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Job summary

Main area
Haematology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
10 sessions per week (Full time 10 PA)
Job ref
391-RFL-6217511
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Free Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£93,666 - £126,281 per annum inclusive of London weighting
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Haematology Consultant

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

Applications are invited for 2 full-time Consultants in Haematology at the Royal Free London NHSFT based at the Royal Free Hospital. Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register (UK) with a Licence to Practise (or be eligible for full and Specialist registration within six months of interview).

The post holders will join eight other consultants in the new Haematology and Haemophilia department with the KD Haemophilia & Thrombosis Centre, an established international reputation in clinical research, and opportunities to support the development of clinical trials.

The appointees will have broad haematology training and be able to handle various medical problems with general benign and malignant haematology. The appointees must be effective team players and be flexible in approaching new ways of working.

The post holders will join in the provision of Malignant and Non-malignant Haematology with Barnet and Royal Free Hospital as the respective Hubs. They will work collaboratively with Barnet and University College London NHS Foundation Trust to ensure the provision of benign haematology appropriate for the local population. 

The appointees will be expected to maintain the department's reputation as a centre of excellence in service delivery, teaching and training. They are encouraged to develop specialist interest in areas like geriatric malignant, immune, myeloproliferative disorders or liaison haematology, as RFL is the hub of liver and renal disorders and transplantation

Main duties of the job

The post holders will be expected to deliver

  • Core haematology service at Royal Free Hospital, including inpatient attending, out-of-hour on-call and delivery of outpatient services as required. The post-holder will contribute to a 1:4 Consultant ward attending rota and 1:5 Consultant 2nd on-call rota.
  • Liaison services with other clinical services based at the RFH site (particularly our large renal and liver units).
  • Other clinical work, including supporting the Haematology laboratory (diagnostic/morphology)
  • Run a 2WW clinic for haematological malignancies and participate in the cross-site cancer MDT
  • Develop an area of special interest for clinical or academic research aligned with the department's aspirations.
  • The post-holder will support activities within the department, including graduate and undergraduate teaching and educational supervision. 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest and busiest in London, with a well-established national and international reputation for clinical excellence and world-class care. We deliver care to more than 1.6 million people annually through our three leading hospitals: Barnet, Chase Farm and Royal Free. We pride ourselves on being a supportive and friendly workplace, with the patient's best interests at the heart of everything we do.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holders will be expected to deliver

  • Core haematology service at Royal Free Hospital, including inpatient attending, out-of-hour on-call and delivery of outpatient services as required. The post-holder will contribute to a 1:4 Consultant ward attending rota and 1:5 Consultant 2nd on-call rota.
  • Liaison services with other clinical services based at the RFH site (particularly our large renal and liver units).
  • Other clinical work, including supporting the Haematology laboratory (diagnostic/morphology)
  • Run a 2WW clinic for haematological malignancies and participate in the cross-site cancer MDT
  • Develop an area of special interest for clinical or academic research aligned with the department's aspirations.
  • The post-holder will support activities within the department, including graduate and undergraduate teaching and educational supervision. 

For further details please see the attached documents.

Person specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Possession of MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
  • Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists or equivalent
  • Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
  • CME accreditation e.g. FRCPath/ MRCP or show evidence of equivalent qualification
  • Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within six months of interview
Desirable criteria
  • Post-graduate medical degree e.g. MD/PhD

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of and commitment to multidisciplinary working
  • Wide clinical experience in Haematology
  • Experience of and an interest in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
  • Clinical audit experience

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Proven clinical ability in Haematology
  • The ability to work as a member of a collaborative group
  • The authority, decision-making skills needed to lead a multi-disciplinary team in a complex environment
  • The ability to promote teamwork and motivate colleagues
  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload, to delegate responsibility as appropriate and to supervise doctors in training and other staff
  • Willingness to be personally accountable for actions
  • Ability and commitment to teach in a clinical setting
  • Leadership skills and the ability to take forward service developments
  • Excellent communication skills/verbal and written. Good command of written and spoken English
  • Ability to relate to patients from a wide range of backgrounds and to empathise with their concerns and needs
  • Willingness and skills to recognize and challenge unacceptable behaviour and if necessary to escalate
  • Proven ability to translate research activities into a clinical and organisational context
  • Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research in the field, leading to publication in peer-reviewed journals

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of the Clinical Governance framework of the NHS and understanding of current changes in the organisation and management structures of the NHS. Ability to act within these parameters
  • Awareness and understanding of health, safety and security issues for self and others
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge and understanding of the principles of resource and budgetary management within the NHS

General

Essential criteria
  • The highest ethical and professional standards in research, and education and clinical practice
  • Member of a medical defence organisation

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Professor Pratima Chowdary
Job title
Clinical Service Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
020 7794 0500
Additional information

Applicants should contact either Dr Anja Drebes, Service Lead at [email protected] or Dr. Parag Jasani, Divisional Clinical Director at [email protected].

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
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Open Monday to Friday
08:30 am to 17:30pm
Telephone
01629 702338
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