Paediatric Haematology Clinical Fellow

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual with appropriate training to join our committed team for this replacement post. The post is based at the Leeds Childrens Hospital at the Leeds General Infirmary in the heart of the city. Specialty Doctors are an integral part of our Paediatric Haematology and Oncology Department. Some of our Specialty Doctors have been with us for over ten years, while others have used the experience gained through working in the post as a stepping stone to a consultant post. The emphasis of the role is the in-patient and out-patient care of patients with non-malignant haematological conditions, especially those undergoing stem cell transplantation.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1 billion. Our 15,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treat 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 200,000 A&E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.

All of Leeds tertiary paediatric services are based at the Leeds Childrens Hospital, which is one of the largest specialist facilities for children in the UK, and offers regional and supra-regional expertise. The Childrens, Teenage and Young Adult Haematology and Oncology Service has won national awards and is a dynamic clinical, training and research unit.

Leeds itself is the fastest growing city in the UK, and is a thriving and vibrant environment. There are excellent road, rail and air transport links, and the Yorkshire Dales are within close reach of the centre.

The successful applicant will join the Paediatric Haematology and Oncology Department which is led by Dr Susan Picton (Lead Clinician and Paediatric Oncologist).

The paediatric haematology team includes:

Dr Mike Richards (Associate Medical Director), Dr Beki James (Director of Paediatric Stem Cell Transplant) and Dr Jacob Grinfeld who provide the regional paediatric haematology service.

Additionally, the post holder will work with the paediatric haemato-oncology consultant team which also includes Dr Danielle Ingham, Dr Chris Lethaby and Dr Amy Ruffle; and in the wider department will also work with the paediatric oncologists Professor Adam Glaser (Clinical Lead for the NIHR Childrens Clinical Research Facility), Dr Martin Elliott, Dr Bob Phillips and Dr Simone Wilkins.

There are four paediatric haematology trainees/fellows within the department who work on the wards as well as in the day unit and an active group of research fellows are attached to the department.

The paediatric stem cell transplant team is multi-disciplinary and also includes two clinical nurse specialists, a stem cell transplant co-ordinator, and a data and quality manager as well as specialist ward nursing staff.

The appointee will primarily be responsible for the day to day care of the paediatric and young adult haematology inpatients undergoing stem cell transplantation. They will be supported in this by the haematology consultants, the paediatric haematology registrar, the adult haematology registrar and the paediatric oncology team. As part of this they will:

Do a daily ward round on the stem cell transplant unit and of other paediatric haematology patients as needed

See patients attending acutely to the day unit

Participate in clinics for stem cell transplant patients and for those with non malignant conditions in a clinic in the paediatric haematology day unit

Support the stem cell transplant team with administrative tasks

Share responsibility for the general anaesthetic lists carrying out haematological procedures (typically lumbar punctures and bone marrow examinations)

Participate in a weekend daytime service to the paediatric oncology department. This will be one weekend in 4 and involves review of all the inpatients and acute presentations to the wards from 0830-2100 on Saturdays and Sundays. This is to assist the general paediatric LST and HST who will also be covering the wards and will be supported by the on call consultant in haematology and oncology.

Participate in the multi-professional paediatric haematology and oncology clinical governance programmes

Co-ordinate the weekly transplant nuggets teaching.

If the applicant has sufficient haematology experience then they will also share the morphology reporting with the consultants and haematology registrars.

The post holder will work at the level of a higher specialist trainee.

The Leeds Way values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what we see as important to how we work. As described above, our five values are to be:

Patient-centred

Fair

Collaborative

Accountable

Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

Additionally, the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:

Education we strive for excellence and are committed to educating ourselves and our whole team, keeping up to date and being involved in research

Compassion listening to our young people and families to understand their perspectives, and listening to one another

Honesty for example, mistakes are used as a continual learning experience and an opportunity to improve practice.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MRCP/MRCPCH or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Experience in paediatric oncology and haematology at HST level is required.
• Four years experience after full GMC registration or equivalent
• Evidence of achievement of higher specialist training and competencies in paediatric oncology and haematology

Desirable

• Experience in paediatric stem cell transplant.

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

Essential

• Be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from, the GMC at intended start date
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

Essential

• Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
• Recognition of, and ability to undertake the initial management of, an acutely ill patient

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

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)