB Haematology has recently reconfigured, following the merger of UHB and HEFT. The department delivers high-quality tertiary specialised services to the West Midlands region including Level 3 & 4 stem cell transplantation, CAR-T cell therapy, teenage and young adult (TYA) cancer care, apheresis, Comprehensive Haemophilia Centre, specialist integrated haematological malignancy diagnostic service (siHMDS) and a nationally recognised active academic programme; inpatient care is based principally at the QEHB site, which has 60 inpatient beds and there is an additional dedicated Young Persons Unit for TYA care.
There are well developed chemotherapy day-case, outpatient and laboratory Haematology services across the acute hospital sites of Birmingham: Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) within the Centre for Clinical Haematology (CCH) which also houses apheresis and ECP, Heartlands Hospital (BHH), Good Hope Hospital (GHH) and non-acute Solihull Hospital (SH), with a network of clinics, CNS/nurse-led services, ACP and AOS provision at all sites, with Consultant led care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
UHB Haematology has recently reconfigured, following the merger of UHB and HEFT. The department delivers high-quality tertiary specialised services to the West Midlands region including Level 3 & 4 stem cell transplantation, CAR-T cell therapy, teenage and young adult (TYA) cancer care, apheresis, Comprehensive Haemophilia Centre, specialist integrated haematological malignancy diagnostic service (siHMDS) and a nationally recognised active academic programme; inpatient care is based principally at the QEHB site, which has 60 inpatient beds and there is an additional dedicated Young Persons Unit for TYA care.
There are well developed chemotherapy day-case, outpatient and laboratory Haematology services across the acute hospital sites of Birmingham: Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) within the Centre for Clinical Haematology (CCH) which also houses apheresis and ECP, Heartlands Hospital (BHH), Good Hope Hospital (GHH) and non-acute Solihull Hospital (SH), with a network of clinics, CNS/nurse-led services, ACP and AOS provision at all sites, with Consultant led care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC with licence to practice.
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice
- Eligibility to live and work in the UK
- Medical Degree from a recognised University
Experience
Essential
- Experience in the management of patients with haematological malignancies and general haematology.
- Knowledge of the processes and function of clinical governance.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English and ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, carers and other health professionals.
- Participation in teaching activities
- Knowledge of clinical research
- Commitment to continuing personal development and medical education
- Computer Skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC with licence to practice.
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice
- Eligibility to live and work in the UK
- Medical Degree from a recognised University
Experience
Essential
- Experience in the management of patients with haematological malignancies and general haematology.
- Knowledge of the processes and function of clinical governance.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English and ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, carers and other health professionals.
- Participation in teaching activities
- Knowledge of clinical research
- Commitment to continuing personal development and medical education
- Computer Skills
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
