Junior Clinical Fellow in Haematology

Job overview

Applications are invited to work in the Department of Haematological Medicine at King’s College Hospital, for a minimum period of 6 to 12 months.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a centre of excellence specialising in haemato-oncology, bone marrow transplantation, red cell disorders, coagulation and transfusion medicine. Our integrated haemato-oncology and transplant service has 4 dedicated wards treating all forms of haematological malignancy as well as marrow failure disorders. It carries out all forms of autologous and allogeneic transplantation and has an active cell/CAR-T and gene therapy program.

The Department looks after approximately 1200 adults and children with Sickle Cell disease. King’s is an NHS Exemplar Centre for prevention and management of venous thromboembolism (VTE), and has a large multi-disciplinary Anticoagulation and Clinical Thrombosis Team.

Please note: This vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Main duties of the job

There are ample educational and training opportunities. Although the Trust Doctor (JCF) post is not a recognised training post, junior doctors will avail of the same training opportunities and appointees will work alongside IMT trainees doing the haematology rotation.

You will join a dynamic team of 11 junior doctors in haematology, and On-call commitments will be proportionate. Appointment will be for a period of 6 months in the first instance, with the option to extend this for another 6 months.

These standalone posts in haematology, provide opportunities to build on core medical curriculum skills (IMT1/2) and also provide excellent haematology experience (post MRCP trainees) desiring haemato-oncology experience before specialty training.

JCF are encouraged to work towards MRCP (UK) and plentiful educational opportunities including weekly protected teaching and numerous departmental educational seminars and opportunities abound.

Our JCF are actively encouraged to participate in audits and submit abstracts to society meetings/seminars and publish in peer reviewed journals. We have a strong track record of most JCF eventually entering IMT and St3 specialty training, including academic placements/fellowship.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will provide inpatient, outpatient and day-unit cover for patients with malignant and non-malignant haematological disorders including Bone Marrow Transplantation. The postholder will be on-call for haematology inpatients on a full shift 1:10 rota. The postholder will be expected to cover patients across the Denmark Hill and Princess Royal Hospital sites as required

• Routine care of haematological inpatients (averaging 30-35 at any one time), outpatients and day unit. These duties will be shared with the other junior doctors. All SHOs rotate through the subspecialties on an equal basis.
• There are two department ward rounds each week.
• The department is always on take for haematological emergencies.