Consultant in General Haematology

Job title:

Consultant in General Haematology

Company

British Medical Journal

Job description

We’re inviting applications for Substantive Consultant post specialising in General Haematology (we encourage applicants to develop an area of their own interest).This post attracts a ‘Golden Hello’ payment for new applicants taking a substantive post. Details are below:

• £12,000 golden hello payment for new recruits to be paid in 12 equal monthly instalments.
• Successful candidates will also be eligible for a relocation allowance of £12,000 (if required).

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established and vibrant department in the expansion and development of clinical and diagnostic Haematology services within the North West London sector.Based primarily at Northwick Park Hospital (NPH), Haematology services are delivered at all three Trust sites. Successful candidates will be part of a team of 16 Consultant Haematologist colleagues in delivering clinical, laboratory, diagnostic, administrative, research and teaching responsibilities.The department has a wide variety of clinics including thrombosis, general clinics and haemoglobinopathy. If the post holder does wish to consider a mixed malignant / non-malignant post, a malignant clinics could also be considered within the job plan.The Department is supported by 7 Specialist Trainees, 3 Senior Clinical Fellows, 3 SHO, 1 FYI and 10 Clinical Nurse Specialists, 3 Physician’s Associates and is split into 2 clinical teams, Haemato-Oncology and General Haematology.Main duties of the jobThe post is a new position, full-time 10 PA, in the Haematology Department of London North West Healthcare NHS Trust. The post-holder will be an integral part of the Haematology service provided to the Trust and the appointee will provide care for inpatient and outpatient haematology patients.If you’re successful there will be excellent opportunities to further develop clinical services, cultivate research ideas and to enhance teaching programs (at both post-graduate and undergraduate levels, as a major Centre for training students and trainees from Imperial College London).About usLondon North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A& E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.Job description
Job responsibilitiesThere are weekly myeloid, lymphoma, CLL and myeloma clinics within the department in addition to new referrals, general haematology, haemoglobinopathy and thrombosis clinics. The combination of clinics for the individual post-holder will be subject to their experience and interests and the needs of the department. Full-time consultants at this trust will generally undertake 3 clinics per week.There are weekly regional and local MDTs which will be part of job planned activity. The regional MDT consists of consultants from Hammersmith Hospital, Hillingdon Hospital, West Middlesex Hospital and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Acute inpatient admissions are managed at NPH. For malignant haematology, Northwick Park has a stand-alone MDT and a weekly meeting with Hammersmith Hospital to discuss complex cases and transplant referrals. Haemoglobinopathy service is based at CMH, but the remaining clinics are at Northwick Park Hospital.Within the department, there is good opportunity to significantly contribute to service development, particularly in the Thrombosis, Laboratory, ITP and Haemoglobinopathy services again dependent on experience and interest.On-call attending occurs on a 1 in 6 basis.Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MRCP FRCPath or equivalent Full and Specialist registration with a licence to practice, with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within six months of interview. Applicants that are UK trained they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. Applicants that are non-UK trained they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT

Desirable

• MD, PhD or equivalent

Registration
Essential

• On GMC registered Medical Practitioner GMC specialist registration or within 6 months of CCT

Knowledge
Essential

• IT Skills and computer literacy o Broad based training in Haematology and its subspecialties o Broad based general professional training in general medicine

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.337-MS-1622-OKCompanyLondon North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) is one of the largest integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital and community services to the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.As well as delivering community services across four London boroughs from multiple sites we run major acute hospital services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for colorectal disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, which also offers a range of outpatient services and urgent care centre.

We also provide specialist care at Meadow House Hospice. We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.To find out more about our Trust, why not view our videoOur values – HEARTOur vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to provide excellent clinical care in the right settingWe are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

• Honesty
• Equality
• Accountability
• Respect
• Teamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust welcomes applications from people who wish to work part time or flexibly.Company info Website

Expected salary

£99532 – 131964 per year

Location

Harrow, Greater London

Job date

Sat, 21 Sep 2024 22:51:35 GMT

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