Consultant Haematologist

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Kettering; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Kettering seeks a full-time Consultant Haematologist. The role includes ward cover, outpatient clinics, and on-call duties, offering a collaborative environment with 4 other consultants. Applicants should have experience in haematology and teaching. Benefits include access to childcare vouchers and discounted home electronics.

Benefits

Access to childcare vouchers

Discounted home electronics

Salary sacrifice for cars

Staff discounts for local restaurants and gyms

Qualifications

• Experience in general Haematology and haemato-oncology.
• Ability to teach and supervise registrars.
• Commitment to providing high-quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to all aspects of Haematology work including meetings and teaching.
• Provide ward cover, outpatient clinics, and on-call commitment.
• Participate in audit and research.

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a highly committed and motivated individual to join our team of Haematologists in providing general and BSH level 2b care in Haemato-oncology for North Northamptonshire and neighbouring areas. We would welcome applicants interested in either a substantive or NHS locum posts. Applications are invited for a full time Consultant Haematologist at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to join our friendly and dynamic team of Haematologists. This is a replacement post. The successful candidate will join a team of 4 other full time consultant Haematologists to provide a high quality comprehensive Haematology service to the local area. You will be based at Kettering General Hospital.

Responsibilities and duties

• Contribute to all aspects of the general Haematology and haemato-oncology work including active participation in departmental meetings, teaching and supervising registrars and helping with audit and research.
• The post includes ward cover, outpatient clinics and on call commitment in Haematology.
• The post will be paid at 11 PAs with a commitment to a 1:4 on call rota.

Post details

• Full time Consultant Haematologist at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (replacement post).
• Join a team of 4 other full time consultant Haematologists to provide a high quality comprehensive Haematology service to the local area.
• You will be based at Kettering General Hospital.
• Attendance to ward cover, outpatient clinics and on call commitments as described above.

About the Trust

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is an Affiliated Teaching Hospital with circa 600 beds providing a service to approximately 360,000 people in North Northamptonshire and South Leicestershire. The Trust treats patients in a range of specialties including medicine, surgery, obstetrics and Gynaecology and Paediatrics. The Trust is a designated Cardiac Centre and provides a 24/7 Regional Primary PCI Emergency Service for the County. There is a wide range of imaging services including CT, Cardiac and general MRI, access to nuclear medicine and PET scanning.

Location

Kettering is centrally located with easy access to London in less than 1 hour by rail. By road, Kettering is within easy reach of 5 international airports and 75% of the country can be reached within 2 hours.

Education, development and benefits

The Trust is going through a period of transformation and improvements will lead to a stronger focus on providing Safe and Compassionate care to our patients and this will give you the opportunity to learn, develop and expand your career. We believe that providing excellent education, training and development for our staff is essential. We offer a wide range of benefits, for example access to childcare vouchers, home-electronic scheme giving you discounted prices for home electronics, salary sacrifice for cars and access to staff discount for local restaurants and gyms. So while we aim to continue improving, you can improve your skills too - within a professionally challenging yet exciting environment.

Teaching and affiliations

Kettering has good links with Leicester Medical School and awarded affiliated teaching hospital status. Kettering receives medical students from the medical school for teaching and training as well as foundation doctors, core and specialty trainees on rotation from HEEM (Health Education England, East Midlands).