Job summary
Clinical haematology at UHB is a large department, delivering comprehensive haematology care to the local population and tertiary services in stem cell transplantation, CAR T-cell therapy and haemophilia. Services are provided at all 4 of the Trust's hospitals, and there are two trials teams, based at the Queen Elizabeth and Heartlands Hospitals, with their own trial portfolios. We seek to appoint up to two doctors to haematology trials fellow roles.
These roles are for doctors with significant specialty experience within clinical haematology. These exciting roles offer the opportunity to gain clinical trial experience and work towards a career as an independent clinical trialist. The posts are based with the Queen Elizabeth trials team. We have a large portfolio of academic and commercial clinical trials across malignant haematology, haemostasis and thrombosis. The post-holders will work with the trials team in opening trials, screening and consenting participants, the clinical care of patients on studies and completing report forms. Post-holders will be encouraged to take a proactive role in identifying and driving forward suitable studies, according to their own research interests and the priorities of the department.
This is a fixed-term post for 1 year, which would be suitable for specialty trainees as an out-of-programme placement (OOPE/OOPR). It is not deanery-approved as a training post (i.e. not OOPT).
Main duties of the job
Flexible 40hr/week schedule. No on-call commitments. Optionally, it may be possible to take part in out-of-hours clinical service provision within the clinical haematology department.
The post-holders will take on the role of sub-investigator on a number of haematology and cellular therapy trials. There is the possibility developing co-Principal Investigator roles for some trials. Clinical trial duties will include recruitment and consent of patients for trials, clinical assessment and assessment of eligibility, clinic review of patients on trials, conducting trial procedures including investigations and the administration of intrathecal chemotherapy, and assessments relevant to each trial. Post-holders will support the identification of suitable trials and trial set-up, and the wider trials team with data integrity and clinical records. The appointee(s) would be encouraged to develop their own research interests in post.
Essential
Primary Medical Qualification
Full GMC registration
Satisfactory completion of Foundation Training (or equivalent)
At least 1 year of previous experience working in the NHS
Experience working within clinical haematology
Desirable
MRCP or equivalent
BSc or equivalent
Intermediate life support or higher
Up-to-date training in Good Clinical Practice
Satisfactory completion of core specialist training (IMT or equivalent)
ST3+ experience in clinical haematology
Prior experience in administering intrathecal chemotherapy
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
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.
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Satisfactory completion of Foundation Training (or equivalent)
Desirable
- MRCP or equivalent
- BSc or equivalent
- Intermediate life support or higher
- Up-to-date training in Good Clinical Practice
- Satisfactory completion of core specialist training (IMT or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- At least 1 year of previous experience working in the NHS.
- Experience working within clinical haematology.
- To be clear, fluent and articulate in spoken and written communication in English.
- Able to assess patients face to face and via telephone, formulate a differential diagnosis, request appropriate investigations, interpret their results and make independent decisions on routine test results such as observations, bloods and ECGs.
- Experience managing common medical emergencies.
- An understanding of when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.
Desirable
- Experience at ST3+ level in clinical haematology.
- Prior experience in clinical research.
- Experience consenting for, and prescribing, systemic anti-cancer therapy.
- Experience in administering intrathecal chemotherapy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC with licence to practice.
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Satisfactory completion of Foundation Training (or equivalent)
Desirable
- MRCP or equivalent
- BSc or equivalent
- Intermediate life support or higher
- Up-to-date training in Good Clinical Practice
- Satisfactory completion of core specialist training (IMT or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- At least 1 year of previous experience working in the NHS.
- Experience working within clinical haematology.
- To be clear, fluent and articulate in spoken and written communication in English.
- Able to assess patients face to face and via telephone, formulate a differential diagnosis, request appropriate investigations, interpret their results and make independent decisions on routine test results such as observations, bloods and ECGs.
- Experience managing common medical emergencies.
- An understanding of when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.
Desirable
- Experience at ST3+ level in clinical haematology.
- Prior experience in clinical research.
- Experience consenting for, and prescribing, systemic anti-cancer therapy.
- Experience in administering intrathecal chemotherapy.
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).
