Senior Clinical Fellow - Haematology in London

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history: Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye. With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career. We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

The successful applicant will join a team of 30 registrars (deanery trainees, bone marrow transplant/CAR-T coordinators and senior clinical fellows), who are supervised by over 30 haematology consultants covering the entire range of malignant, non-malignant and experimental haematology. The post holder will participate in the wider haematology on call rota, including laboratory and liaison haematology.

Applicants should have completed SHO-level training (minimum 4 years postgraduate clinical experience) in internal medicine, and/or be in an established haematology registrar role. The posts are suitable for IMT trainees who wish to gain haematology experience in order to secure a National Training Number, or for existing senior haematology trainees who wish to gain further tertiary centre experience prior to commencing a consultant post. We also support applicants from UK trainees who are looking to undertake an OOPE, or OOPT to broaden clinical experience, and suitably qualified doctors looking to pursue GMC specialist registration via the Professional Portfolio pathway.

Main duties of the job:

• Senior clinical fellow posts cover inpatients, day care, outpatients, triage unit, laboratory medicine, consultative haematology on a rotational basis, with numerous opportunities to develop sub-speciality interests, e.g. Bone marrow transplantation, CAR T-cell therapy, haemoglobinopathies (including gene therapy), clotting, immune haematology, clinical trials, laboratory haematology and all aspects of malignant haematology.
• There may be an opportunity for existing senior haematology trainees to tailor their job description towards their subspecialty of interest.
• The duration of the post is 6 months.
• The fellow will take part in the on-call rota with prospective cover.
• The post holder must be flexible and prepared to cover the clinical needs of the service on a day-to-day basis.
• The training and educational opportunities are identical to those of haematology StRs-in-training, and we will support relevant courses for education and training, in consultation with their educational supervisor.
• The allowance for study leave is up to 10 days per annum.
• There is a strong emphasis on teamworking, MDT working, performance feedback, reflective practice, and well-being.
• The department is research active, in both clinical and academic haematology, with many opportunities to get involved, and work towards making national or international contributions in the field.

Qualifications:

• Full GMC registration with license to practice.
• Membership of the Royal College of Physicians MRCP (UK) or equivalent.
• Completed core medical training (4 years postgraduate experience in internal medicine) or equivalent.
• Experience of teaching undergraduates and postgraduate levels.
• Previous clinical and laboratory haematology knowledge.
• Ability to interpret laboratory investigations independently.
• Ability to organize and prioritise workloads, run a ward round and delegate responsibility appropriately.
• Understanding research methodologies and good clinical practice framework.
• Knowledge of NHS Clinical Governance Frameworks.
• Part 1 and Part 2 FRCPath in Haematology (or equivalent).
• Prior NHS experience.
• Tertiary/teaching hospital experience.
• Understanding of clinical risk management.
• Competent to work without direct supervision where appropriate.
• Appropriate level of clinical knowledge.
• Shows knowledge of evidence-informed practice.
• Shows awareness of own limitations.

Academic / Research:

• Evidence of achievement appropriate to level of appointment.
• Understands the principles of research.

Audit:

• Understanding of principles of clinical audit.

Language:

• Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil job requirements.

Right to work:

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form.

We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with general data protection regulation (GDPR).

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust does not charge any fees for job applications, recruitment processes, sponsorship arrangements or offers of employment. All legitimate recruitment communications and applications will be made through our official careers website and published contact details.

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.