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About
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in the UK, with a national and international reputation for the excellence of its services and its role in teaching and research.
Find out more about the Trust on their web-site at www.ouh.nhs.uk
Watch how OUH goes about delivering compassionate excellence on the ouhnhs YouTube channel
Contact
- Address
- Oxford Univ Hosps NHS Foundation Trust
- OUHC HR Department,
- 3rd Floor Unipart House Business Centre
- Garsington Road
- Oxford
- Oxfordshire
- OX4 2PG
- Contact Number
- 01865 741186
Senior Clinical Fellow in Haematology
Closed for applications on: 21-Dec-2023 00:02
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 21-Dec-2023 00:02
Key details
Location
- Site
- Churchill Hospital
- Address
- Old Road, Headington
- Town
- Oxford
- Postcode
- OX3 7LE
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (No on call commitment included in post but could be available by negotiation)
Salary
- Salary
- £43,923 - £63,152 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow)
Specialty
- Main area
- Haematology
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 of 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.
Many of our recruitment programmes use Value 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 significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Job overview
Applications are invited to apply for this exciting opportunity to work within a large tertiary haematology service looking after Chimeric Antigen Receptor-T-cell (CAR-T) and Advanced Cellular Therapy patients (ACT). It is an approximately 1-year fixed term post.
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Oxford Advanced Cellular Therapy (ACT) service is a newly established NHS-commissioned CAR-T centre which will deliver a mixed portfolio of commissioned and commercial or investigator-led clinical trial CAR-T. Additionally, the University of Oxford is actively developing an Advanced Cellular Therapies Centre (Oxford Advanced Cellular Therapeutics, OxACT) in conjunction with the NIHR-funded Blood and Transplant Research Unit (BTRU) in Precision Cellular Therapeutics (see here) and the new Gene and Cell Therapy Theme of the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre.
The postholder will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination and management of CAR-T patients through the patient pathway, leading up to and post admission. There will be opportunities to be involved in audit and translational research.
Candidates are invited to contact Prof Graham Collins, Clinical Lead and Consultant Haematologist, Oxford Cancer and Haematology Centre, Churchill Hospital ([email protected]) in the first instance.
In the interest of equal opportunities, we want to make sure that information about candidates is provided in the same format so all applicants should fill in the standard application form on the NHS Jobs website
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. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
Coordination of the CAR-T patient pathway, patient assessment, and review in the inpatient, ambulatory care and outpatient setting; including longer term follow-up of post CAR-T patients. There is also an opportunity to be involved in other specialty clinics, depending on the interests of the appointee,
The post-holder will be expected to work closely with:
- Consultants overseeing the CAR-T pathway and caring for cellular therapy in- and out-patients including Dr Katerina Panopoulou (CAR-T lead clinician), Professor Graham Collins, Professor Ronjon Chakraverty (Director BTRU in Precision Cellular Therapeutics), Dr Toby Eyre, Dr Jaimal Kothari, Professor Karthik Ramasamy, Dr Danmei Xu, Dr Kirsty Sharplin (Clinical BTRU Lead).
- Clinical haematology SpRs and other haematology clinical and research fellows
- CAR-T (and disease specific) specialist nurses
- Members of the haematology trials unit
- Nurses on the ward, ambulatory care, day treatment unit, outpatients
- Members of the wider MDT such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dieticians and the palliative care team
The next phase of development for the Oxford Advanced Cellular Therapy Team is to build capacity for clinical trials. There are already cellular therapy trials in set up. A re-structuring of the research team is underway with the aim of producing a single Oxford Haematology Trials Unit capable of delivering a wide range of advanced therapy trials across the haematology disorders.
The post holder’s duties will be primarily at the Churchill Hospital, but their presence may from time to time be required in other parts of the Trust.
*Please see Full Job Description for more details*
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 , we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. 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.
Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.
Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). 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.
No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GMC registration with licence to practice
- MB ChB or equivalent; MRCP or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- FRCPath, Postgraduate Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- 3 years' full time hospital experience
- Core medical training for at least 2 years
- Deomonstrable ability to exercise an immediate level of clinical responsibility as delegated by the consultant in charge
Desirable criteria
- Direct experience of managing haemato-oncology patients:
- Training at registrar level (or equivalent) in Haematology/Oncology
Research Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of active interest and/or involvement in clinical research trials
Desirable criteria
- Publication of Research
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-professional team
- Excellent organisational, communication, professional and personal skills
- Good written English; communication skills should be highly developed
- Evidence of effective participation in clinical audit and risk management
- Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
Desirable criteria
- Training in research conduct, including ICH-GCP
- Computing skills: ability to use Microsoft packages including excel
Other Requirements
Desirable criteria
- Driving licence
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Graham Collins
- Job title
- Clinical Leand and Consultant Haematologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
No longer accepting applications
Sorry, this vacancy is no longer accepting applications.
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