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Job overview

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant Haematologist. This post is a collaborative venture between the Christie NHS Foundation Trust and East Cheshire NHS Trust in Macclesfield to support the development and delivery of clinical and laboratory haematology at the Christie @ Macclesfield site. The post will be established at The Christie although all the clinical sessions will be undertaken in Macclesfield and the appointee will hold an honorary contract with East Cheshire NHS Trust as a member of the Allied Health and Clinical Support Services directorate. The post holder will be a core member of the leukaemia/myeloma and lymphoma multi-disciplinary teams. The post also offers the opportunity to develop a special interest in an area of haematological malignancy at the Christie if required to suit the interests of the successful applicant.

This is a 10PA post, with opportunity to spend 1 day per week at Christie main site in Withington, however there is also the option for single site working at the Macclesfield site if an 8PA job plan is preferable.

Main duties of the job

There is both inpatient and outpatient management of a wide variety of benign and malignant haematological disorders as would be typical of a District General Hospital haematology practice.
 
The Haematology service at Macclesfield has no dedicated inpatient beds, however, clinicians provide a service to the Medical and Surgical Directorates to give haematological assessments when required.  This is currently provided by regular ward rounds with additional ad-hoc visits as required. Haematology patients receiving out-patient care, including those attending the SACT Unit that require in-patient treatment remain under the care of the admitting General Physician with the haematologist providing relevant advice. There is a separate same day emergency care unit (SDEC) for blood transfusions, immunoglobulin and iron infusions.  General Physicians and the acute medics also manage patients with venous thromboembolic problems and liaise closely with the anticoagulant service.

There are currently nine haematology clinics per week distributed amongst the Consultant Haematologists, ANP and CNS. The clinics are held in the Christie@Macclesfield Centre. 

The Consultant Haematologists provide support to the anticoagulation  service when required. 

There is considerable liaison with local General Practitioners for haematological advice, via the electronic e-referral system and e-Advice and Guidance system. The post-holder would join the existing consultants rota to manage this. 

Working for our organisation

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.