Consultant in Paediatric Haematology

2 weeks ago


Bristol, United Kingdom University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust Full time

This post focuses on malignant haematology, taking a core role in the delivery of inpatient and outpatient care for children with malignant haematological disorders. They would share responsibility with colleagues for the Bristol leukaemia clinic as well as being responsible for the care of patients from two of our Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Units (POSCUs) across the South West. This post will also take part in the benign haematology attending rota including consultative haematology for Bristol and the South West, and including specific in reach ward rounds for paediatric intensive care where there is a large paediatric cardio-thoracic workload.

The post holder will be responsible, together with colleagues, for the care of Malignant Haematology patients from the South West. They will work onsite at BRHC unless attending clinics in Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Units. With their consultant colleagues they will contribute to the ward attending rota where they will be responsible for the care of inpatient and day case malignant haematology patients. They will share responsibility with colleagues for the weekly leukaemia clinic in Bristol and perform outreach leukaemia clinics on an approximately 3-monthly basis to regional POSCUs.

University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, with a workforce of over 13,000 staff and 100+ different clinical services across 10 sites, serving a population of over 500,000 people across Bristol and Weston. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to patients. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust, committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.

Join us and you can enjoy city living, be in the countryside or by the seaside, with easy access to all the South West offers. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

It is important that you are aware that you may need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, for all patient facing roles and roles within patient facing areas (unless there is a clear medical reason or where there are other exceptional circumstances such as no requirement for occasional patient contact).

The post holder will be a member of the malignant haematology team taking care of malignant haematology patients. The post is based at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC) but the post holder will liaise closely with colleagues in our shared care centres across the South West and may be required to perform outreach clinics to those centres. The post holder will be responsible for the leadership of leukaemia care for children living and attending two of our Paediatric Oncology Shared care units (POSCUs). The geographical location of those POSCUs can be negotiated with the existing team but the centres include Gloucestershire Hospitals, Royal United Hospital, Bath, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Plymouth University Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Devon and Exeter, and Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton.

This post holder will also work within the benign haematology team where they are encouraged to develop a specialist interest complimentary to existing roles as well as providing consultative haematology within BRHC and to colleagues in the South West. There is flexibility to adapt other consultants job roles to adapt to this specialist interest ensuring that within the team all areas of benign haematology are represented.



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