One year fixed term contract for a Specialty Doctor in Paediatric BMT and Immunology at Great Ormond Street Hospital London
The post is for 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) and is an NHS salaried position.
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic trained paediatrician with experience in paediatric BMT, CAR-T cell therapy and Immunology who will join and support the existing teams to provide ward based care across the International and Private Care Directorate and the BMT & CAR-T Unit and the Immunology and Gene Therapy Department. The post will rotate across the NHS and private wards and the appointee will join a team of four existing Specialty Doctors. We have a very active BMT unit, which is the largest in the UK and one of the largest in Europe, performing 70-80 allogeneic procedures, and 10-15 CAR-T cell procedures each year. The Immunology service is similarly busy and sees patients with severe immunodeficiencies or requiring gene therapy or thymus transplant.
The post will rotate though the dedicated wards across the NHS and fee-paying wards. Specific time is also allocated for research.
It is intended that interviews will be in late August 2025.
For further information, please contact Dr Robert Chiesa for BMT ([email protected]) or Dr Winnie Ip for Immunology ([email protected]) or Dr Melanie Hiorns for International and Private Care ([email protected])
Main duties and responsibilities:
Daytime responsibility for BMT in-patients
This is the principal duty associated with this appointment. There are currently two consultant-led ward rounds each week. This post holder will lead a weekly ward round, and attend the multi-disciplinary discussions held on Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Additionally, the post holder will be available throughout the day for queries regarding inpatients/ caterpillar day case from SpR’s.
Out-patient BMT Care
The post holder will see outpatients in the weekly BMT clinic, as well as urgent attendances to Safari during the rest of the week. The role also involves liaison with local hospitals involved in shared care of BMT patients.
We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we’ll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.
Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women’s networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.
We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.
