Clinical Fellow in Non Malignant Haematology
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
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| Salary: | £67,325 |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Leeds, LS1 3EX |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Posting date: | 26 Jul 2026 |
| Closing date: | 10 Aug 2026 |
Summary
For questions about this job, contact: Name: Michael Richards Position: Paediatric Haematology Consultant Email: michael.richards8@nhs.net Phone number: 0113 3928776 Why you should join our Team Leeds Children’s Hospital covers 27 medical and surgical specialties and is one of the largest specialist children's hospitals in the country. We have over 20 inpatient wards, employ over 800 nurses and last year held over 170,000 outpatient appointments and treated over 25,000 surgical patients both electively/non-electively. What you will bring to the role The successful candidate will be expected to: Deliver high-quality clinical care to adults and children with sickle cell disease, thalassaemia and other inherited red cell disorders across outpatient, inpatient and day-unit settings under consultant supervision. Participate in specialist haemoglobinopathy clinics, including new patient, annual review, hydroxycarbamide monitoring and joint obstetric-haemoglobinopathy clinics.Support the management of transfusion programmes, therapeutic red cell exchange and iron chelation therapy, including attendance at specialist multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings. Contribute to the care of inpatients with complex red cell disorders and acute sickle cell complications. Develop expertise in interpreting haemoglobinopathy investigations, including haemoglobin electrophoresis, HPLC and newborn screening results, working closely with laboratory teams. Lead the development and implementation of a structured paediatric-to-adult transition pathway, including establishing a transition clinic and developing patient information resources. Attend and actively contribute to local, regional and national haemoglobinopathy MDT meetings.Participate in clinical audit, quality improvement, research and service development projects, including regional Haemoglobinopathy Coordinating Centre (HCC) initiatives. Teach and support the education of medical students, junior doctors and other healthcare professionals. Maintain accurate clinical records and comply with Trust policies relating to governance, safeguarding, infection prevention and information governance. Maintain a professional development portfolio, participate in annual appraisal and support progression towards relevant specialist training and examinations where applicable. Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy. About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our Trust values The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients. We are…. Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind Our Trust priorities Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time Our priorities: People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.