Locum Consultant in Haematology in London

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a candidate interested in a 12-month fixed-term locum consultant haematologist post at Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job:

• You will provide a weekly new patient clinic, a weekly lymphoma clinic and a weekly AML/MDS clinic.
• You would be expected to attend the weekly malignant MDT.
• There is the opportunity to develop your own interest.
• A commitment to attend ward patients is required. This is undertaken on a 2-week block rolling rota shared with other consultants.
• Full ward rounds will be undertaken twice a week when you are allocated to ward cover, with daily reviews required for new admissions and unstable patients.
• During weeks off ward cover, the dedicated full ward-round time will be allocated SPA time.
• You will have designated time to support the laboratory, the primary care advice and guidance which are also undertaken on a rolling rota.
• We have an active local interest in maintaining diagnostics expertise through in-house reporting of bone marrows and weekly morphology review meeting.
• If you wish, you can have the opportunity to participate in this diagnostic service, although this is not mandatory.
• There is a dedicated in-house haematological histopathologist.
• Barts Health provides the SIHMDS.
• You will be expected to attend and participate in the weekly morphology meeting and core medical trainee and specialist haematology trainee teaching programme in addition to being a clinical supervisor for junior doctors.
• You will have the opportunity to be an educational supervisor if you wish.
• You will be expected to participate in the on-call rota (overnight weekday and weekends) on a 1:6 cover.

Qualifications and Experience:

• MRCP / FRCPath or equivalent
• Full and Specialist registration and a license to practice
• Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or CCT date is within six months of interview
• Fully competent in bone marrow aspirate and biopsy, lumbar puncture
• Understand and be competent at management of all aspects of general and malignant haematology
• Experience of teaching and supervision of medical students and trainees
• Formal training in management
• Evidence of having undertaken audit work that has brought about change

Equal Opportunity Statement:

We are an equal opportunity employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community and welcomes applications from people wishing to job-share, either with or without a partner. Applicants who consider themselves to have a disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria. We also operate strict screening procedures for posts with access to vulnerable adults and children.

Employer certification / accreditation badges:

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.

In line with UKVI guidelines BHRUT is unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship for Band 2 or Band 3 positions.

We may close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received and to support with streamlining the recruitment process.

Please note that due to the large number of applications that the Trust receives for some posts, it is not possible to reply to every unsuccessful application. If you have not received a response within 3 weeks of the closing date of an advert, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.