Senior Clinical Fellow in Haematology in Liverpool

Main area Senior Clinical Fellow in Haematology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Clinical Fellow Contract Fixed term: 12 months (short-term funding) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (Weekend on call commitment) Job ref 158-26-237-MEDSTAFF

Employer The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool Town Liverpool Salary £67,325 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 20/10/2026 23:59

Senior Clinical Fellow in Haematology

NHS Medical & Dental: Clinical Fellow

Right to work: We actively promote diversity and inclusion. This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Skilled Worker sponsorship will be assigned in line with Trust procedure. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

The role will be suitable for doctors who have completed Core Medical Training particularly for those wishing to gain additional experience before commencing Haematology training. The role will include a weekend only on-call commitment (9am-5pm) on a 1:5 basis within Haematology. The on call is supported by resident Haematology registrars and consultants.

The role will be to support the inpatient Haematology service and participate in outpatient clinics to gain experience in the management of the common tumour groups. The level of clinical independence in the management of outpatients will depend on clinical experience to date.

There is also opportunity for clinical experience within the stem cell transplant unit.

Main duties of the job

The primary duties of the post include management responsibilities for patients within the Haematology ward (ward 4) and the transplant unit (ward 5). This will include supporting the junior clinical team and undertaking ward rounds with the Haematology registrars and consultants.

Working for our organisation

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

We are -

• Kind
• Empowered
• Responsible
• Inclusiv e

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Person specification

• Full Registration and Licence to practice with the GMC
• MBCHB or equivalent MRCP - working toward completion
• Advanced life support from the UK Resuscitation Council
• MRCP completed

Knowledge & Expertise

• Compliance with the GMC Duties of a Doctor
• Previous experience in systemic anticancer therapies and/or radiotherapy

Experience

• Have sufficient experience working in medical specialties (not including foundation level experience) by the advertised post start date. This can be via either: Completion or partial completion of Core Medical Training/IMT -or equivalent experience.
• Appropriate experience and competence in the recognition and management of the acutely unwell patient
• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
• Awareness of own limitations and consults senior colleagues appropriately
• Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit.
• Evidence of competency in venipuncture, cannulation, catheter insertion (evidence required either via reference or completion of UK foundation training)
• NHS experience

The cost of processing a new DBS application is met by the successful applicant. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following commencement in post - further details including cost are available from the Recruitment Team. It is a Trust recommendation that candidates requiring a DBS check subscribe to the DBS Update Service - further details are available here - https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service . Candidates who withdraw post-DBS submission will be invoiced for the full cost of the check including administration fee.

The Trust takes active responsibility for meeting national guidance and legal requirements in relation to our Safeguarding Policy, including local arrangements for the protection of adults at risk.

The Trust is committed to providing high standards of both patient and staff experience. To support us in doing this the Trust, in partnership with Trade Unions has developed and embedded key values and behaviours that all staff are required to demonstrate throughout their employment. The Trust's values and behaviours support the Trust Vision 'to provide the best cancer care to the people we serve' and our Mission 'to improve health and wellbeing through compassionate, safe and effective cancer care'.

We promote and support diversity in our workforce. The Trust have staff networks such as Ethnic Diversity Staff Network, LGBTQ+ Staff Network, Armed Forces Staff Network, MAPLE Staff Network & Menopause Support Group. The Trust does not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment and has firmed up processes for reporting this, including a dedicated Freedom To Speak Up (FTSU) Guardian.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

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