Senior Clinical Fellow in Haematology

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare seeks a Senior Clinical Fellow in Haematology to join its dedicated team. This role offers the chance to work predominantly in a ward setting, providing essential patient care and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. You will engage in various responsibilities, including patient assessments, drug prescriptions, and participating in ward rounds. The organization is committed to investing in state-of-the-art facilities and fostering a diverse workforce, making it an exciting place to advance your career and achieve a fulfilling work-life balance in beautiful surroundings.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 months NHS experience and GMC registration required.
• At least 6 months experience in Cancer Care specialties like Haematology.

Responsibilities

• Clerk and administer patient notes, undertake reviews and assessments.
• Participate in ward rounds and attend Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings.

Skills

Patient assessment

Drug prescription

Clinical documentation

Team collaboration

On-call duties

Education

Basic Medical Qualification

Completion of foundation training

Tools

Patient management systems

Job description

NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Main area: Haematology

Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Contract: Fixed term: 8 months

Hours:

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

40 hours per week (Plus on call)

Job ref: 153-M3548

Department name: 4. UHD - Medical Recruitment Site Poole and Bournemouth Town Dorset

Salary: £70,425 Pro rata on call

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 03/01/2025 23:59

As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three-site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust, we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Job overview

UHD requires an additional Haematology Senior Clinical Fellow to fulfil the roles within our Cancer Care directorate. The post holder will be predominantly ward-based and gain a wide range of experience and undertake on call.

The role will be required to work with other grades of staff, and help out with ward rounds, admitting patients and clinics.

Main duties of the job

• Clerk and post take administration; writing in patients' notes.
• Undertake patient reviews.
• Patient assessment, drug prescription, discharge administration.
• Promptly update patient systems.
• Attend clinics.
• Attend Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings.
• Triage to medical teams/acute physicians as appropriate.
• Troubleshoot patients on the ward.
• Participate in ward rounds.
• Take part in the Haematology on-call shift system.

We reserve the right to record and transcribe each interview to maintain accuracy and fairness, and this is important to be used for audit purposes when needed.

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Haematology department at UHD is staffed with 16 Haematology Consultants.

As well as other Junior colleagues, the post will be supported by Junior clinical fellows and Physicians Associates.

Person specification

Experience

• Minimum of 4 months NHS experience.
• Minimum of 2 years experience post qualification.
• Can demonstrate successful completion of foundation competencies.
• GMC registration.
• Basic Medical Qualification.
• Completion of foundation training.
• At least 6 months previous experience in Cancer Care specialties such as Haematology and Oncology.

Personal

• Full GMC Registration.
• Understands principles of patient safety and data protection.
• Aware of own limitations and can deal with stressful situations.
• Keeps professional knowledge and skills up to date.
• Understands basic principles of audit.

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.