Senior Clinical Fellow in Cellular Therapy and Transplant (ST3+)

Overview

This post is for a full time ST3+ level in Cellular Therapy within the Department of Haematological Medicine at Saint George's Hospital. Based at St George's Hospital NHS Trust in the department of haematology for 12 months and will be participating in the on-call rota.

The post will have a specific focus on Cellular therapy with a view to develop and enhance skills and competencies of the candidate in accordance with the FACT-JACIE accreditation standards. The department is developing cellular therapy department with the aim to expand significantly its CAR-T work in the coming years. The post-holder is expected to work within the transplant and clinical trials teams to assist with the ongoing development of the CAR-T programme. The post holder will be cross covering the BMT programme, with the rapid progression in treatment indications for cellular therapy, this will evolve and may change.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as an integrated part of the haematology team at an ST3+ level supporting the in-patient, day unit and outpatient services across both malignant and non-malignant haematology under the supervision of the consultant team. The role will mainly focus on transplant coordinating and seeing patients in the late effects clinic on the ward, the post holder is required to have a good understanding of all haematological subspecialties as part of their on-call responsibility. They will be required to manage and review patients in the outpatient and inpatient setting.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Job responsibilities

This post is for a full time ST3+ level in Cellular Therapy within the Department of Haematological Medicine at Saint Georges Hospital. Based at St Georges Hospital NHS Trust in the department of haematology for 12 months and will be participating in the on-call rota.

The post will have a specific focus on Cellular therapy with a view to develop and enhance skills and competencies of the candidate in accordance with the FACT-JACIE accreditation standards. The department is developing cellular therapy department with the aim to expand significantly its CAR-T work in the coming years. The post-holder is expected to work within the transplant and clinical trials teams to assist with the ongoing development of the CAR-T programme. The post holder will be cross covering the BMT programme, with the rapid progression in treatment indications for cellular therapy, this will evolve and may change.

Opportunities can be provided for successful candidates to gain experience across all aspects of transplant and cellular therapy including coordination, post discharge care and inpatient/outpatient CAR-T work. The appointee will take an active role in the day-to-day activities of the lymphoma and transplant service. They will be doing 2 clinics per week. The role will include provision of medical support to the multidisciplinary BMT Team as well as ward duties and outpatient care relevant to haemato-oncology, Haemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / and Cellular therapy.

In addition to clinical work the appointee will receive training and experience in the areas of therapeutic apheresis and stem cell laboratory. The post holder will be expected to undergo an annual appraisal.

Person Specification Qualifications and Training

• MRCP (or equivalent)
• Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview)
• ST3 level training or equivalent (if non-UK trained)
• Previous experience of 24 months in Hospital General Medicine
• Additional qualifications or Post-graduate qualification in related field.
• FRCPath in Haematology (or equivalent)

Experience

• Experience in diagnostic and clinical haematology
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients with haematological conditions
• Experience of clinical audit.
• Have 24 months UK hospital experience.
• Experience of undergraduate teaching
• Experience or training in supervision of medical trainees.

Skills

• Knowledge of the processes and function of clinical governance
• Knowledge of the processes of managing clinical teams
• Knowledge of the process for CPA and MHRA
• Familiarity with nurse-led services

Knowledge

• Able to work effectively with colleagues across a range of specialties or in a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to team working, and respect and consideration for the skills of others.
• Good interpersonal, motivational and influencing skills
• Appropriate experience and competence in common medical interventions.
• Able to work against a background of change and uncertainty.
• Caring attitude towards patients.
• Commitment to continuing medical education.
• Previous Haematology experience at SpR (ST3+) level
• Previous experience in stem cellular therapy and cell transplantation

Other

• Experience in diagnostic and clinical haematology
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients with haematological conditions
• Understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council
• Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit.
• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research

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.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Depending on experience£65,048 pro rata per annum