Clinical Fellow in TYA Haematology/Oncology

apartmentUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust placeLondon calendar_month 

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Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Trust Doctor in TYA Haematology/Oncology (SHO/ST1+ equivalent), to join our busy and innovative Children’s and Young People’s Cancer Services [CYPCS] at UCLH from March 2025 on a 1-year fixed term contract.

It is a 40-hour post: 08:30am-5pm Monday to Friday, with on call commitments which include: evening shifts, weekends and nights, as part of a 1:10 rota to include general and acute paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly team to provide an excellent and comprehensive TYA Haematology/Oncology service within UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. There are numerous in-house training/teaching opportunities, including: Wednesday weekly afternoon teaching with Whittington and Royal Free Hospitals, journal clubs, and you will be encouraged to undertake: audit projects and guideline development, clinical trials as sub-investigator, clinical research projects, and more!

Main duties of the job

This post will be comprised of 80% clinical activity and 20% for special interest activities, including disease focused research, service development projects, leadership and management skills training, diagnostics lab attachments.

With consultant supervision, you will be responsible for the day to day management of patients on the inpatient service based in the UCLH main hospital building (T11 for paediatric patients, T12 for teenagers). You will be working alongside Specialty Registrars, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and the nursing team in ensuring the daily review of the inpatients, admissions/discharges, treatment planning and allocation (after appropriate training and sign-off).

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.

Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

  • University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
  • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
  • Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
  • University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
  • Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
  • University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
  • The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
  • University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As part of the job, you will have the chance to develop expertise in a variety of subspecialities:
  • Acute and chronic leukemias
  • Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas
  • Non malignant haematology
  • Neuro-oncology
  • Sarcomas
  • Rare tumours
  • Bone Marrow Transplant (autologous and allogeneic)
  • CAR T cells therapy
  • Proton Beam Therapy
  • Lab diagnostics (flow cytometry/cytogenetics/molecular/histopathology)

We also have a wide portfolio of clinical trials in all disease subtype, and you will have the opportunity to be actively involved as a sub-investigator.

The TYA Service at UCLH is the largest in the world, attracting an international reputation, with regular visits from experts from around the globe. We provide comprehensive tertiary care for patients from diagnosis, through to survivorship or palliative care.

We provide all aspects of state-of-the-art cancer care and are a quaternary centre for specific treatments, including radio-isotope therapy and proton beam therapy. The clinical service is enhanced by exceptional clinical and translational research based within University College London and the Institute of Child Health.

All patients aged 0-18 years with a diagnosis of cancer, within the North Thames TYA Cancer Network are referred into the UCLH/GOSH Principal Treatment Centre. Patients aged 19-24 years are offered the choice to be referred to UCLH or to be treated at local Designated Hospitals within the Operational Delivery Network (ODN).

The newly opened Grafton Way Hospital houses the Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) Centre, one of only two sites in the UK. PBT offers innovative radiotherapy for certain cancer patients, with children making a significant proportion providing new models of care, synergistic clinical provision and research opportunities.

These children require extensive supportive and POSCU-like care, offering opportunities for the development of new services linking acute paediatrics, CYPCS and radiotherapy.

We encourage you to contact us to discuss this further and work out how this post could be right for you. For further information on this post, please contact Dr Valeria Fiaccadori ([email protected]) or Dr Carmen Soto ([email protected]).

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. Therefore, if you intend to apply for this post, you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running!: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registration
Desirable criteria
  • MRCP or MRCPCH or equivalent
  • MD/PhD MRCPath

Experience

Essential criteria
  • At least 12 months’ experience in general paediatrics
  • Broad experience at SHO level in paediatric in a range of specialties – both inpatient and outpatient
  • Experience of acute paediatrics and ED
Desirable criteria
  • General and haematology/oncology paediatric experience

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to team work and MDT working
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to act as a senior decision maker
  • Computing skills

Communication

Essential criteria
  • Good spoken English

Personal and People Development

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work in a team and alone
  • Commitment to continuing professional development
  • Flexible approach focused on service delivery

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

Essential criteria
  • Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties

Specific Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Satisfactory immigration status

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities.

Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/why-choose-uclh/flexible-working.

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage’s staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.

We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.

We are also members of www.mytrustbenefits.co.uk/ which offers discounts on high street retail stores, offers on travel deals, and also to take advantage of cash back schemes.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.

Please note that if you are at present in a training position on the 2016 new junior doctor’s contract and are applying for a Trust doctor role your salary will not be pay protected.

You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

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