Job summary
- Main area
- Medical Haematology
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 10 sessions per week (Full-Time)
- Job ref
- 180-CON-4779
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrooke's Hospital
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £93,666 - £126,281 per annum pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 03/06/2024
Employer heading
Consultant in Medical Haematology (Immune Haematology and Anaemia)
Consultant
Job overview
Applications are invited for a full-time (10PA) Consultant in Medical Haematology at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will be placed within the laboratory and Medical Haematology Service.
The successful candidate will join an established team within the Medical Haematology Service, automated haematology laboratory, specialist haematosis laboratory and transfusion laboratory and which currently has 5 Consultant staff. The automated laboratory is UKAS ISO 15189:2012 accredited.
This is a replacement post in General Haematology with a special focus on Immune Haematology and Anaemia. The applicant would also be expected to take the lead in the Perioperative Anaemia Service and to be the Trust Lead in Immune Thrombocytopenia.
Main duties of the job
Applicants should have experience of laboratory Haematology as well as leadership, strong communication skills and desire to improve quality.
There is no requirement to work in Haemato-Oncology diagnostics in this post.
You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in Haematology or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.
As part of our commitment to supporting the medical workforce in the part they play in delivering an excellent caring service to patients, all newly appointed Consultants attend our five-day Consultant Development programme within a year of joining the Trust. Leadership is a key requirement of doctors’ professional work and this innovative programme is designed to support Consultants to hone the leadership and management skills they need to succeed at CUH.
Working for our organisation
The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.
Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, 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) will also be subject to this requirement.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder also will provide clinical service and leadership to the automated haematology laboratory. As such the post holder is responsible for supporting the Blood Sciences Laboratory Director in providing laboratory services for the Haematology Automated Laboratory as defined by ISO 15189:2012 as Clinical Lead for this service.
The post holder will provide clinical service, support/initiation of clinical research/trials, supervision of Trainees, introduction of new technologies/services in line with Pathology overall strategy as well as lead on regulatory accreditation issues.
It is expected that there will be teaching within the role to support the training of Specialty Registrars (ST3+) to gain competency in laboratory Haematology and General Haematology.
The successful applicant will look after patients with non-malignant haematological disorders in the general haematology clinic including anaemia and immunohaematological conditions such as immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). CUH is recognised as an ITP clinical centre.
This is an exciting time within Medical Haematology with a portfolio of trials and clinical research. The post will include participation in inpatient ward rounds & consults for patients with non-malignant haematological disorders and participation in the non-malignant on-call rota (1:5 currently) which covers CUH and Royal Papworth Hospital. There is no requirement to work in Haemato-Oncology diagnostics in this post.
Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
Person specification
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Understanding of the NHS
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Specialty Specific Skills
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Professionalism
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Standards
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Dr Martin Besser
- Job title
- Specialty Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223 216 748
- Additional information
Informal enquiries about this post should be addressed to Dr Martin Besser, Specialty Lead via email at [email protected] or via telephone on 01223 216 748.
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