LAS ST3 Haematology

The successful candidate will join a team of up to 7 specialist haematology trainees covering haematology inpatients on wards O1, O2, P3 and P4 and the haematology day unit. On the Day Unit the postholder's role will include assessment of patients with haematological disorders attending unwell, pre-chemo therapy checks, bone marrow lists, hickman line removal. Duties may also include counselling /medical cover of stem cell donors.

The postholder will assess patients with bleeding and thrombotic disorders presenting at the haemophilia centre as appropriate. Training for all of these roles will be provided in house and the appointee will undergo local induction.

The postholder will participate in the Haematology resident registrar rota.

The postholder will also be expected to attend clinics (supervised by a consultant).

All the Haematology inpatient and outpatient facilities for adults (over 16 years of age) in Sheffield are based at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital (RHH), with a population served by the laboratory in Sheffield of around 600,000 and North Trent of close to 2 million.

The inpatient facilities comprise of 3 inpatient wards, including 29 side rooms, 11 of which are HEPA filtered for all levels of Haemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Leukaemic induction therapy. Nearby are extensive dedicated day-case facilities, an Apheresis Unit (managed by the NHSBT) and the Centre for Haemophilia and Thrombosis.

Chemotherapy of all intensities is administered to out-patients on the Day Ward, as are the majority of blood transfusions, venesections, and early follow-up of BMT patients is conducted. Ambulatory care (based either at home or from a dedicated patient flat) is offered to clinically eligible patients undergoing myeloma and lymphoma autografts, lymphoma salvage chemotherapy and AML consolidation chemotherapy., PROUD VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS

These are the values that all staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are expected to demonstrate in all that they do.

Patients First - Ensure that the people we serve are at the heart of what we do

Respectful - Be kind, respectful, fair and value diversity

Ownership - Celebrate our successes, learn continuously and ensure we improve

Unity - Work in partnership with others

Deliver - Be efficient, effective and accountable for our actions

The Trust have developed a PROUD Behaviours framework which details specific behaviours we expect to see and do not expect to see, aligned to each of the five PROUD Values.

For further details of our services and organisational structure, including our Board of Directors, and our future plans please visit www.sth.nhs.uk/about-us