Consultant in Paediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Haematology: Sponsorship Available

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Are you ready to take the next step in your Consultant career, or looking for an exciting opportunity to broaden your experience in a leading specialist centre? Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC) is seeking a motivated, compassionate and ambitious Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Consultant to join our paediatric HSCT programme.

As one of Europe’s leading children’s hospitals, BRHC is renowned for delivering exceptional patient care, pioneering research and innovation. We are proud of our collaborative culture, commitment to excellence and dedication to improving outcomes for children and young people.

Our Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Programme was one of the largest in the UK, focussing particularly on transplant for paediatric malignancy. Following a period of closure related to staffing shortages we have now re-opened the unit and are seeking enthusiastic individuals to expand our transplant offer beyond patients from the South West of the UK. We are aiming to carry out approximately 25 allogeneic transplants annually. Individuals with expertise in stem cell transplantation, alongside other subspecialty interests would be welcome to apply. The job description is for a consultant with an interest in bone marrow transplantation and cytopenias, but for the right candidate we can be flexible with the details of the non-transplant component of the job plan (which is expected to be around 50% of the role).

Main duties of the job

We Are Looking For Someone Who:

  • Has specialist HSCT experience in line with the current 6th Edition JACIE/FACT Standards.
  • Has experience teaching and training registrars within the department.
  • Demonstrates strong clinical leadership when caring for children and their families.
  • Has excellent communication skills and enjoys working within multidisciplinary teams.
  • Is enthusiastic about service development and innovation in stem cell transplantation, cellular therapies and gene therapies.

This role includes participation in the Consultant on-call rota, including weekend commitments.

Join Our Team

This is an exciting opportunity to join a nationally recognised specialist service, help shape the future of paediatric transplantation and make a lasting difference to the lives of children and families across the UK.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • Full and specialist registration with the General Medical Council (GMC),
  • or eligible for specialist registration within 12 months of interview.
  • FRCPath Haematology or equivalent.

Desirable

  • Higher academic qualification, e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in Paediatric Leukaemia and Stem Cell Transplantation for haematological diseases.
  • Able to take responsibility for delivering the service without direct supervision.
  • Experience in indications and management of patients undergoing DLI, CTLs and other cellular therapies.
  • Confident in leading management of patients referred for stem cell transplantation for benign haematological diseases.

Desirable

  • Evidence of a special interest and expertise that complements those of other consultants in the department and is consistent with the Trust’s service strategy.

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Up-to-date knowledge and experience of the relevant specialty.
  • Knowledge of NHS priorities with reference to the specialty
  • Knowledge and experience of shared care paediatric haematology and stem cell transplant service delivery.
  • Excellent skills in bone marrow aspiration, trephine biopsy and bone marrow harvest
  • Excellent skills in bone marrow aspiration, trephine biopsy and bone marrow harvest
  • Broad range of IT skills.
  • Morphology skills equivalent to FRCPath Haematology
  • Experience delivering tertiary-level consultant out-of-hours advice for a wide range of non-malignant haematological conditions.

Clinical Governance and Audit

Essential

  • Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies.
  • Knowledge of the principles of clinical audit and evidence of participation.
  • Positive approach to evidence-based practice.
  • Participation in continuing professional development where relevant, with evidence of participation.

Research

Essential

  • Knowledge of the principles involved in research
  • Evidence of involvement in research

Desirable

  • Evidence of peer-reviewed research papers.
  • Ability to increase the academic profile of the department
  • Evidence of leading clinical/research trials
  • Interest in cellular therapies.

Teaching and Training

Essential

  • Experience of teaching medical students.
  • Experience of supervising trainees
  • Knowledge of teaching to a multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

  • Formal teaching qualification

Management & Leadership

Essential

  • Evidence of management training and evidence of learning from it.
  • Ability to organise the efficient and smooth running of a specialist service
  • Ability to cope with and effectively organise the workload of a consultant.
  • Ability to practise independently as a consultant.
  • Ability to take on responsibility and show evidence of leadership
  • Ability to work under pressure and cope with setbacks.
  • Demonstration of knowledge of NHS management structures.

Desirable

  • Management experience

Interpersonal, Communication and Team Working Skills

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, clinical colleagues, support staff and other colleagues.
  • Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English.
  • Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and respond to questions and queries.
  • Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multiprofessional basis with all levels of staff, both within and across divisions.
  • Ability to be a flexible team member

Any Other Personal Abilities and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances.
  • Awareness of personal limitations

Desirable

  • Ability to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

Other

Essential

  • Demonstrates the Trust values
  • Meets professional health requirements.
  • Willingness to travel to and work on other sites necessitated by the role.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 27 November 2026

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