The division of specialist services is the largest clinical division in the Trust, with well over 2,000 staff providing a range of complex and highly specialised services, both directly to patients, and in support of the Trust’s other clinical divisions.

Our services include:

• The National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital – a world-renowned centre providing acute and rehabilitation services to children, young people and adults with spinal cord injury: a multi-disciplinary team of over 400 staff.
• Cancer Care – a range of clinical and support services for patients who have been diagnosed with and are being treated for cancer, including a dedicated in-patient ward at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and chemotherapy suites at Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe Hospitals.
• Haematology – we provide treatment and care for patients with blood conditions which are either cancerous, such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma, and non-cancerous (e.g. abnormal blood counts).
• Pathology Services – we support the clinical work of all of the Trust’s divisions through the skilled testing of patient samples by biomedical scientists at our laboratories in Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe Hospitals.
• Pharmacy – our dedicated team of pharmacy specialists and technicians provide medicines to in-patients and outpatients via dispensaries on each of our main sites, and by our ward clinical pharmacy service
• Imaging – a range of routine and specialist imaging services for hospital doctors, local GPs and dentists, provided by our team of radiologists and radiographers and support staff

Each of these Service Delivery Units (SDUs) is clinically led by a consultant with a strong background in the specialism, who is responsible for ensuring that services are delivered safely and effectively, and for ensuring that staff at all levels have a strong voice.

The division is led by a clinical chair, supported by a chief nurse and director, and the management team is responsible for making sure that our services offer quality and good value for money, and – crucially – provide our staff with a great place to work.

The division shares with other clinical divisions a really strong set of values. We also have the ambition of employing inspirational leaders who can develop strong teams, and attracting and retaining the highest calibre of people, who are engaged in what they do.

We want our teams to innovate and develop their services, and to pioneer new ways of working across our sites, services, and with other organisations.

We hope that you’ll join us in our journey and help us realise our ambitions.