Locum Consultant in Haematology

Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Wolverhampton is seeking a Consultant Haematologist to manage patients and work within a team of medical professionals. Responsibilities include diagnostic Haematology, participating in on-call rotas, and providing consultative support. The role involves working across three sites and focuses on conditions such as malignant disorders and thrombosis. This opportunity offers both full-time and part-time options and promotes work-life balance and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Commitment to work-life balance

Qualifications

• Experience in diagnostic Haematology including blood film and bone marrow reporting.
• Ability to manage patients independently.
• Interest in malignant, thrombosis, haemostasis and haemoglobinopathies.

Responsibilities

• Provide a service in Hematology with Consultant and Senior colleagues.
• Participate in the on-call service for telephone advice and major incidents.
• Take part in medical audit and research as appropriate.
• Supervise and manage junior medical staff.
• Engage in teaching and examination duties for junior medical staff.

Job description

The responsibility will be to work as a Consultant Haematologist and manage patients independently. The role consists of working in a team of consultants and junior doctors managing Haematological conditions. You will be expected to manage both inpatients and outpatients. The role will include diagnostic Haematology with blood film and bone marrow reporting. You will be expected to participate in a 1:8 on call rota covering weekdays and weekends. The role includes consultative Haematology giving advice to different healthcare professionals. The role will involve working across 3 sites including New Cross hospital, Cannock Chase hospital and Walsall. The Trust actively welcomes applicants who have an interest in malignant, thrombosis and haemostasis and haemoglobinopathies. The department is currently looking to cover a full time and part time role and welcomes applications from those seeking these working patterns.

Responsibilities

1. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to provide a service in Hematology.
2. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to play a full part in the out‑of‑hours On‑Call service for the department. This includes being on‑call for telephone advice and major incidents.
3. To provide cover for Consultant and Senior colleagues in respect of periods of leave.
4. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to take part in medical audit and research as appropriate.
5. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met.
6. To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.
7. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to play a full part in the professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.
8. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to take responsibility for and devote time to teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required for junior medical staff.
9. In conjunction with Divisional Manager, Consultant and Senior Colleagues, to take an active role in the management of the Division.

Management & Service Development

Check details are applicable.

Flexible Working

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on‑boarding process.

About the Trust

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients. We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020. The Department has an active interest in clinical research and we currently have commercial and academic trials in the fields of Lymphoma, Myeloma and Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Professor Basu leads the West Midlands Research Consortium (WMRC). We have a 22 bedded inpatient facility providing care for patients undergoing induction treatment for Acute Leukemia and salvage treatment for Lymphoma.