Specialty Doctor in Haematology

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be working essentially in a Level 2a service so there are no designated beds. There are two Haematology Consultants & one Senior Clinical Fellow. Patients requiring admission to hospital with haematological conditions will be admitted under the medical take team, the Consultant Haematologist, the post holder and/or Senior Clinical Fellow will support the responsible clinicians on a daily basis through providing clinical advice/input to patients with haematological conditions.

The appointee will be provided with office accommodation, secretarial support and personal computer facilities. Microscopy/photomicrography facilities are available in the lab.

The appointee is responsible to the Consultants and the Clinical Director for Medicine (Dr Rajeev Kumar)

Outpatient clinics

The Clinical Haematology Department is accommodated within the Cauldwell Centre out-patient area close to both the Day Treatment Unit and Anticoagulation Service. It comprises of 4 Clinic Rooms, Reception area, Main Office and Consultants Offices.

The present medical & senior nursing staff establishment comprises:

Specialty Doctor - Vacant post

Dr Syed Rabbani, Consultant Haematologist

Dr Saad Idris, Consultant Haematologist

Dr Danish Akram, Senior Clinical Fellow

Jenna Fallon, Lead Nurse for Haem-Oncology & Day Treatment Unit

Inpatient management

There are no dedicated Haematology in-patient beds, the haematology team are expected to review/provide support to medical teams with patients who have haematological conditions on a daily basis.

Day Treatment Unit

The Haematology team provides support to the Day Treatment Unit, patients attending for blood transfusions; platelets and other procedures.

Haematological Oncology

Bedford Hospital provides level 2a Haemato-oncology services in conjunction with Addenbrookes Hospital who are the tertiary centre for this service.

The Macmillan Primrose Oncology Unit was opened in December 2003, from charitable monies generously donated by the population of Bedfordshire and Macmillan. The unit provides a full complement of high quality, state-of-the-art chemotherapy treatment, out-patient clinics and support services providing patients with greater comfort, and peaceful surroundings.

The Primrose Oncology Unit is a cancer treatment unit with facilities to treat a wide range of cancer sites. The unit works closely with medical and surgical teams within Bedford Hospital and with the Oncology centre at Addenbrookes in Cambridge.

Treatment is chemotherapy or radiotherapy, a combination of both, antibody treatments or steroid treatment to prevent or lessen symptoms. There are no radiotherapy facilities at Bedford, therefore radiotherapy, is undertaken at Addenbrookes along with the more complex cancer chemotherapy regimens.

The service complies with the NICE Improving Guidance on Haematological Cancers by provision of consultants, a Specialised Haematology nurse, MDT, pathways for onward referral, close links with the Haematology-Oncology service and provision of chemotherapy in a purpose built unit.

All patients with a cancer diagnosis are discussed through the specialist MDT where treatment plans are agreed, it is then decided if the patient needs to be referred to the tertiary centre for treatment.

All specialist MDTs are video-conferenced with Addenbrookes hospital from a dedicated meeting room within the Primrose Unit. These meetings are supported by an MDT co-ordinator who ensures all clinical results are sent to the tertiary centre prior to the meeting and that patient notes are available at the meeting; the MDT co-ordinator also attends the SMDT. The SMDTs currently take place on:

Mondays Leukaemia/Myeloma

1st & 3rd Tuesday per month MPD

Wednesdays Lymphoma

Bedford Hospital is part of the East of England Strategic Clinical Network. Referrals are made directly to Addenbrookes via the Primrose Unit or Haematology. Bedford Hospital undertakes annual peer review submissions as part of the Addenbrookes Haemato-oncology SMDTs, an independent Trust submission is not undertaken.

Diagnostic work for bleeding disorders is carried out at Bedford. All further management is undertaken either by comprehensive care centre at Addenbrookes or in close liaison with a tertiary level centre.

Patients with Haemoglobinopathy, Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassaemias are treated at Bedford hospital in close liaison with tertiary level centre.

These patients are managed by the medical Physicians in close liaison with Haematology.

The anticoagulation service is Nurse- & Pharmacy-led with the support of a Consultant Haematologist. The service offers point of care testing and currently provides a postal service to over 1600 patients. The service uses DAWN software.

Person Specification

qualifiaction

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Eligibility

Essential

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment.

Expereince

Essential

• Evidence of a minimum of 4 years full-time (or equivalent) post-graduate training

Fitness to Practice

Essential

• Applicant's knowledge is up to date and fit to practise safely

Skills

Essential

• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues,

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bedford Hospital

Kempston Road

Bedford

MK429DJ

Employer's website

https://www.bedfordshirehospitals.nhs.uk/working-here/ (Opens in a new tab)