Locum Consultant Haematologist - East Midlands

Medacs Healthcare; Leicester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Locum Consultant in Haematology to work at University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust. The role involves managing patient care, coordinating treatment plans, and contributing to medical education and research. Interested candidates should be GMC registered doctors with relevant experience and a commitment to infection control and patient management.

Benefits

Weekly Payroll

Free life support courses and training

Access to mental health support services

£1,000 referral bonus

Dedicated 24/7 support from recruitment consultant

Qualifications

• GMC registered Doctor with license to practice required.
• Relevant experience at Consultant level or references supporting transition.
• DBS background check mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Provide diagnosis, treatment, and patient management.
• Coordinate treatment plans and communicate with multidisciplinary team.
• Conduct research and assist in teaching junior doctors.

Skills

Patient management

Clinical communication

Team leadership

Education

GMC registered Doctor

Consultant level experience

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Job Description:

Client Name: University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust

Role: Locum Consultant in Haematology

Shifts: 09:00am - 17:00pm, Monday to Friday

• Weekly Payroll, usually each Friday
• Designated body GMC connection with Medacs Healthcare
• Free Appraisal costs and services delivered via our in-house revalidation & appraisal team
• Free life support courses, DBS applications, online training and all other onboarding costs covered by Medacs
• We supply 95% of all NHS trusts and Health boards across the UK (more than any other agency)
• Access to The Support Hub - our support service to help support your mental health and well-being and enable you to deliver outstanding care
• First sight of shifts across multiple NHS trusts
• A dedicated recruitment consultant allocated to you with 24/7 support - we're here when you need us
• Free CPD courses and career support with Medacs Academy
• Hundreds of new shifts available every day
• Long term jobs and short shifts available
• £1,000 referral bonus paid for any successful referral applicants that are booked for work

Working flexible shifts at University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust, you will enjoy close working relationships with your fellow healthcare professionals as you work to ensure the highest standards of care are provided to patients of all ages with both benign and malignant conditions while being a pillar of clinical and educational support for junior Haematologists.

The University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust take their contribution to medical development and advancement of all aspects of haematology, both clinical and laboratory, seriously. As a result, you will have access to some of the most advanced medical equipment in the country and unparalleled opportunities for specialism, research, and academia throughout your consultancy.

As a Haematology Consultant, you will be dividing your time between the ward, outpatient clinic and the laboratory, frequently attending other speciality areas including high dependency and intensive care units. Working alongside a cohesive team of dynamic, motivated, and progressive consultants, all with their own critical subspecialty interests you will provide an advisory and consultancy service to all hospital specialists and general practitioners.

Main Duties/Responsibilities

As a Haematology Consultant with University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust you will:

• Provide diagnosis, screening, treatment, preoperative, operative, and postoperative management of patient care.
• Actively support patients and their families, communicating clinical information to explain a diagnosis and treatment options using various methods to ensure practical understanding.
• Coordinate treatment plans and prescribe various types of treatment.
• Provide constant monitoring and care for patients.
• Communicate with patients and the wider multidisciplinary team on shared patient decision making.
• Work in and where appropriate, lead a multidisciplinary team.
• Assess and prioritise patient/client requirements, delegating effectively to others.
• Recognise, review, and report a patient's condition and any changes to the patient and the multidisciplinary team.
• Performing basic administrative and clerical tasks, such as keeping records of test results, writing prescriptions, providing information to patients, and monitoring treatment plans.
• Conduct research to help develop and test techniques and equipment that can improve procedures and outcomes.
• Help teach and train other junior doctors and medical students and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications/Licenses/Certifications

• Be a GMC registered Doctor with license to practice (you do NOT need to be on the Specialist Register).
• Have relevant experience at Consultant level, or references to support your transition up to Consultant level.
• Ideally, to have previous NHS experience
• Hold evidence of stand-alone Right to Work in the UK (unfortunately locum jobs can't offer visa sponsorship)
• You will need to pass an enhanced criminal background check (DBS).

If you can demonstrate a commitment to the diagnosis and management of patients as well as education, research and development into the control and prevention of infection, you are precisely the type of Consultant University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust are looking for. Apply today.