Consultant Haematologist in Hereford

Recruitment incentive of 20K. 1 day a week is available for virtual working. If living in a place offering the convenience of city living, but with some of the most idyllic countryside in the UK on your doorstep, Herefordshire could be the perfect place for you.

Wye Valley NHS Trust's Department of Haematology is seeking to recruit a Consultant Haematologist to join the current team and consolidate a sustainable consultant-delivered service to the population of Herefordshire and East Powys. The department offers first class care within high quality, dedicated facilities, delivered by a friendly team which provides a comprehensive range of services up to Level 2a.

Key duties of the post:

• Hands-on clinical involvement as a Consultant Haematologist, working closely with other Consultant Haematologists and Associate Specialists and sharing responsibility for all haematology patients.
• Participation and attendance at joint MDT with WAT and in the future potential participation in any joint on call / attending system initiated.
• Taking on a lead role in an area of interest, including participation on the appropriate Trust committees and lead for education and audit in that area.
• Participate in clinical trials and become Principle Investigator for appropriate studies.
• Liaising and developing working policies with the relevant hospital departments.
• Liaising and developing working policies with local general practitioners, consultant colleagues, nurse practitioners and other relevant health professionals.
• Teaching and training students and medical staff at all levels as well as nurse practitioners, nurses and paramedical staff.
• Active participation in clinical audit activities within the Department of Haematology and Trust-wide.
• Maintenance of CPD is expected and there is a trust-wide policy for study leave funding.
• On call (level A - 5% supplement) - 1 in 4 basis currently.
• In exceptional circumstances, the post holder may be required to undertake other duties appropriate for a Consultant Haematologist and not otherwise specified in this job description.

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends. More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire. We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Professional Qualification Essential: Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for Specialist Registration within six months of interview. 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 MRCP or equivalent FRCPath or equivalent.

Clinical Experience Essential: Proven experience as a clinical and laboratory haematologist. Desirable: Higher Degree (eg MD/PhD).

Clinical Knowledge Essential: Widespread knowledge in haematology. Audit Management & ITEssential: Demonstrate evidence of robust clinical audit practice. Desirable: Management experience, proven evidence of clinical management.

Academia Teaching Skills & Experience Essential: Proven commitment and training in medical education, proven ability to teach in clinical settings, proven experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Desirable: Peer reviewed publications, completed thesis, formal training in medical education.

Personal Qualities Essential: Demonstrated leadership ability, ability to work in a team, demonstrate pastoral ability, demonstrate ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority, demonstrate good time management skills in delivering both high quality clinical service and managerial responsibilities, ability to adapt and work in differing environments; making the best out of challenging situations, demonstrate ability to empathise, excellent communication skills, oral and written, including the ability to communicate and interact effectively with colleagues and patients.

Access to transport. Desirable: Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure, the ability to plan strategically and exercise sound judgement when faced with conflicting pressures.