Job summary
- Main area
- Haematology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Part time - 31.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 151-FPHSCF-19
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Frimley Park Hospital
- Town
- CAMBERLEY
- Salary
- £65,048 additional on call supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Clinical Fellow
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Clinical Fellow
Job overview
This is a 12 month fixed term post based at Frimley Park Hospital. The post is a replacement position for a middle grade to support for both inpatient and daycase Haematology services. The contract allows participation in 1 in 8 weekend work and non-resident overnight on calls, supported by a named consultant.
Main duties of the job
Specialist Clinical Fellow Haematology
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The postholder will carry out or organise practical procedures such as bone marrow aspirates, trephine biopsies, lumbar puncture, pleural drainage, ascitic drain insertion, venesections and care of tunnelled central venous catheters (including their removal when appropriate). Full training in these procedures will be made available to the appointee if necessary. The postholder will liaise regularly with nursing staff on the Intravenous and Vascular Access Services (IVAS) unit regarding arrangements for patients undergoing non-chemotherapy day case treatments (eg. Blood transfusion, IV bisphosphonates, venesections etc)
The postholder may also assist in the assessment and management of follow-up out-patients in haematology clinics under the supervision of the appropriate consultant (one or two clinics per week). The postholder will liaise with the Haematology SpR and junior doctors to ensure that appropriate daytime cover for inpatients is always available (i.e., plan and negotiate/agree all planned leave).
The postholder will liaise with the Haematology SpR to provide weekend cover for the haematology inpatients approximately 1 in 8 weekends. This will consist of a ward round, which would normally be on a Saturday and last about half a day.
The postholder is encouraged to supervise the junior doctors concerning management of clinical haematology cases and may be required to assist them to write discharge summaries. Involvement in developing clinical management and chemotherapy protocols and participation in medical audit and in the departmental journal club will be encouraged. Involvement with the education of other junior doctors within the Trust will also be encouraged.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCP Part 1 or equivalent.
- Understand principles and participated in audit activity.
- Full GMC Registration
Desirable criteria
- MRCP
Qualities
Essential criteria
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to organise own time and division of labour within a small team
- Ability to be proactive
- Demonstrate being an effective and flexible team member
Experience
Essential criteria
- 2 years experience in hospital general medicine roles at FY2 level or above.
- Evidence of broad training/competency in general medicine at CMT level. Willingness to be involved in teaching at undergraduate and post graduate levels as necessary including laboratory scientists in Haematology.
- Able to evaluate own clinical practice.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of some training and experience in laboratory and clinical aspects of Haematology.
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and demonstrate experience of evidence based practice
- Participation in audit projects related to haematological practice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Clare Rees
- Job title
- Consultant Haematologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 613 5713
- Additional information
Dr Jessica Bazin
0300 613 5715 (Haematology Secretaries)
* Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of applicants*
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