Locum Consultant Haematologist - Interest In Car-T And Lymphoma

Applications are invited for a 12 month maternity cover appointment as a Consultant Haematologist with expertise and interest in lymphoid haemato-oncology and especially in CAR-T and other cell-based treatments rge's University Hospitals Foundation Trust. This post is an exciting opportunity to work as an integral part of a dynamic haematology department within an acute teaching hospital trust and the opportunity to concentrate on a sub-specialty interest in cellular therapies especially CAR-T.

The successful applicant will join a team of 15 other haematologists based at St George's who together provide haematology services and HSCT for malignant and non-malignant haematology. The post holder will help provide an expertly led comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services for patients with lymphoproliferative disorders including assessment for consideration of cellular therapies including CAR-T and post CAR-T care.

The post holder will work closely with the care group lead/clinical director in shaping a tertiary cellular therapies programme for the hospital This is in addition to expertise in apheresis and in HSCT, in particular autologous transplants The post holder will be a core member of the haemato-oncology multidisciplinary team and will also be actively involved in the provision and delivery of diagnostic services as part of the South West London pathology network.

The appointee will be responsible for the development and maintenance of a high standard of practice of clinical and laboratory haematology.

• Provide an expertly led comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services for patients with lymphoproliferative disorders including those requiring an autologous HSCT or CAR-T therapy.
• Further develop a comprehensive cellular therapy programme for the hospital.
• Work closely with essential stakeholders in the CAR-T programme (ICU, neurology, management, stem cell processing laboratory and commissioners). There is a close working relationship with the Apheresis team instrumental in CAR-T delivery.
• Provide consultant input for clinical and laboratory aspects of the haemato‑oncology service and work collaboratively with other consultant colleagues in the delivery of the haemato‑oncology in-patient and outpatient services.
• Be part of the transplant as well as lymphoma attending team managing inpatient care working in rotation with the other members of the team, to provide robust cover for all patients with white cell disorders admitted to St George's Hospital.
• Be a core member of the haemato‑oncology multidisciplinary team and will be actively involved in the provision and delivery of diagnostic services as part of the South West London pathology network.
• Ensure provision of a high standard of practice of laboratory diagnostic haematology services in partnership with the South West London Pathology Network.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area;
St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000‑strong workforce.

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