About this role
Job summary
The post is based in the West London Children's Healthcare, Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant Unit at St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College, which is a leading centre for blood and marrow transplantation and gene therapy in non-malignant haematological disorders. The Trust Fellowship provides exposure to all aspects of paediatric haematology and transplantation while allowing significant time for to gain experience in performing clinical procedures, audits, gain leadership experience according to the applicant's needs. The post will be for one year, but may be extended for a further year. The fellowship is suitable for post-CCT haematology or paediatric trainees or paediatric/haematology trainees in the earlier stages of their training (who have, or near to, completing MRCPCH or equivalent), who are looking to gain expertise in paediatric haematology alongside gaining experience in a related aspect such as research, procedures or management.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will take responsibility for the day to day management of all paediatric haematology patients, including those undergoing a stem cell transplant and their donors, gene therapy patients, complex haemoglobinopathy patients, patients with bone marrow failure, shared care oncology patients and patients with immune cytopenias.
The post-holder will share in the day to day to day management of all Paediatric Haematology inpatients, day-care review patients, performing procedures such as bone marrow examination and bone marrow harvests (after training and with supervision). This post does not offer specific laboratory haematology training but appointees who have an interest in haematology are actively encouraged to attend laboratory meetings, weekly morphology teaching and courses.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will participate in a Full Shift working pattern exclusively for Paediatric
Haematology, in a 1 in 6 rota with no night on calls. The rota is fully compliant with the Junior doctors contracts (2002 and 2016) as well as with the EWTD.
Timetable for Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Haematology (Inpatient wards)
Monday
08.30 to 09.00: Paediatric Handover
09.00 to 11.00: Ward Round
11.00 to 12.30: Consultant Ward Round
12.30 to 13.30: Paediatric Grand Round
13.30 to 16.00: BMT Planning MDT
16.00 to 16.30: Ward Review/Handover
Tuesday
08.30 to 09.00: Paediatric Handover
09.15 to 09.45: Radiology MDT
09.45 to 12.30: Ward Round
12.30 to 14.00: BMT Planning / Unrelated Search MDT
14.00 to 16.00: Paediatric Morphology MDT (laboratory)
16.00 to 16.30: Ward Review/ Handover
Wednesday
08.30 to 10.30: Bone Marrow Harvest Procedure in Operating Theatres
10.30 to 12.00: Ward Round
12.00 to 13.00: Paediatric BMT MDT
13.30 to 16.30: CLINIC: Stem Cell Transplantation or Late Effects
Thursday
08.30 to 09.00: Handover
09.00 to 12.00: Ward Round
12.00 to 13.30: Post clinic administration
13.30 to 15.00 BMT Protocols
1500 to 1600: Histopathology Meeting
16.00 to 16.30: Handover
Friday
08.30 to 09.00: Handover
09.00 to 11.00: Ward Round
11.00 to 12.00: Paed ID/Microbio/Haem MDT
12.00 to 14.00: Ward Review
14.00 to 16.00: BMT Administration
16.00 to 16.30: Handover
Timetable for Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Haematology (Outpatients /Day Unit)
Monday
09.00 to 12.30: Day-care reviews
12.30 to 13.30: Paediatric Grand Round
13.30 to 15.00: Pre-harvest and liver biopsy Day-care review
15.00 to 17.00: BMT Planning MDT
Tuesday
09.15 to 09.45: Radiology MDT
09.45 to 12.30: Post-BMT Daycare reviews
12.30 to 14.00: BMT Planning / Unrelated Search MDT
14.00 to 15.00: BMT Administration
15.00 to 1600 (every 2nd Tuesday) Histopathology MDT
15.00 to 16.00: Weekly Morphology MDT (laboratory)
16.00 to 17.00: Audit
Wednesday
09.00 to 12.00: JACIE and Audit work
12.00 to 13.00: Paediatric BMT MDT
13.30 to 16.30: CLINIC: Stem Cell Transplantation or Late Effects
Thursday
09.00 to 13.30: Post-BMT Daycare reviews
13.30 to 14.30: Post theatre reviews
14.30 to 16.00 BMT Protocols
16.00 to 16.30: Handover
Friday
09.00 to 11.00: Paediatric Haematology Quality Meeting / JACIE
11.00 to 14.00: Post-BMT Daycare reviews
14.00 to 15.00 Morphology Teaching with Prof. Bain (laboratory)
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
On GMC register/ licensed Medical Practitioner MRCPCH or MRCP Part 2 or equivalent
Desirable
Higher degree, ie MD/PhD
Relevant experience in specialty/Sub specialty Essential
On training scheme in Paediatrics or Haematology or eligible to apply for one
Desirable
PICU, HDU, A&E, paediatric subspeciality experience
Academic achievements including research/publications Desirable
Track record of ethical research experience relevant to haematology/stem cell transplantation Publications in peer reviewed Journals
Academic achievements Desirable
Track record of ethical research experience relevant to haematology/stem cell transplantation
Clinical skills Essential
Experience of working as middle grade in paediatrics or haematology
Desirable
APLS Provider Experience of performing procedures such as bone marrow examination Experience of laboratory haematology reporting
Audit Essential
Evidence of involvement in and understanding of principles of clinical governance Clinical practice consistent with GMC guidelines on "Good medical practice" Experience of clinical audit, to include more than one completed project
Language Essential
Good spoken and written English International English Language test scores of 7.0 minimum in each category and overall minimum 7.5
Patient Focused Skills Essential
Ability to interact with children and their families
Flexibility Essential
Inquiring and flexible approach in the clinical arena.
Probity Essential
Honesty, integrity, appreciation of ethical dilemmas. Must be able to demonstrate and model the key Trust values of kind, expert, collaborative and aspirational.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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
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Employer details Employer name Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address St Mary's Hospital
London
W2 1NY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)