Job summary
- Main area
- BMT and Immunology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- 12 months (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 271-MDL-7331999
- Employer
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Great Ormond Street Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £61,542 - £99,216 (Basic Pay) pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor in Paediatric BMT and Immunology
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Job overview
One year fixed term contract for a Specialty Doctor in Paediatric BMT and Immunology at Great Ormond Street Hospital London
The post is for 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) and is an NHS salaried position.
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic trained paediatrician with experience in paediatric BMT, CAR-T cell therapy and Immunology who will join and support the existing teams to provide ward based care across the International and Private Care Directorate and the BMT & CAR-T Unit and the Immunology and Gene Therapy Department. The post will rotate across the NHS and private wards and the appointee will join a team of four existing Specialty Doctors. We have a very active BMT unit, which is the largest in the UK and one of the largest in Europe, performing 70-80 allogeneic procedures, and 10-15 CAR-T cell procedures each year. The Immunology service is similarly busy and sees patients with severe immunodeficiencies or requiring gene therapy or thymus transplant.
The post will rotate though the dedicated wards across the NHS and fee-paying wards. Specific time is also allocated for research.
It is intended that interviews will be in late August 2025.
For further information, please contact Dr Robert Chiesa for BMT ([email protected]) or Dr Winnie Ip for Immunology ([email protected]) or Dr Melanie Hiorns for International and Private Care ([email protected])
Main duties of the job
Main duties and responsibilities:
Daytime responsibility for BMT in-patients
This is the principal duty associated with this appointment. There are currently two consultant-led ward rounds each week. This post holder will lead a weekly ward round, and attend the multi-disciplinary discussions held on Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Additionally, the post holder will be available throughout the day for queries regarding inpatients/ caterpillar day case from SpR’s.
Out-patient BMT Care
The post holder will see outpatients in the weekly BMT clinic, as well as urgent attendances to Safari during the rest of the week. The role also involves liaison with local hospitals involved in shared care of BMT patients.
Working for our organisation
We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we’ll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.
Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women’s networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.
We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments.
Person specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential criteria
- Always welcoming
- Always helpful
- Always expert
- Always one team
- Knowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential criteria
- Primary medical qualification - MBBS or equivalent
- Full GMC registration (obtained by designated start date)
- MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent
- At least 1 year of training in paediatric stem cell transplantation
- Minimum of 4 years at registrar / staff grade, at least 1 year of which have been in BMT or equivalent service
- 10 years medical work since obtaining a primary medical qualification (which would have accepted for full, limited or temporary registration)
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree – MSc, MPhil related discipline
- Medical Management course
- Presentation skills course
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Considerable experience in BMT
- Experience of teaching and presenting to large audience
- Experience of audit activities
- Awareness of the importance of Clinical Governance through experience of participating in quality or safety improvement projects
Desirable criteria
- Clinical experience in BMT Research
- Evidence of BMT published research in peer reviewed journals
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- Ability to work under pressure in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Ability to prioritise clinical needs
- Involvement in audit process
- Teaching nursing and medical staff
- Organisation of clinical meetings & courses
- Medical Management – able to supervise junior medical staff
- Able to establish and maintain working relations with patients, carers, and MDT colleagues.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Robert Chiesa
- Job title
- Consultant BMT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Dr Winnie Ip for Immunology ([email protected]) or Dr Melanie Hiorns for International and Private Care ([email protected]
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