Consultant Haemato-Oncologist with interest in Lymphoma and Transplant - London, United Kingdom - Barts Health NHS Trust

Description

Job summary

This advertised post for a substantive Consultant to join the Haemato-oncology Department at the Barts Cancer Centre, based at St Bartholomew's Hospital in the City of London. It is an additional post although is currently covered by a locum.

The successful candidate will join the existing multi-disciplinary team in the provision of inpatient and outpatient services to patients with haematological malignancies - including acute and chronic leukaemias, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and related illnesses, such as aplastic anaemia, MDS or MPN.

Barts Health NHS Trust is a provider of an extended network for the care of patients with haematological malignancies and is one of the six Level 3 facilities within the London.

The successful candidate will be expected to work with the existing team in providing inpatient and outpatient management for patients with haematological malignancies, including stem cell transplantation and CAR-T, and to participate in the associated teaching programmes.

Please Contact Professsor John Gribben or Dr Heather Oakervee for further information.

Main duties of the job

To be an active member of the Cancer Centre and help deliver the departmental mission of excellence in clinical care and teaching.

To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive, efficient and high quality evidence-based Haemato-oncology service, with continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care.

Leadership, development and organisation of the services in the charge of the post holder in line with the Trust/Divisional business plans. Full participation in the management of the Barts Cancer Centre (BCC). Liaison and communication with the Divisional Director, Clinical Director, Lead Clinicians and the General and Service Managers.

To provide clinical care for patients within Haemato-oncology, including inpatients and outpatients, providing specialist advice and a referral service for other clinicians in the Trust.

To be responsible for Clinical Audit activities, which is an essential and regular part of clinical practice.

To participate in the Trust's clinical governance activities, and to encourage and foster improvements in the quality and standards of clinical services.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

About us

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job responsibilities

To contribute to the provision of comprehensive, efficient and high-quality care throughout the treatment and management pathway of patients with haematological malignancies.

To help co-ordinate the provision of a consolidated service across all sites in the Trust. To note that there is no diagnostic or laboratory haematology component to this post Specialist Integrated Haemtological Malignancy Diagnostic Services (SIHMDS) is undertaken by the regional SIHMDS service based at the Royal London Hospital. Consultative general haematology services are also provided by Clinical Haematology.

To undertake administrative duties associated with the care of patients in their charge and the running of their clinics or departments.

To participate in the consultant on-call rota and provide cover for colleagues in time of absence and leave when required. There are separate on-call rotas for non-malignant haematology, paediatric haematology, red cell haematology and Haemostasis/Thrombosis.

To have a key role in providing a high-quality clinical service for patients with haematological malignancies, to increase access of patient enrolment within clinical trials, and to integrate the patient pathway within Barts Health NHS Trust and its referring hospitals.

To maintain up-to-date specialist knowledge and provide evidence based care for all patients.

To attend multidisciplinary team meetings.

To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners, Community Services and all health care agencies.

To initiate and promote research and development activities with a clear focus on relevant clinical and scientific priorities.

To engage fully in the annual job planning and appraisal cycle and to contribute to the appraisal of doctors in training.

To participate in the preparation for and representation at peer review site visits.

To participate in the activities of the service by attending service meetings, and other team meetings and by contributing to the development of an ethos of medical management of resources and performance.

To have responsibility for ensuring that serious untoward incidents, incidents and near misses are appropriately reported into the Trusts risk management systems.

To handle patient and user complaints as requested and to work with the Trusts complaints department in ensuring timely responses for complainants.

To undertake the appropriate management responsibilities and be aware of individual responsibilities in accordance with the Trusts Health and Safety policy and report as necessary any accident or potentially hazardous environment. The post holder will promote and implement the Trusts Health and Safety Policy.

To undertake professional supervision and management of junior staff.

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Experience

Essential

Desirable

Knowledge

Essential

Skills

Essential

Desirable

Other

Essential