Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Haemtology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST3-5)
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term POST – 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (Part of on call rota (1 in 10))
- Job ref
- 200-MC712740-7406004/RG
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George's Hospital
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £65,048 pro rata per annum
- Closing
- 06/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Fellow in Cellular Therapy and Transplant (ST3+)
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST3-5)
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.
With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.
Co-located with St George’s, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King’s Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.
Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. It has a helipad which opened in spring 2014 and the work of its emergency department can currently be seen on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme. The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.
We also provide services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton. These include outpatient rapid diagnostic and treatment facilities, a minor injuries unit, limb fitting services and 70 elderly, intermediate care and rehabilitation beds.
As well as hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist, maternity and community services to children, adults, older people and people with learning disabilities. These services are provided from St John’s Therapy Centre, 11 health centres and clinics, schools, nursing homes and people’s own homes. The trust also manages the healthcare service at HMP Wandsworth.
Job 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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
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
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Additional qualifications or Post-graduate qualification in related field.
- FRCPath in Haematology (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential criteria
- 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.
Desirable criteria
- Have 24 months UK hospital experience.
- Experience of undergraduate teaching
- Experience or training in supervision of medical trainees.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the processes and function of clinical governance
- Knowledge of the processes of managing clinical teams
- Previous management experience
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the process for CPA and MHRA
- Familiarity with nurse‐led services
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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.
Desirable criteria
- Previous Haematology experience at SpR (ST3+) level
- Previous experience in stem cellular therapy and cell transplantation
Other
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit.
- Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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 Catherine Cox
- Job title
- CAR-T Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 87253296
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