Consultant in Haematology
Job Description
Job summary
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (BHNFT) and The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) are working together in partnership to develop an integrated Haematology service delivering Consultant-led care across the two sites, serving a joint population of approximately 500,000.
We are currently looking to appoint two Consultants into the Haematology partnership to join the team initially on the Barnsley District General Hospital site. We are committed to move to a combined Inpatient model to create a single-site Inpatient facility at the Rotherham site, serving a combined population of approximately 500,000. Combining services across the two sites will lead to greater resilience in delivering emerging therapies such as Bi-specifics, with scope for sub-speciality interest development.
If you are a dynamic, enthusiastic and passionate Haematologist looking to work in an expanding service get in touch to see what this job can offer you
For further information, please contact in the first instance Dr Arun Alfred, Clinical Lead Consultant telephone: - O1709307119 / 7112 email: [email protected]
Main duties of the job
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a District General Hospital serving a local population of 250,000 people, offering level 2a Haematology Services (with the exception of intensive AML/ALL type treatments). The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust currently delivers level 2b care including intensive chemotherapy for AML and refractory lymphoma. Rotherham has an established home chemotherapy service with ambitions to expand this across the region. It also offers a supra-regional ECP service treating patients with GvHD and Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma. Both Barnsley and Rotherham contribute to the South Yorkshire regional MDT and Laboratory services have full national accreditation. Our nearest tertiary referral centre is only 10 miles away in Sheffield, and the region enjoys excellent collaborative working relationships. We would welcome applications from candidates who have particular subspecialty interests and are happy to accommodate and develop sub-specialty roles. There will be mentorship provided from senior member(s) of the team within the department depending on the successful candidates needs. The combined model will also enable to develop other interests including medical education roles, mentorship and leadership opportunities across both sites.
About us
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is a combined acute and community provider delivering a range of health care services to people in Rotherham and across South Yorkshire.
We are ambitious about our future and the part we will play in meeting the health and social care needs of the local community and the wider region. Our innovative and forward thinking approach means we are at the forefront of care delivery for people at home, in the community and in hospital.
At the heart of the Trust are more than 4,500 members of staff who are working out of the main Rotherham Hospital site and a number of community locations. A range of specialist services are delivered across the South Yorkshire region and nationally.
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from everyone. The Trust seeks to establish a workforce as diverse as the population it serves. We will consider applications to work flexibly. If you are disabled and require reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact the Medical Recruitment Team to discuss.
All Consultant interviews will be performed in person (face to face). If there are any exceptional circumstances as to why a candidate cannot attend in person then a possible virtual interview will be considered by the Executive panel but is not guaranteed.
Job responsibilities
The post is 10 PAs with opportunities for additional PAs to be negotiated.
The primary clinical responsibilities of the post-holder are:
To provide a Consultant Haematology service for inpatient and outpatient services and for the proper functioning of the department.
It is anticipated that the post holder will have continuous responsibility for laboratory quality assurance and compliance with hospital transfusion policies and development of such policies where necessary.
The post holder will have full continuing clinical responsibility for patients under his or/her care, and for the provision of treatment relevant to their haematological condition whilst in hospital. This may require the provision of advice and assistance to Consultants in other specialties, and the proper delegation to and training of junior medical staff.
The post holder will be expected and encouraged to carry out research and clinical audit activities, as an inherent part of normal clinical duties. There will also be a key role with regard to training medical staff in junior grades and the development of support staff.
It will be a requirement of the post that maintenance of CPD activity supported by funded study leave to maintain satisfactory Royal College compliance with the CPD programmed supported by funded study leave.
Consultant Haematologists will be managerially responsible to the Clinical Director for Care Group 1, with respect to Clinical Haematology and the Clinical Lead for Laboratory Medicine. There may be joint appraisal and performance review by both the Clinical Directors. .
It will be expected that the post holder will undertake departmental staff appraisal within the department at the request of the departmental head.
To provide on a reciprocal basis, a Consultant service for Barnsley Hospital in the absence of his/her Consultant colleagues.
To participate in the on-call rota on a 1 in 4 basis including laboratory supervision, clinical liaison and support to the busy clinical haematology service on an inpatient and outpatient basis.
The post-holder will participate in clinical management of Haemato-Oncology patients at the network multi-disciplinary meeting.
The post-holder may be required to undertake other duties appropriate for a consultant haematologist not otherwise stated.
Opportunity will be given to finalise the job plan and the allocation of sessions following appointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC
- Please confirm you GMC registration number
- On the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT from the date of interview
Research and Audit
Essential
- Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit
Desirable
- Relevant research published in peer review journal
Experience
Essential
- Multidisciplinary Team Working
Ability and Skills
Essential
- Clinical competence in a defined range of medical practice
- Good interpersonal working relationships and good communication skills with relation to clinical colleagues and support staff
- Good knowledge and ability to use spoken and written English
- Ability to monitor, maintain and improve service delivery
- Evidence of participation and commitment to continuing professional development and clinical audit
- Ability to practice independently as a Consultant
Desirable
- Ability to identify the need for and to initiate and implement change and improvements to the service
- Leadership skills
- Management skills
Management Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate effective team working skills
- Time management and organisational ability. An example may be they have developed and run training programmes.
- Proven knowledge of systems and process of NHS or equivalent
- Sense of understanding and commitment to corporate responsibility
- Commitment to and understanding of their responsibility to the organisation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. ...
