Locum Consultant Haematologist in Advanced Cellular Therapies

Locum Consultant Haematologist in Advanced Cellular Therapies NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant Main area Haematology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 321-SUWON-MS S1

Site Churchill Hospital Town Oxford Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/:59

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significance difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families.

An opportunity has arisen to appoint a 1.0 WTE NHS Consultant to support, deliver and develop the Advanced Cellular Therapies service as part of the Oxford Clinical Haematology Department based at the Churchill Hospital. This is to cover maternity leave. This post supports the delivery of high-quality diagnostics and therapeutics for patients requiring CAR T-cell therapy. This post forms part of an established multidisciplinary team of clinicians, nurses, pharmacists, other allied health professionals providing, transplantation, cellular therapy, a broad range of clinical trials for Oxfordshire and tertiary services to patients living in Thames Valley.

The role joins a team of consultants and specialist nurses developing and providing a world class, innovative, patient focused haematology service . The appointee will be expected to participate in the on-call rota and may be required to work on any other site as required by the OUH Trust in the future

Main duties of the job The post-holder will lead the CAR T-cell Therapy service , contributing to the development and delivery of both the inpatient and outpatient service. They will work with Consultant Haematologists and the wider clinical team to deliver NHS-commissioned CAR T-cell therapy. A critical component of this role is to lead the process for ongoing training and education of staff. They will also be expected to develop a leading portfolio of CAR T (and other cellular therapy) clinical trials to ensure equal access to new therapies for patients within the catchment area.

Working for our organisation Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel .

In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details.

Candidates are highly recommended to visit the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Haematology Department and hospital and are invited to contact Dr Joe Browning (Haematology Clinical Lead) and Professor Ronjon Chakraverty (University of Oxford Academic Lead for Advanced Cellular Therapeutics).

Person specification Professional Qualifications

• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians or evidence of equivalent qualification Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists or evidence of equivalent qualification Full registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview)
• PhD/MD

Professional training

• Holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. OR evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT

Clinical Experience

• Specific experience in Advanced Cellular Therapies and knowledge of JACIE requirements. Experience in either Lymphoid or Plasma cell dyscrasia management Sound knowledge base in general haematology to allow participation in the ward attending and on-call rotas

Level of Responsibility

• Can demonstrate ability to work independently and take accountability for own actions.

Skills and attributes

• Ability to work in a team, taking personal responsibility and delegating appropriately
• Basic understanding of healthcare funding streams and commissioning.
• Ability to work well with others, including lab staff, clinical colleagues, and researchers
• Good written and verbal communication skills with colleagues and patients
• Ability to teach and train colleagues within the clinical environment.
• Understanding of clinical governance as applied to the delivery of clinical services.
• Experience of participating in clinical research Direct experience of undertaking laboratory or clinical research. Publication in peer reviewed journal.
• Assistance with curriculum design and/ or postgraduate training days/courses
• Ability to undertake M&M reviews. Assistance with investigation of incidents and SUIs
• Experience of participating in clinical research Direct experience of undertaking laboratory or clinical research. Publication in peer reviewed journal.
• Ability to drive desirable but not essential

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.

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Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification attached below, and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.

All candidates will be contacted with an update on the application. The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system, therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.

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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.

Band 5 NurseandBand 2 Healthcare Support Workerrecruitment iscentralised, meaning when you apply you will be considered fora number of rolesacross the Trust. If you have any questions please email: .

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