Locum Consultant - Haematology

Job summary

This job is for 6 months, with a view to extend.

The post-holder will play a key role in realising our ambition to continue to deliver a high quality clinical service by bringing new skills to our Haematology department. The successful applicant will be a committed clinician with sub-specialist interest in Haemato-Oncology and a track record of excellent clinical service delivery, service improvement, teaching, training and other qualities as identified in the person specification.

It is a requirement of the post that every doctor takes part in annual job planning and annual appraisal as part of the revalidation of cycle. Job planning is outlined in point 4, as is a draft proposed job plan.

Main duties of the job

The post consists of 10 Programmed activities comprised of 8.5 Direct Clinical Activities and 1.5 Supporting Professional Activity. The post-holder will be on call for Haematology covering The Hillingdon Hospital and Harefield Hospital sites on a 1 in 5 on call rota (1 in 4 with prospective cover). This will be one weekday (Monday-Thursday) or one weekend (Friday-Sunday) in 5. Out of hours work is partially covered by the Specialist Registrars but Consultants are first on call at other times.

The department provides the clinical and laboratory haematology service between the two sites of Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospital (4 whole time equivalent Consultants). The new appointee will be based at Hillingdon Hospital with a service level contract to provide out of hours on call cover for Harefield Hospital (Guys and St Thomas' Foundation trust (Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals).

Any applicant who is unable to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job plan will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues.

About us

Hillingdon Hospital provides a BCSH Level 2B service with in-patient beds at The Hillingdon Hospital, in accordance to NICE guidance on Haematological cancers. Patients requiring Level 3-4 treatments and radiotherapy are referred to Hammersmith Hospital, with whom we participate in the weekly West London Haematology Cancer Network MDT via audio-visual link. Any teenage and young adults are referred to University College Hospitals TYA unit for ongoing cancer care.

There are currently 3 Haematology Registrars on the Imperial rotation for whom we provide Clinical and Educational supervision and a 4th Trust-funded Registrar/Clinical Fellow post. There is a Foundation year 1 doctor attached to the service who is based at Hillingdon.

The new appointee would be expected to have experience and interest in Haemato-oncology, however given the nature of a District General Hospital practice and requirement for on-call they would also need experience in and be competent in general haematology, including managing and giving consultative advice on complex haemostasis and thrombosis, transfusion and haemoglobinopathy patients.

There are extensive opportunities for research and development with the department partaking actively in current commercial and NIHR portfolio of Haematology and Haemato-oncology trials. Participation would be actively encouraged.