Job overview

This position provides support for the Haematology service at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital  (BNHH) and Royal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH). This post will be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team caring for cancer patients in the local area.

Main duties of the job

This post will provide medical input for Haematology and Oncology patients attending for clinics and treatment. The post will also include participation in the provision of the Acute Oncology service at BNHH & RHCH.

Clinical duties will include:

·        Participation in Acute Oncology Service - assessment, review, advice and intervention of patients receiving chemotherapy and occasionally radiotherapy.

·        Outpatient clinics including review, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

·        Attendance at site specific MDT and laboratory meetings.

·        Experience in Transfusion medicine and Clinical Haematology with   Bone marrow biopsies.

·        Participate in the cancer services clinical audit programme. Attendance at part of the quarterly Haematology and Oncology Meeting for education, audit and to discuss 30 day mortality/AOS

·        Participate in the existing Haematology and Oncology governance processes: mortality and morbidity meetings, incident review and work with colleagues to develop a high quality service.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.