Haematology Consultant

Medway NHS Foundation Trust; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Gillingham seeks a Consultant Haematologist to provide comprehensive care across haematology services. The ideal candidate will have experience in clinical haematology and haemato-oncology, participate in on-call duties, and contribute to training junior doctors. This role offers opportunities for clinical research and development within a supportive multi-disciplinary team, fostering a culture of quality improvement and excellence in patient care.

Benefits

Gym membership

Health and wellbeing programme

On-site nursery

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Full and specialist registration with GMC required.
• Broad experience in general haematology and internal medicine needed.
• Experience in teaching medical trainees is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and high-quality care in haematology.
• Engage in multi-disciplinary team meetings and patient care.
• Participate in clinical research and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Expert clinical care

Teaching experience

Clinical audit participation

Education

Full registration with GMC

Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

FRCPath or equivalent

MRCP or equivalent

Job description

We are recruiting for a Haematology Consultantwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide comprehensive care across in-patient, out-patient and haemato-oncology services for the Medway Towns and Swale population of around 370,000. The role includes ward-based care on the 18-bed Lawrence Ward, outpatient clinics, and support for chemotherapy delivery in the day unit.

We are looking for a fully accredited Consultant Haematologist with experience in clinical haematology and haemato-oncology, committed to multi-disciplinary team working, teaching, research and departmental management.

The post-holder will participate in on-call duties, contribute to training junior doctors and medical students, and engage in quality improvement initiatives and specialist clinics such as thrombophilia, haemophilia and sickle cell services.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.

All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.

We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.

All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Job responsibilities

The Consultant Haematologist will provide expert clinical leadership and deliver high-quality care across all areas of haematology, including in-patient, out-patient and haemato-oncology services. The post-holder will join an established team of five consultants, three SpRs, five resident doctors and five clinical nurse specialists, serving the Medway Towns and Swale population of approximately 370,000.

The role encompasses ward-based care on the 18-bed Lawrence Ward, outpatient clinics and support for chemotherapy delivery in the Galton Day Unit.

In addition to direct patient care, the consultant will participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings, liaise with regional and tertiary centres including Kings College Hospital and Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells, and contribute to specialist services such as thrombophilia, haemophilia and sickle cell management. The post-holder will also participate in a 1:5 on-call rota covering weekdays and weekends.

The Consultant Haematologist will work closely with the Haematology and Blood Transfusion laboratories as part of the North Kent Pathology Service, applying diagnostic results to clinical management and supporting ongoing quality improvement and accreditation initiatives. Teaching and training responsibilities include supervision of junior medical staff, participation in the formal educational programme for trainees, and teaching of medical students from Guys, Kings, and St Thomas School of Medicine. The post-holder will be expected to undertake QESP training to act as an educational supervisor for junior staff, supporting their professional development.

The role offers opportunities to participate in clinical research, including national and pharmaceutical trials and to develop personal research or specialty interests through collaboration with regional and academic partners.

The Consultant Haematologist will contribute to the management and strategic development of the Haematology Department, participate in departmental and specialist group meetings and engage in hospital-wide quality improvement and governance initiatives.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or 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 date of interview.
• FRCPath or show evidence of equivalent qualification.
• MRCP or show evidence of equivalent qualification
• Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT

Experience

• Ability to offer opinion and expert care for patients within the department.
• Broad experience in general haematology and general internal medicine
• Experience of teaching doctors-in training and undergraduates.
• Experience of clinical audit.

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.

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearPer Annum/Pro Rata