Locum Consultant Haematologist

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Preston; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a consultant to join the Clinical Haematology Service on a fixed term NHS locum contract. The post supports clinical and laboratory haematology with a broad training and participation in on-call, teaching, and MDT activities at multiple sites including Royal Blackburn and Burnley General Hospital.

The successful candidate will hold GMC registration with Licence to Practise, and either CCT or be within six months of award; FRCPath or equivalent

Qualifications

• Full and specialist GMC registration (with licence to practise).
• CCT or within six months of award by interview date.
• FRCPath or equivalent qualification.
• Experience in supervision of trainees.
• Leadership in service development.
• Commitment to teaching and education within the Trust.

Responsibilities

• Participate in on-call rota and provide advice across hospital and community.
• Undertake clinics at Royal Blackburn site and Burnley General Hospital.
• Engage in Core Medical Trainee and undergraduate teaching.
• Contribute to educational programmes and governance within the Haematology service.

Skills

GMC registration

CCT within 6 months

FRCPath

Teaching

Leadership

On-call

Teamwork

Education

CCT or equivalent

FRCPath

Job description

We are actively seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic consultant to join the Clinical Haematology Service at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust on a fixed term NHS locum contract., We provide a clinical and laboratory service, managing a full range of haematological conditions to BCSH level 2a. Clinical haematology in-patient beds are shared with the Integrated Care Team. The friendly department has recently been expanded to include two Specialty Doctors, one JCF, an Advanced Practitioner, four Clinical Nurse Specialists (one for Haemoglobinopathies), a Cancer Support Worker and two transfusion practitioners. The modern Blood Sciences laboratory is ISO15189 UKAS Accredited., The post holder should have a broad training in clinical and laboratory haematology and must hold full and specialist registration with a licence to practise with General Medical Council. Additionally they should be holder of Certificate of Completion of Training or be within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by the date of interview. Development of an area of special interest will be encouraged and the post holder will be expected to participate in the on-call rota, providing advice and clinical help across hospital and community. The successful candidate is expected to undertake Clinics at both Royal Blackburn site and Burnley General Hospital. We have active educational programmes and the post holder is expected to participate in Core Medical Trainee and undergraduate teaching.

The post holder should have a broad training in clinical and laboratory haematology and must hold full and specialist registration with a licence to practise with General Medical Council. Additionally they should be holder of Certificate of Completion of Training or be within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by the date of interview. Development of an area of special interest will be encouraged and the post holder will be expected to participate in the on-call rota, providing advice and clinical help across hospital and community. The successful candidate is expected to undertake Clinics at both Royal Blackburn site and Burnley General Hospital. We have active educational programmes and the post holder is expected to participate in Core Medical Trainee and undergraduate teaching.,

• 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 within six months of award of CCT by date of interview If applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
• FRCPath or equivalent qualification
• TRAINING,
• Practical -Diagnosis and management of wide range of haematology disorders
• Audit - Understanding and experience of performing audit during general professional and higher specialist training
• Teaching - Evidence of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and commitment to these within the Trust
• Research Awareness of basic research methods Familiarity with evidence based practice, Clear commitment to lifelong learning
• Experience of evidence based medicine
• Ability to keep up to date in the speciality, Understanding of current NHS management systems including clinical governance and risk management., Communication and Relationships - Ability to communicate with colleagues and users of the service including patients and their relatives
• Supervision - Experience of supervision of trainees
• Leadership - Ability to lead the development of services and provoke best practice amongst the colleagues in a changing environment
• Teamwork - Ability to work in a team with professional colleagues both medical and non-medical, Communication and Relationships - Attendance at e.g. Death/Bereavement or Breaking News workshops and Counselling courses
• Leadership - Evidence of development of leadership within the work environment, Agree to live within 30 minutes travel time of the Trust unless permitted otherwise
• Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post, Agree to live within 30 minutes travel time of the Trust unless permitted otherwise
• Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post

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.

ELHT holds a weekly independent haemato-oncology MDT, with diagnostic services provided by HMDS Leeds and Radiotherapy services provided by Royal Preston Hospital. The MDT is highly rated in the recent cancer peer review. Autologous transplant services are provided by Royal Victoria Hospital Blackpool. Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine All major disciplines are included with the exception of Virology and Immunology which are centralised at Preston. The Haematology MDT at ELHT has met the QSIS standard at a higher level across the region. The diagnostic service is provided by the Haematological Malignancy Diagnostic Service at The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.