Consultant Haematologist – Red Cell Focus & Teaching

The Methodist Church in Britain; Nacton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

Unsocial hours pay

27 days annual leave pro rata

NHS discounts

Staff health and wellbeing programme

Learning and career progression

Flexible working considered

Job summary

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a 0.8 WTE Consultant in haematology with a focus on red cell and general haematology. The post covers specialist clinical and laboratory haematology, including diagnostic bone marrow aspirates, and involves an on-call rota and advising other specialties and primary care.

The role includes teaching trainees, medical students and nursing staff, maintaining up-to-date knowledge, developing care pathways and guidelines, and contributing to

Qualifications

• Broad experience in clinical and laboratory haematology.
• Fully competent in bone marrow aspirate and biopsy.
• GMC specialist registration with licence to practise, or eligible within six months of interview.

Responsibilities

• Provide a specialist clinical and laboratory haematology service.
• Perform and report diagnostic bone marrow aspirates.
• Take part in the haematology on-call rota and handle in-patient, GP and laboratory queries.
• Share in the care of patients with blood disorders with haematology colleagues.
• Provide consultative advice to colleagues in the Trust and primary care.
• Attend weekly MDTs for general haematology/haemato-oncology and regional haemoglobinopathy MDT.
• Educate trainee doctors, medical students and nursing staff, including teaching and audits.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of clinical and laboratory haematology.
• Develop care pathways, guidelines and good working practices with wards, outpatients and ED.
• Review service quality and clinical performance data; explain causes of success and failure.
• Ensure junior doctor training meets Royal College requirements and participate in appraisal.

Skills

Haematology expertise

Bone marrow aspiration

On-call capability

Medical education/teaching

Education

FRCPath

CCT or equivalent (Portfolio Pathway)

Job description

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a 0.8 WTE Consultant in haematology with a focus on red cell and general haematology. The post covers specialist clinical and laboratory haematology, including diagnostic bone marrow aspirates, and involves an on-call rota and advising other specialties and primary care.

The role includes teaching trainees, medical students and nursing staff, maintaining up-to-date knowledge, developing care pathways and guidelines, and contributing to