This post presents a unique and exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified individual to become involved in the new Haemato-oncology service created by the integration of haemato-oncology services from the Royal Liverpool Hospital and Aintree University Hospitals (now LUHFT) with Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. The post includes the following key remits:

To contribute to the delivery of haemato-oncology (with focus on, Myeloma) in CCCL and outpatient and consultative haemato-oncology at Aintree site of LUHFT.

To contribute, and lead on clinical trials and research.

To contribute to a high-quality, sustainable, integrated haemato-oncology services over CCCL and Aintree sites.

This Consultant post offers opportunities for career development and involvement in teaching, research, and innovation in the areas of myeloma disorders. This post will be based mainly on the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre site with sessions in the Aintree hospital site and on-call work at CCCL. The notional job plan includes a total of 10 programmed activities and 0.5 PA for predictable on call.

Clinical duties will include outpatient and inpatient clinical work in CCC-L. It includes in reach and consultative work for Aintree site LUHFT one day a week and participation in a shared on-call commitment covering CCCL. Formal laboratory sessions may be included depending on applicant interest.

The post holders will participate in the Consultant Haemato-oncology on-call rota, which is based at the CCCL with SpR operating a first on call system. This will be an approximately 1 in 10 on-call commitment.

INDICATIVE TIMETABLE

Day

Type of work

Classification of activity

No. of PAs

Monday AM

Myeloma Clinic

DCC

1

Monday PM

MDT prep/Spinal MDT

Myeloma Team meeting

Clinical admin

DCC

DCC

DCC

0.25

0.25

0.5

Tuesday AM

Myeloma Trial Clinic alternate weeks

Trial/Research time alternate weeks

DCC

SPA

0.5

0.5

Tuesday PM

Core SPA

SPA

1

Wednesday AM

Myeloma Clinic

DCC

1

Wednesday PM

Clinical admin

DCC

0.5

Thursday AM

MDT

MDT Admin

clinical admin

DCC

DCC

DCC

0.5

0.25

0.25

Thursday PM

Myeloma Team meeting

Departmental meetings/ Core SPA

DCC

SPA

0.5

0.5

Friday AM

Myeloma RDS clinic alternate weeks Trial/Research time alternate weeks

DCC

SPA

0.5

0.5

Friday PM

Clinical admin

Handover

DCC

DCC

0.5

0.125

On call commitment 1:12

DCC

0.5

Total

9.625

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

We are -

Kind

Empowered

Responsible

Inclusiv e

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.