Locum Consultant Haematologist - Glasgow, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Post:
Locum Consultant Hematologist

Duration - 4 months appointment

Hours - Up to 8 PAs per week (32 hours)

About the Organisation:


National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating right at the heart of NHSScotland (NHSS) providing support and advice at a strategic and operational level.

NSS supports NHSS to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and we offer shared services on a national scale using best-in-class systems and standards.

Our priority is always the same - to improve the health and well-being of the people of Scotland.

We do this by working in partnership with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit for purpose solutions and systems, delivering high quality services that help our stakeholders to free up resources so they can be re-invested into essential services.


The Post:


This locum post is for 0.8WTE SNBTS Consultant Haematologist/Transfusion Medicine Consultant within the SNBTS Glasgow and West of Scotland (WoS) Regional Centre based on the Gartnavel Hospital site.

This locum opportunity has arisen because of short-term change in WoS SNBTS consultant staff availability and is anticipated to last 4 months.

The main duties will be within the SNBTS Glasgow and West of Scotland Regional Centre in the SNBTS Patient Services Division providing consultant-level Transfusion Medicine support to the SNBTS Clinical Laboratories, Clinical Apheresis Unit and supporting the SNBTS Transfusion Practitioners working within Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board.

The post-holder is expected to take part in the SNBTS National Consultant Rota for out of hours and day-time on-call.

Training will be provided for all the specialist areas where cover is required both in and out-of-hours. Time will be allocated for continuing professional development. Maintenance of CPD compliance of RCPath is mandatory as is maintenance of full registration with GMC.
Key Result Areas

  • To support the regional and national immunohaematology service based at the SNBTS WoS Regional Centre (Lead Clinician Jennifer Laird).
  • To support colleagues with the provision of the regional therapeutic apheresis unit and stem cell collection service based at the Beatson Cancer Centre, Glasgow (Lead Clinician Dr Kenny Douglas).
  • To support clinical transfusion medicine and provide clinical liaison services across the West of Scotland by working with Clinical Leads for Transfusion in non-SNBTS Blood Banks and other members of the Hospital Transfusion Team.
  • Work with Consultant Leads for Blood Banking, Immunohaematology and Clinical Apheresis to support local implementation of national initiatives.
  • Promote appropriate use of blood and blood components in collaboration with the Consultant Lead and the SNBTS Transfusion Team including quality improvement initiatives in transfusion medicine.
  • Support the transfusion medicine training of Haematology Specialty Registrars. Contribute to the teaching of medical staff, nursing staff, scientific and technical staff.

Qualifications and Experience

Location:

Glasgow & West of Scotland Regional Centre based on the Gartnaval Hospital, Glasgow site.

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.


Benefits:


Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.


Further Information:

NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies
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