Trust Registrar in Haematology

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; In loco; GBP 42.000 - 52.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Specialty Registrar in Haematology to join the department at Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucester Royal Hospital on a rotational basis. You will work with consultants to deliver outpatient reviews, day unit assessments, and inpatient care, alongside involvement in education for junior doctors.

The post offers clinical teaching, leadership opportunities, and ongoing professional development within a supportive team.

Competenze

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification with GMC registration.
• Completion of F1/F2 with evidence of competences at appointment.
• MRCP and MRCPath are required/essential per post.

Mansioni

• Support Haematology at Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucester Royal Hospital.
• Review patients in outpatient clinics and on the day unit.
• Provide ward cover for 2 oncology/haematology wards and participate in teaching.

Conoscenze

Communication skills

Teamwork

Ability to work under stress

English language proficiency

Formazione

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

MRCP

MRCPath

Descrizione del lavoro

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Job overview

This is a full-time Specialty Registrar post to join the clinical Haematology department at Gloucestershire Royal Hospitals. The department has an excellent track record of supporting doctors to develop their career and achieve training posts.

These posts will be based at the Regional Cancer Centre based at Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH) and Gloucester Royal Hospital (GRH) on a rotational basis. The posts will join an established team of 9 Consultants who provide a full range of diagnostic and clinical haematology services to a population of approximately 650,000. This includes clinical (attending) inpatient duties to BCSH Level 3 care at the Regional Cancer Centre based at Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH), day care services at Gloucester Royal Hospital and outpatient and laboratory facilities at both sites. The Consultant team is supported by 3-4 Specialty Trainees (St3+), 3 Specialty Doctors, 1 ST1/2, 1 FY1, 1 Transfusion Practitioner, 1 ANP, 7 Specialist Nurses and 3 non-medical prescribers. In addition, resident doctors support the inpatient wards on a rotational basis

Main duties of the job

We are looking to appoint a suitable medical physician to support Haematology at Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucester Royal Hospital, with appropriate teaching and supervision of junior doctors and medical students. The candidate will join a committed and supportive team looking after haematology patients.

Involving mainly outpatient work, the post involves reviewing patients during and post treatment, with appropriate training given to undertake chemotherapy assessment and prescribing in outpatient clinics and on the day unit at GRH.

The post will also involve ward work, covering the inpatient unit, comprising 2 dedicated oncology and haematology wards (40 beds) and the Acute Haematology and Oncology Unit. The post holder will also be involved in the management of and referrals from other departments.

This post is ideally suited to a candidate considering a career in haematology, and looking for experience prior to seeking a haematology training post. The candidate will:

• Work closely with their colleagues to provide cover across the day unit, out patients and the ward to deliver high quality patient care
• Experience will be gained in the management of common malignancies, including chemotherapy assessment.
• To provide effective middle grade leadership to the staff working on the ward, day unit and outpatient clinics
• To lead, in conjunction with the Consultant workforce, the education programme for junior doctors

Working for our organisation

We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475* in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.

Our workforce is almost 9,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research. You could make a real difference to our patients’ lives by joining our team.

*Figures based CCG data on the number of people registered at a GP surgery in Gloucestershire

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

SPECIFIC AIMS & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS POST:

• The appointee will be expected to support the delivery of high quality care to the patients presenting to the Department with Haematological disorders
• To examine and treat both in-patients and out-patients referred to the Department
• To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff
• To participate in the undergraduate teaching programme
• To be fully compliant with Trust mandatory training requirements
• To actively participate in the departmental education programme

To work within the framework of team decisions.

• To show initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility

Please see attached Job description for more information

Qualifications and Training

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
• Completion of F1/F2. Evidence of achievement of F1/F2 competences at the time of application, or by the time of appointment
• MRCP
• MRCPath

Knowledge and Skills

• Applicant’s knowledge is up-to-date and fit to practice safely
• Applicant to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following
• Applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English
• Applicants have scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or equivalent equal to those required for recruitment to MMC specialty training programmes. If applicants believe they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence.

Clinical Experience

• Out of hours experience relevant to the job
• Relevant medical clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job
• Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
• Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job
• Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job
• Previous experience of working in Haematology
• Specialty knowledge exam

Personal Attributes

• Effective communication skills: demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation
• Ability to work under stress, flexibility and ability
• Team working: demonstrated experience working in a team, values the input of other professionals in the team
• Demonstrates a willingness to fully engage in appraisal. Self-awareness and ability to accept and learn from feedback.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

You will only be contacted by the Recruitment Team via email if you are shortlisted for this post. Please ensure therefore that you check your e-mail account regularly.

IMPORTANT: If you require sponsorship in order to apply for this role, eligibility is subject to your individual circumstances ie. current/previous visa status and the relevant salary threshold. We cannot make that assessment for each individual at this stage, therefore we advise those that may require sponsorship to ensure they have self assessed and thoroughly understood their eligibility using the Home Office guidance here - UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

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.

Name Dr Asha Johny Job title Consultant Haematologist and Specialty Director Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0300 4225253 Additional information

Alternatively please contact:

Dr Rory McCulloch - Consultant Haematologist and Deputy Clinical Lead - [e-mail]

or

Josh Peett - General Manager for Oncology, Haematology, Palliative Care & Immunology - [e-mail]