NHS Senior Clinical Fellow in CAR-T Lymphoma

A leading University Hospital NHS Trust in the Midlands area is looking to add a Senior Clinical Fellow to join the expanding CAR-T Lymphoma team at the main university hospital site. The post-holder will benefit from extensive training in CAR-T in the context of lymphoid malignancies. As part of your clinical responsibilities, you will liaise with clinical and non-medical teams associated with the delivery of CAR-T including ITU, Neurology, Palliative Care, stem-cell laboratory, apheresis, and others. You will be trained in delivering and supervising CAR-T in an ambulatory setting. There are no on-call requirements formally for this position, however opportunities for additional salary uplift are available if you wish to join the ST on-call rota during your tenure.

This is a standard 10PA 40-hour p/week job plan and the duties will include:

• Attending and contributing at both the Lymphoma/CAR-T MDT and national CAR-T panel
• Contributing to the tertiary referral service for patients with lymphoid malignancies, working closely with Consultants and Cancer Nurse Specialists (CNS)
• Out-patient clinical responsibilities
• Actively working with patients participating in lymphoma/CAR-T clinical trials
• Teaching junior doctors and undergraduate medical students
• Participating in departmental audits, quality improvement projects, research and educational meetings

Key Details

• Salary: £51,017 - £58,398
• Location – Midlands
• Duration – Fixed Term (with view to extend)

Department

The Clinical Haematology Department is one of the largest sub-specialised tertiary referral centres in the UK with a specialist interest in the diagnosis and treatment of haematological malignancies, with an excellent reputation for clinical trials and clinical research. The Clinical Haematology is a purpose built, state of the art building comprising two bespoke wards, including a Bone Marrow Transplant Unit of 18 beds, all in single rooms with HEPA filtration. Outpatient Suites, Day Case (22 stations) and apheresis Units are all housed within the centre and there are currently 12 consultants who provide the Haematology malignancy service, including a Leukaemia/BMT team, a Myeloma team and a Lymphoma/CLL team. The centre is a busy stem cell transplant centre performing 174 transplants in 2019 including over 70 autografts for myeloma. On-site is an active programme of cord blood and haploidentical transplantation. There is also an in-house HTA approved stem cell processing laboratory and apheresis /cell separator unit, as well as a regional ECP service for patients with GVHD. Advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) have been delivered on-and off trial and an NHS England-accredited CAR-T program will begin in early 2023. The Myeloma Service includes three other consultants, a clinical fellow and three Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), with two large multi-professional clinics per a week. There is a large clinical trials programme and dedicated research nurses for myeloma. The Clinical Haematology Department is highly active in clinical research with an extensive portfolio of NCRI and commercial clinical studies across all disease areas and has been designated as one of 12 Cure Leukaemia TAP (therapy-accelerated programme) centres across the UK.

The Requirements

• Full GMC Registration (or invitation to GMC ID check) – essential
• Previous experience in Clinical Haematology (with interest in CAR-T)
• Full MRCP (UK) or equivalent post-graduate qualification
• FRCPath or steps towards this (desirable but not essential)

How BDI Resourcing can support

When choosing to apply for your next Clinical Haematology role with BDI Resourcing, you’ll have the full support of an expert recruitment team who will assist, as standard, with:

• CV Preparation using our recognised bespoke guidance
• Application support with expert knowledge of specialisms, NHS and local support
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• Contract and offer negotiations for salary, relocation packages, tenure and more

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• Document gathering and checking
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• Short- and long-term accommodation sourcing
• Travel Arrangements
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How to apply

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