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Post: consultant Haematologist with an interest in adoptive immunotherapy and Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Base: SOUTH Glasgow University Hospitals Campus, GLASGOW
Applications are invited for a new Consultant Haematologist post for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GG&C), to be based in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow.
We are looking for a motivated individual to join the team of 29 Haematology consultants in Greater Glasgow & Clyde. This post will be one of seven consultant posts which support the Adult Adoptive Immunotherapy and Allogeneic Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Service. It is a new post created as a result of increased part-time working commitments and internal consultant job plan reviews. The service currently provides all Allogeneic Stem cell transplants and CAR-T therapy for Scotland. Although the Scottish CAR-T cell service is likely to adopt a multicentre model, following an ongoing options appraisal, Glasgow will remain a major centre reflecting the burgeoning demand for cellular therapies. In addition, the unit performs autologous transplants for the West of Scotland.
The Unit has a large trials portfolio for allograft and CAR-T patients and runs an immunotherapy trials programme in conjunction with the Clinical Oncology team at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre (WOSCC). Currently, around 20 patients receive licensed CAR-T products per year for lymphoma with a number of others treated as part of clinical trials. It is anticipated that there will be a significant increase in the numbers of CAR-T patients as further indications are approved. It is planned to deliver Myeloma CAR-T from Q 2/3 2023.
The West of Scotland Adult Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Service (HSCTS) is one of the largest in the UK and is an IMPACT trial Centre. The team carries out 75-85 allogeneic transplants and 90-100 autografts per year. The on-call within the department will be 1 in 6 with this post.
You should be appropriately experienced and qualified in the specialty, fully registered with the GMC and have a licence to practice. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or eligibility for specialist registration (CESR) or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from date of interview. Non UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.