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Locum Consultant Haematologist

Employer
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Basingstoke
Salary
£88,364 to £119,133 a year pa pro rata
Closing date
28 Feb 2023

Job Details

We are looking for a full time locum consultant for a 6 month period to cover maternity leave. They would join our enthusiastic team to develop integrated Haematology services for the acute hospitals, community hospitals and primary care in Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The role would provide both General Haematology laboratory and clinical care . This individual will work as part of a team of 8 consultant haematologists covering Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust

The post will be primarily based on the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital site.

Applicants must be on the GMC register and within 6 months of completion of their CCT at time of interview.

Application is via NHS jobs or HHFT website.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Responsibilities

  • Providing clinical and laboratory haematology services covering inpatients, outpatients, day cases and GP referrals together with the other consultants within the
  • Responding to clinical and laboratory enquiries
  • Liaising with clinicians to ensure that important laboratory findings reach them promptly and provide advice regarding appropriate
  • Involvement in the clinical management of patients in the hospital and community. Providing evidence-based care for patients in a multidisciplinary
  • Involvement in the education of Trust and Primary care staff.
  • Participate in an out-of-hours consultant on-call. This is provided by the eight consultants and includes prospective cover for consultant colleagues leave. On-call responsibilities will include cover for haematology inpatients on the BNHH site and clinical advice to GPs and hospital clinicians across the whole Trust.
  • Active participation in clinical research with recruitment of patients to cancer clinical trials and regular review of the clinical trials
  • Actively participate in the day-to-day clinical supervision and management of the haematology laboratory
  • Participation in clinical audit, Quality Improvement and other departmental and directorate clinical governance activities
  • Participation in teaching of medical, nursing and laboratory
  • Provision of educational and clinical supervision for junior medical staff

About us

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the major provider of hospital services to the population of North and mid Hampshire and surrounding areas. The hospitals in Basingstoke and Winchester provide a comprehensive range of acute services as well as being a tertiary referral centre for colorectal, liver, peritoneal carcinomatosis, haemophilia and pseudomyxoma surgery. Services are provided across Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover sites.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

The duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service. The post holder will provide continuing responsibility for patients in their charge and in partnership with colleagues working for the proper function of the department.

The post holder is required to hold a CCT or equivalent in Clinical Haematology. The post holder should therefore be trained in all aspects of clinical and laboratory haematology. The post holder should be fully committed to the provision of a high quality haematology service to the trust and the community as part of the haematology department.

Specific responsibilities include:

 

  • Providing clinical and laboratory haematology services covering inpatients, outpatients, day cases and GP referrals together with the other consultants within the
  • Responding to clinical and laboratory enquiries
  • Liaising with clinicians to ensure that important laboratory findings reach them promptly and provide advice regarding appropriate
  • Involvement in the clinical management of patients in the hospital and community. Providing evidence-based care for patients in a multidisciplinary
  • Involvement in the education of Trust and Primary care staff. The applicant may be required to participate in departmental staff appraisal after undergoing appropriate This may include laboratory staff, non-consultant medical staff or trainees.
  • Participate in an out-of-hours consultant on-call This is provided by the eight consultants and includes prospective cover for consultant colleagues leave. On-call responsibilities will include cover for haematology inpatients on the BNHH site and clinical advice to GPs and hospital clinicians across the whole Trust.
  • Active participation in clinical research with recruitment of patients to cancer clinical trials and regular review of the clinical trials
  • Actively participate in the day-to-day clinical supervision and management of the haematology laboratory
  • Participation in clinical audit, Quality Improvement and other departmental and directorate clinical governance activities
  • Participation in teaching of medical, nursing and laboratory
  • Provision of educational and clinical supervision for junior medical trainees and Specialist
  • Undertaking appropriate duties in cases of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances. The post- holder may be required to undertake other duties appropriate for a consultant haematologist not otherwise specified.
  • The post holder will participate in 1 in 8 on call rota

The post holder will be required to undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients, supporting junior staff and laboratory staff and the running of the clinical departments.

The consultant will share secretarial support with other consultants within the department; have dedicated office space with a computer and access to a microscope. The successful candidate will contribute to the Department and Trust as a whole, working as part of a team to shape the future of the service.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

  • Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

Qualifications
Essential

  • Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by date of interview

Qualifications
Essential

  • MRCP and FRCPath or equivalent

BMJ Ref: BMJ-110752/251-DS23013

 

Company

About Us

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) is an NHS provider providing wide acute health services for a population of over 600,000 across Hampshire and parts of Berkshire.

Hampshire Hospitals, which came into being in January 2012 as a result of the integration of Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust – which achieved Foundation Trust status in 2006 – and Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare Trust.

The trust’s vision is to provide outstanding care for each and every patient, ensuring our patients are well-cared for across the boundaries between our organisation and other providers. In order to provide this, it’s vital that we focus on the care that we provide to the staff who care for our patients, and we need to do all this within our inclusive CARE values, treating patients, colleagues and partners with compassion and respect.

Working for HHFT offers a rewarding career, nationally agreed employment terms and conditions and a range of additional benefits as part of our extensive reward package.

We aim to ensure staff have training and development opportunities to enable them to provide safe, effective, high quality care to our patients, whilst also creating an environment of health and wellbeing. In addition to this, all staff members are able to access a range of benefits and discount services.

Being a part of the Hampshire Hospitals family is also an opportunity to experience what Hampshire has to offer. Hampshire lies between England’s south-central coastline and the North Wessex Downs and is well-equipped and well-connected to meet the needs of everyone. You will also be spoilt for choice by the wealth of parks and woods, historical attractions, cultural landmarks, modern shopping centres, cosmopolitan restaurants and sports facilities, all in easy reach.

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