Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the usual clinical activities of the haematology department at Hemel Hempstead Hospital and Watford General Hospital such as outpatient clinics, consultant ward round/ board round, laboratory work (overseeing blood film and bone marrow reporting), Advice & Guidance service for GPs, clinical input to Haematology Day Unit, Haemato-oncology MDT, ad hoc morphology teaching and regular formal teaching to the speciality trainees, and departmental operational meeting attendance. Inpatient care is provided at Watford General Hospital. Attending consultants are rotating every two weeks, frequency 1 in 5. The consultant will provide continuing responsibility for patient care in partnership with other colleagues.
Working for our organisation
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award‑winning virtual hospital and re‑imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
At West Herts we offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly.
Additional priorities
Our current priorities for this post are:
- Improve the efficiency of the clinics by reducing the number of patients on routine follow up appointments. We are keen to utilise options including safe discharges from clinics, patient‑initiated follow‑up pathway, and results‑only clinics.
- Provide clinical supervision to the Hospital Transfusion Committee and, when required, input to the IVIG panel.
Person specification
- MBBS, MRCP FRCPath
- Completed (or within 6 months of obtaining) Certificate of Completion of training (CCT) in Haematology
- On the GMC specialist register for Haematology
- Experience in service development or quality improvement projects.
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.
