Specialty Doctor - Clinical Haematology

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

Here is an an exciting opportunity for you to join our friendly pathology team as a Specialty doctor -clinical hematology.

This is an ideal role for a candidate with an excellent background in clinical haematology. You will work alongside one Trainee Specialty Registrar(ST3+) and one other Specialty Doctors in haematology and would be responsible for care of in-patients admitted under haematology team and also provide medical cover for Haemato-oncology infusion unit and chemotherapy day unit in order to review and manage unwell patients on transfusion / chemotherapy.

If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, then apply today!

Main duties of the job

You will provide advice to doctors from other specialties and general practitioners in management of haematological problems.

You will regularly attend out-patient clinics including weekly lymphoma clinic and also perform bone marrow biopsies.

You will also undertake chemotherapy prescription and administration of intrathecal chemotherapy after successful completion of trust-approved training.

You will be encouraged to report blood films and bone marrow aspirates under close supervision of Consultant Haematologists.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The clinical service in Southend is predominantly malignant haematology, seeing a typical population of Lymphoma (100 new cases per annum), myeloma (26 cases per annum) as examples. There is the expected general haematology workload given our local catchment population of 380,000. There is a busy anticoagulant service (managed by pharmacists); Acute Leukaemia is managed in liaison with Barts Health NHS Trust and shared care is delivered when feasible.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description, but some of the responsibilities include

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GMC registration
• MBBS or equivalent
• 4 years ST exp 2 years within Hematology

Desirable criteria

• MRCP

Experience

Essential criteria

• 2 years hospital experience within Clinical Haematology
• Management of clinics

Desirable criteria

• Worked within NHS in an haematology environment

Teaching

Essential criteria

• ability to teach clinical skills
• Knowledge and experience of supervising undergraduates, junior doctors and other staff

Research & Audit

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of the principles of research/audit and ability to interpret and apply clinical research.
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems

Desirable criteria

• Recent published clinical research in peer reviewed journal.
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research

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