Job summary
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust has a strong haematology service under the umbrella of the being one of the largest health care providers in London. This is a post for a substantive consultant haematologist with a role:
a) to support the Myeloproliferative disorder service
b) to support the Sickle cell and General haematology inpatient service
c) to support the out of hours non-malignant haematology service
We are seeking a dynamic, experienced individual committed to excellence in service delivery to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a first-class team in an active and progressive central London teaching hospital environment.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a member of the haematology team, this is a post to provide support within the Myeloproliferative OPA service which has seen significantly increased activity in the last few years. The post holder will participate in outpatient clinics managing the care of patients with myeloproliferative diagnoses and will be expected to take part the active clinical trials portfolio that is run within the team. Experience in MPN clinical research and an understanding of the evolving therapy landscape will be essential for this role. The post holder will need to be GCP trained and will be added to the delegation logs for the ongoing active clinical trial portfolio.
The role will also take part in the Non-Malignant haematology out of hours rota, where they will manage the care of individuals with general haematology diagnoses, consultative referrals, acute admissions and inpatient review of patients with haemoglobinopathy diagnoses. There is a rotational ward attending cover for patients with classical haematology diagnoses the majority of whom will have haemoglobinopathy diagnoses and complications.
The post holder will actively participate in trainee teaching and clinical supervision as expected in a large Tertiary teaching Hospital, they will be responsible for a weekly morphology teaching session directed at trainees.
About us
The Trust consists of St Thomas' Hospital at Waterloo, including the Evelina Children's Hospital, Guy's Hospital at London Bridge, as well as The Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals. We are one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country with around 22,700 staff, we are also one of the biggest employers locally. GSTT is among the UK's busiest, and most successful foundation trusts, providing specialist care for patients across a breadth of specialities from birth and throughout their lifespan.Our hospitals have a long and proud history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. We continue to build on these traditions and have a reputation for clinical, teaching and research excellence.We provide a full range of hospital services for our local communities, as well as community health services for people living in Lambeth and Southwark. We also provide specialist services for patients from further afield, including cancer, cardiac, kidney, women's and orthopaedic services, and we are home to the Evelina Children's Hospital. We have one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest A&E departments in London. See www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide High Quality Care to Patients
- The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice
- To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
- To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
- To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.
Research, Teaching and Training
- Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.
- To provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Director.
- To act as educational supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Director to ensure external accreditation of training post.
Performance Management
- To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
- Clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.
- Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates.
Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide High Quality Care to Patients
- The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice
- To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
- To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
- To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.
Research, Teaching and Training
- Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.
- To provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Director.
- To act as educational supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Director to ensure external accreditation of training post.
Performance Management
- To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
- Clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.
- Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates.
Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for registration within six months of interview.
- Applicants that are UK trained, 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, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT NB: Non-UK trained doctors must be on the GMC/ GDC Specialist Register in haematology by date of interview.
- MRCP FRCPath or equivalent
- Evidence of specialist interest in MPN research.
Desirable
- Higher Research Degree such as PhD or MD
- Peer reviewed publications in MPN and or Non-Malignant Haematology topics
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Appropriate level of clinical knowledge for the post
- Evidence of experience and in MPN patient management
- Evidence of experience in out of hours haematology patient management
Desirable
- Experience managing MPN patients in research trials
Audit Management & IT
Essential
- Track record of clinical governance, audit, management and IT skills required
- Understanding of principles of audit - evidence of completed audits or quality improvement exercises
Desirable
- Evidence of completed impactful audits/quality improvement projects
Research. Teaching skill & experience
Essential
- Track record of research, publications/ understanding / knowledge of Research ethics.
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
Desirable
- Evidence of original research and publications in appropriate peer reviewed journal in the field of MPN, haemoglobinopathies or general haematology
- Teaching qualification
Leadership / Management skills
Essential
- Communication; ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Accountability; ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Interpersonal Skills; empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff
- Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Experience in MPN patient management.
- Evidence of participating in an MDT
- Experience in teaching
- Experience in Consultative haematology patient care and liaison with medical and surgical teams
- Experience of managing acute non-malignant haematology patient presentations out of hours
Desirable
- Evidence of experience managing complex MPN patients
- Evidence of complex acute non malignant haematology presentations out of hours
- Evidence of active participation in clinical research
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for registration within six months of interview.
- Applicants that are UK trained, 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, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT NB: Non-UK trained doctors must be on the GMC/ GDC Specialist Register in haematology by date of interview.
- MRCP FRCPath or equivalent
- Evidence of specialist interest in MPN research.
Desirable
- Higher Research Degree such as PhD or MD
- Peer reviewed publications in MPN and or Non-Malignant Haematology topics
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Appropriate level of clinical knowledge for the post
- Evidence of experience and in MPN patient management
- Evidence of experience in out of hours haematology patient management
Desirable
- Experience managing MPN patients in research trials
Audit Management & IT
Essential
- Track record of clinical governance, audit, management and IT skills required
- Understanding of principles of audit - evidence of completed audits or quality improvement exercises
Desirable
- Evidence of completed impactful audits/quality improvement projects
Research. Teaching skill & experience
Essential
- Track record of research, publications/ understanding / knowledge of Research ethics.
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
Desirable
- Evidence of original research and publications in appropriate peer reviewed journal in the field of MPN, haemoglobinopathies or general haematology
- Teaching qualification
Leadership / Management skills
Essential
- Communication; ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Accountability; ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Interpersonal Skills; empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff
- Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Experience in MPN patient management.
- Evidence of participating in an MDT
- Experience in teaching
- Experience in Consultative haematology patient care and liaison with medical and surgical teams
- Experience of managing acute non-malignant haematology patient presentations out of hours
Desirable
- Evidence of experience managing complex MPN patients
- Evidence of complex acute non malignant haematology presentations out of hours
- Evidence of active participation in clinical research
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
