Job summary
- Main area
- Haemtology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 359-MSD6633662
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maidstone Hospital
- Town
- Maidstone
- Salary
- Dependant on experience
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
- Interview date
- 29/11/2024
Employer heading
Consultant in Haematology
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
This is a new post which will share the provision of general haematology services for the Trust. The appointee will be employed by the Trust and will be based at Maidstone Hospital with some potential scope for clinics at Tunbridge Wells. Clinical Haematology is within the Cancer & Haematology Directorate, forming an integral part of the Kent and Medway Cancer Network. All tumour sites across the Network have been peer-reviewed and are compliant with national standards.
Part time hours will be considered with mock job plan available on request.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for you personally or by members of your team and. in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering oncall or annual leave.
The role will include participation in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim to ensuring a high standard of patient care. Also working in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the speciality, to provide high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients and to make a contribution to future thinking about the Trust's strategic direction.
Working for our organisation
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MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England. We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre. In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East. Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. |
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a high quality services for haematology patients and excellent laboratory services. This will include participation in running a general (clinical and laboratory) haematological service and participating in the MDMs and on-call rota.
To maintain and further develop BSH level 2 haemato-oncology service for the Trust, including the development of a single multi-disciplinary team and development of the haemato-oncology protocols across the Trust and for the Kent Cancer Network. Candidates will be encouraged to develop a sub-specialist interest to complement those of the haematology team.
To provide out-patient services at one or more sites as required.
To participate in the Trust-wide system supporting clinical governance.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Full and specialist GMC registration
- CCT (UK trained) or equivalent if trained abroad
- MRCP of evidence of equivalent qualification
- FRCPath (UK) or evidence of equivalent qualifications
Desirable criteria
- PhD/MSc in Haematology
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
- Wide experience in all aspects of haematology
- Experience of MDT working at senior level
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients at consultant level
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing leadership
- Experience working as a consultant
- Experience woring with children and young people
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Communication skills - demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication
- Problem solving and decision making - experience and enthusiasm for audit and research
- Problem solving and decision making - knowledge and experience of clinical governance issues
Desirable criteria
- Management & Leadership - experience of service innovation and development
- Sub-speciality skills - e.g. myeloid/lymphoma/thrombosis/TYA/laboratory
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Corinne Cobb
- Job title
- General Manager - Haematology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07771666142
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