Consultant Haematologist with Interest in Lymphoid Malignancies
Consultant
Main area: Haematology
Grade: Consultant
Contract: Permanent: Substantive
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref: 213-PRUH-MED-6690222
Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Princess Royal University Hospital
Town: Orpington
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum including London Zone Allowance
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/11/2024 23:59
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London.
Job overview
This is a replacement post. The remit of the postholder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care for patients with lymphoid malignancies and to provide and develop the relevant services to the Trust’s patients. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the Care Group while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.
Main duties of the job
The post will be based at the Princess Royal University Hospital and the proposed Job Plan (10 PAs) is attached. This is subject to review within 3 months of the postholder commencing in post.
The On-Call commitment is for a 1:4 rota, which is classed as Category A. There is a commitment to undertake routine job planned work on Saturdays or Sundays as part of the total job planned PAs.
The appointee will work as part of the Haemato-oncology team at the PRUH. Broad knowledge of the field is required as the successful candidate will be part of the ward attending rota. The post holder will also be reporting blood films requiring senior input (reporting rota: 1:5) and bone marrow aspirates. In addition, the post holder is expected to be familiar with the Trust’s anticoagulation and Thrombosis guidelines and able to handle relevant emergencies as part of the on-call rota.
The purpose of the job is to provide service of the highest quality to Haemato-oncology in general, but with emphasis on lymphoid malignancies.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Together with the other members of consultant staff, to provide leadership of the clinical lymphoid malignancy service.
- Shared responsibility with the other consultants for providing 24 hour, 7 day a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis.
- Provide clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
- Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
- Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in either site as agreed with the Divisional management team.
- Contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.
- Contribute to the Audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programs and learning from Deaths.
- Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the department’s/ Division’s Business Plan.
- Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
- Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty.
- Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained.
- Undertake Divisional management duties as agreed with the Divisional/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
- Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies.
- Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Full MRCP and FRCPath or equivalent
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)
Registration
- Full Registration with GMC
- Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment
- On the day of interview applicants must be within 6 months of CCT or must have fully completed CESR application and be fully registered on the GMC Specialist Register.
Training and Experience
- Wide experience in all aspects of haematology.
- Leadership experience at consultant level
Administration
- Experience in day-to-day organisation of haematology services in a busy Teaching Hospital
- Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
- Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service.
Management and Leadership
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
- Management course and/or qualification
Audit and Quality Improvement
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit.
- Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.
Research and Publications
- Experience of clinical research.
- Publication of relevant review articles or case reports.
Teaching
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation.
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