Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Fellow in Haematology with Interest in Haemoglobinopathies
SPR/Clinical Fellow
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
ST GEORGE’S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Clinical Fellow's (SpR / ST3+ level) in Clinical Haematology
Must have MRCP
With an interest in Haemoglobinopathies
Applications are invited for the above posts based at St Georges Hospital, South West London. The successful applicants would join a team of Clinical Haematologists based at St Georges providing Haematology services.
We are seeking a number of Specialist Registrar/Clinical Fellow posts in haematology with previous experience in haematology. As a member of a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will work in collaboration with the existing consultant body and specialist registrars and clinical fellows, nurse specialist, other medical staff and the clinical psychologist to provide a comprehensive range of clinical and laboratory services for patients. The post will involve working through and supporting all subspecialties in the department including a range of malignant, stem cell transplant, red cell and thrombosis and haemostasis services.
The post will be based within the Department of Haematology, St Georges Hospital NHS Trust which is sited in the Medical School building in Jenner Wing.
The attached Job Description is based on a full time worker and for posts that are less than whole time will be less hours in line with the post
Main duties of the job
ST GEORGE’S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Clinical Fellow's (SpR / ST3+ level) in Clinical Haematology
Must have MRCP
With an interest in Haemoglobinopathies
Applications are invited for the above posts based at St Georges Hospital, South West London. The successful applicants would join a team of Clinical Haematologists based at St Georges providing Haematology services.
We are seeking a number of Specialist Registrar/Clinical Fellow posts in haematology with previous experience in haematology. As a member of a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will work in collaboration with the existing consultant body and specialist registrars and clinical fellows, nurse specialist, other medical staff and the clinical psychologist to provide a comprehensive range of clinical and laboratory services for patients. The post will involve working through and supporting all subspecialties in the department including a range of malignant, stem cell transplant, red cell and thrombosis and haemostasis services.
The post will be based within the Department of Haematology, St Georges Hospital NHS Trust which is sited in the Medical School building in Jenner Wing.
The attached Job Description is based on a full time worker and for posts that are less than whole time will be less hours in line with the post
Working for our organisation
St George’s Hospital is the only university hospital in the south-west London, and as such has developed links with most district general hospitals throughout SW London, Surrey and Sussex, and supports a significant training programme for junior doctors who rotate through the Trust. There is a postgraduate education and training center on site. The campus is shared with St George’s University of London (Medical School), and all staff has access to the extensive university library facilities. Infection research is a key theme for both Trust and University and there is a large amount of on-going translational research with a many opportunities for research and to build research programs in research.
The Trust is on four sites; St George’s Hospital, the base for acute general medicine and surgical services, Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton, The Nelson Hospital in Merton and the St John’s Therapy Centre for outpatient care of elderly patients in Battersea.
The Trust board is chaired by an independent chair and in addition there are five non-executive directors from outside the NHS including some from Industry and Commerce. The Trust is organised as four Clinical Divisions, subdivided into ten Clinical Directorates:
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the JD attached to the advert for detailed job description and main responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration
- MBBS or equivilant
- MRCP (UK/I) or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- BSc or other undergraduate degree
Skills
Essential criteria
- Appropriate level of clinical knowledge
- Appropriate experience and competence in common medical interventions
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of haematology at SpR level
Clinical experience
Essential criteria
- General medical experience of 24 months
Desirable criteria
- Previous haematology experience
- UK hospital experience of 24 months
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate with clarity in written and spoken English
- Empathise with patients and their relatives
- Work co-cooperatively with others
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
- Professor Mickey Koh
- Job title
- Consultant Haematologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8725 3545
- Additional information
Dr Mickey Koh, Consultant Haematologist - 020 8725 3545
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