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Job summary

Main area
Haematology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
184-EW6743502
Employer
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Musgrove Park Hospital
Town
Taunton
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/11/2024 23:59
Interview date
02/12/2024

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Consultant Haematology

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Our award winning trusts recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientiousness of our colleagues. With over 10,000 colleagues working for our trusts in a very wide range of services, we aim to provide a supportive, inclusive environment in which our colleagues can thrive.

 

Job overview

We are seeking a full-time Consultant Haematologist (10PA) based at Musgrove Park Hospital within the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. This is a replacement post for a retired colleague. The post is primarily based at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton but all Consultants contribute to a County wide service that includes visiting sessions and on call commitments at Yeovil District Hospital. The post-holder will share clinical and laboratory duties with seven other consultant colleagues and will work within our team of seven Haematology Specialist Nurses, two SAS doctors, two Specialist Registrars, one IMT doctor and one Clinical Fellow. The appointees will be core members of the pan-Somerset Haematology multidisciplinary team. There is flexibility within our existing team to welcome applicants with either a malignant or haemostasis/thrombosis subspecialty interest and also for individuals to develop subspecialty interests with these roles.

Although this is a full time post, we would be happy to discuss the option of working less than full time on an individual basis.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will organise, manage and be responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of patients in Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, together with the other consultants.

The appointee will provide, to a high standard, the full range of specialist diagnosis, treatment and care to patients requiring Haematology Services. The appointee will be expected to develop sub-speciality interest to guide high-quality, innovative patient care, and to provide leadership. They will contribute mainly to one or two sub-speciality “teams” – myeloid, myeloma, lymphoma, and general/haemostasis.

 

The consultants operate an “attending” system, whereby the inpatient care, emergency referrals, triage of GP referrals and on-call are conducted together on a 1 in 8 rota. During this busy week, the consultant is not expected to have out-patient clinics.

Blood film and bone marrow reporting is a part of all the consultant roles. An Advice and Guidance platform is available for non-emergency GP queries, and all consultants contribute to the running of this service.

The appointee will take on departmental leadership roles by agreement, in rotation with other Consultant colleagues, including Clinical Service Lead, Laboratory Lead, Blood Transfusion Lead, JACIE Programme Director, MDT Lead, Education Lead, M&M Lead and Audit lead.

Working for our organisation

Somerset Foundation Trust and Yeovil District Hospital have merged as of April 2023.

The Trust prides itself on a providing exemplary patient centered care and we are supported by responsive management teams and a dedicated clinically run Improvement Network, who strive to enable all endeavors to achieve this.

Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton is a successful and progressive District General Hospital, the largest in Somerset, with an excellent reputation for providing a comprehensive range of Medical, Surgical and specialist services and an excellent teaching environment. From 1st April 2023 it has now merged with Yeovil District Hospital to provide a unified secondary care provider for Somerset.

Life outside work is rich and rewarding. Straddled between areas of outstanding natural beauty and the idyllic rolling hills of Exmoor and Dartmoor, Somerset is an excellent place to live and explore the great outdoors.  The county is a hotspot for hiking, cycling, climbing and the world class surf beaches in North Devon and the Jurassic Coast are within easy reach.   Somerset also has a rich local culture and hosts an abundance of music festivals.  Taunton, the County town, has diverse shopping, restaurants, and regularly hosts international music and sporting fixtures such as recent cricket World Cup.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached detailed Job Description for more information about this Consultant Haematologist post.

Person specification

Qualifications & Attainments

Essential criteria
  • Full and specialist registration (and with a license to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview).
  • If an applicant is UK trained then they must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within six months of aware of CCT by date of interview. If an applicant is non –UK trained then they will be required to show evidence of equivalence of UK CCT. MRCP or show evidence of equivalent qualification. FRCPath or show evidence of equivalent qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Subspecialist interest

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Behaviours aligned with Trust values: Respect, Kindness and Teamwork

Clinical Experience, Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Broad background in clinical and laboratory Haematology with specific skills as required in the agreed job description.
  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion across a wide range of haematological situations, both elective and emergency.
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients and be able to work in a multidisciplinary team.
  • IT Literate
Desirable criteria
  • Development of sub-speciality interest

Organisation & Planning

Essential criteria
  • Experience in organising audit
  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload
  • Leadership skills
Desirable criteria
  • Previous management experience

Academic/ Research

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of ethics, principles and practice of clinical research and proven participation in clinical research.
  • Experience and interest in teaching of staff, both undergraduate and postgraduate and from all disciplines.
Desirable criteria
  • GCP training and experience in recruiting patients to relevant trials.

Career Progression

Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of interest / development in eg. education / research / management / subspecialty

Physical Requirement

Essential criteria
  • Attendance at management training and evidence of learning
  • Ability to commute between places of work
  • Evidence of entitlement to live and work in the UK
  • Must be able to meet on call requirements
  • Driving licence
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of e-prescribing

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Faye Rudge
Job title
Directorate PA
Email address
[email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Yeovil District Hospital Site
Higher Kingston
Yeovil
Somerset
BA21 4AT
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