This 12-month full-time post sits in the haematology department at Gloucestershire Royal Hospitals, rotating between Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucester Royal Hospital. Most of the work is outpatient-based, reviewing patients during and after treatment, with ward cover across the inpatient unit and teaching of junior doctors. Designed for doctors weighing up haematology before a training application, it sits within a team of nine consultants. Full GMC registration is needed by appointment.
What the job involves
- Review patients during and after treatment, mainly in outpatient clinics
- Assess patients and prescribe chemotherapy in outpatient clinics and the GRH day unit, with training given
- Examine and treat inpatients and outpatients with haematological disorders referred to the department
- Cover the inpatient unit: two oncology and haematology wards (40 beds) and the Acute Haematology and Oncology Unit
- Cover the day unit, outpatients and wards alongside colleagues
- Gain experience managing common malignancies
- Manage and take referrals from other departments
- Provide middle-grade leadership to ward, day unit and clinic staff
- Lead, with consultants, the junior doctor education programme
- Teach and supervise junior doctors and medical students, including undergraduate teaching
- Support clinical decision-making of junior medical and nursing staff
- Complete Trust mandatory training and take part in departmental education
Qualifications
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Completion of F1/F2, with F1/F2 competences evidenced by application or appointment
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration at time of appointment
Experience
- Out-of-hours experience relevant to the job
- Experience of clinical decision-making and managing risk, knowing when to seek help and prioritising clinical need
- Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings
Skills & knowledge
- Up-to-date knowledge and fitness to practise safely
- Sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job
- Practical clinical skills aptitude
- Written and spoken English adequate for medical communication, shown by undergraduate training in English or IELTS at MMC specialty level
- Communication adapted clearly to patients and colleagues
- Team working that values the input of other professionals
Other
- Ability to work under stress with flexibility
- Willingness to engage fully in appraisal and learn from feedback
Nice to have
- MRCP
- MRCPath
- Previous experience of working in haematology
- Specialty knowledge exam
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