Consultant Hematologist with a special interest Thrombosis

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in the UK is seeking an enthusiastic Consultant Hematologist with a special interest in Thrombosis. This full-time role involves outpatient clinical work and on-call duties, supporting a high standard of care for patients. Candidates must hold full GMC registration and have experience in clinical haematology. Join a team focused on research and quality improvement in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in the management of resources.
• Experience in diagnostic and clinical haematology.
• Proven publications record.

Responsibilities

• Outpatient clinical work at St Bartholomew's and Newham sites.
• Provide liaison advice to colleagues in other Barts Health services.
• On-call duties providing haemostasis and thrombosis advice.

Skills

Management of resources

Diagnostic and clinical haematology

Cooperative work in multi-disciplinary teams

Education

Full and Specialist registration with GMC

Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

FRCPath or equivalent

MRCP or equivalent

Higher Research Degree

Job description

Consultant Hematologist with a special interest Thrombosis

Barts Health NHS TrustConsultant Hematologist with a special interest Thrombosis10 PA PostTrust Wide

Bart's Health is seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated Consultant Haematologist to join their team. This is a replacement 10PA substantive, full time post and joins an existing team of 4 other consultants who between them cover all areas of care for patients with Thrombosis. This post is essential to ensuring that we continue to provide a high standard of care for patients with inherited and acquired bleeding disorders and will help with the sustainability, development, and expansion of the service at Barts Health NHS Trust.

Context:The Department of Clinical Haematology is based on 4 sites (Royal London, St Bartholomew's, Whipps Cross and Newham Hospitals) and functions as one department. The medical team consists of 22 consultant haematologists and 9 haematology trainees, plus middle grade and academic haematology fellows. We have a busy and interesting clinical and research practice and hold one of the largest NIHR-funded research portfolio for non-malignant haematology research in the UK.

Main duties of the job

The clinical work involves:

• outpatient clinical work at St Bartholomew's and Newham sites
• diagnostic and validation support for our regional referral NHS coagulation laboratory
• liaison advice to colleagues in other Barts Health services
• clinical support for our anticoagulant practitioner service
• advice to colleagues in primary care via our Advice and Guidance portal
• on call duties providing haemostasis and thrombosis advice for Barts Health and referral centres to our Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centre

This is currently a non-resident 1:7 rota.

The appointee will also be committed to our research, audit and quality improvement programme including:

• dedicated time for participation in thrombosis and anticoagulation research projects
• contribution to collaborative, ergonomic pan-Trust guidelines
• standardization of our clinic practices to improve the patient experience
• the progression of our ambitious and data-driven anticoagulation stewardship programme to improve thromboprophylaxis for the 2.5 million people we serve in East London

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The clinical work involves:

• outpatient clinical work at St Bartholomews and Newham sites
• diagnostic and validation support for our regional referral NHS coagulation laboratory
• liaison advice to colleagues in other Barts Health services
• clinical support for our anticoagulant practitioner service
• advice to colleagues in primary care via our Advice and Guidance portal
• on call duties providing haemostasis and thrombosis advice for Barts Health and referral centres to our Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centre

This is currently a non-resident 1:7 rota.

The appointee will also be committed to our research, audit and quality improvement programme including:

• dedicated time for participation in thrombosis and anticoagulation research projects
• contribution to collaborative, ergonomic pan-Trust guidelines
• standardization of our clinic practices to improve the patient experience
• the progression of our ambitious and data-driven anticoagulation stewardship programme to improve thromboprophylaxis for the 2.5 million people we serve in East London

Person Specification

Qualifications / Higher Qualifications

• Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within six months of interview.
• Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by
• Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
• FRCPath or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent
• Higher Research Degree

Experience

• Have experience in the management of resources
• Experience in diagnostic and clinical haematology
• Proven publications record

Knowledge and Skills

• Have experience in management of staff/colleagues and demonstrate management of change

Disposition/Interpersonal Relationships

• Have demonstrated an ability to work co-operatively with other colleagues and in multi disciplinary teams.

Physical requirements

• Ability to work across sites

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.