Consultant Paediatric Haematologist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Haematology and stem cell transplant team at Sheffield Children’s Hospital.

This is a new substantive 10 PA post to further develop a well-established team.  There are close links with the University of Sheffield and the Research and Innovation team.

Applicants should possess or be within 6 months of receiving CCT in Haematology. Overseas applicants will need to demonstrate equivalent training.

Main duties of the job

You will provide senior leadership and supervise the diagnostic process and treatment of children and young people up to the age of 16 with leukaemia and those undergoing stem cell transplant. There are additional laboratory reporting and liaison haematology responsibilities as well as out of hours cover for non-malignant Haematology and Oncology.

You will work closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team in our dedicated haematology and oncology outpatient clinic and co-located inpatient ward, both of which have been extensively refurbished within the last few years. You will contribute to the consultant of the week rota (1:3) as well as outpatient clinics for both on and off treatment patients.

On-call responsibilities include cover for patients with cancer, malignant haematology, bone marrow transplantation and some non-malignant haematology (predominantly sickle cell disease) on a 1:8 basis. There is a second on call rota (1:6) covering most of the non-malignant haematology including coagulation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For an informal chat about this role, please contact Dr Katharine Patrick via the Haematology Secretaries on 0114 2717477.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role.

Inclusive Recruitment & Selection

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.

We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: [email protected]

We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Children’s being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at [email protected]

Trust Values

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

• Compassion – leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
• Accountability – striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
• Respect – value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
• Excellence – delivering a high-quality standard of care