Job Description

An exciting new opportunity has come up to join the Haematology Team at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. This role will be based at the West Middlesex Site.

The post holder will have an opportunity to develop their own sub speciality interest. The appointed individual is expected to uphold the Trust values to ensure the delivery of the highest quality care to patients with Haematological conditions.

This is a new position, but a fully-funded one, with a likelihood of a substantive consultant role in the future.

Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK. Any candidate who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post if such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues.

Main duties of the job

This post is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Clinical Haematologist to join a dynamic, friendly, and forward-looking Acute Hospital Trust in West London. West Middlesex University Hospital has been designated a major site following the recent consultation process for North West Thames. The successful appointee would be expected to work with the well-established team to deliver general laboratory, general inpatient, and outpatient and haemato-oncology services.

Out-patient work

The number of outpatient clinics will be determined in discussion with the post-holder. The mix of patients are typical of large general hospital, including those with haematological malignancies (lymphomas, chronic leukaemias, myeloma etc), general haematology (anaemias, myeloproliferative disorders, immune-mediated cytopenias, disorders of iron metabolism), haemoglobinopathies (predominantly sickle cell disease), and patients with venous thromboembolic disease and thrombophilia.

About us

We provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have over 6,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Caref or nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children\'s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We\'re one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We\'re also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff say they\'re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as \'Good\' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of \'Good\'. We\'ve also been awarded an \'Outstanding\' rating for \'use of resources\' by an NHS Improvement inspection.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around 10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending 25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children\'s unit at West Middlesex - in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The post holder would be jointly responsible for ensuring learning opportunities for junior doctors

Administrative duties

• To review and update, when necessary, relevant SOP
• To participate in the administration relating to his/her clinic.
• To undertake any other administrative activities required by the Clinical Director and Service Lead.

Key working relationships

• Haematology colleagues
• Clinical Nurse Specialists
• Ward staff
• Acute and Emergency Care colleagues
• Operational Management team
• Radiology colleagues
• Pathology colleagues
• Pharmacy colleagues
• Community care
• Primary care
• Social Care

This job description may be subject to change according to the varying needs of the service. Such changes will be made after discussion between the post holder and his/her manager.

All duties must be carried out under supervision or within Trust policy and procedure. You must never undertake any duties that are outside your area of skill or knowledge level. If you are unsure you must seek clarification from a more senior member of staff.

Please refer to our detailed job description for more information

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview)
• Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by date of interview
• Specialist training in clinical haematology
• MRCP or equivalents

Desirable

• Higher degree e.g. PhD or MD
• Research experience

Experience
Essential

• Broad experience in Clinical Haematology
• Teaching experience / willingness to teach medical, nursing & other staff
• Experience of audit / clinical research

Desirable

• Undertaken a management course
• Understanding of the NHS and its organisation
• Completed publications in appropriate journal(s)

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