Trust Doctor in Haematology - London, United Kingdom - North Middlesex University Hospital

Description

Job overview

The Clinical Haematology Department at NMUH offers care for the whole range of haematological conditions, with the exception of haemophilia, intensive treatment of acute leukaemia and bone marrow transplantation. It is a specialist centre for red cell disorders.

Our services are based around:

· An average of 10 inpatients under the care of the team at any one time

· Podium 1 is a ward shared with oncology and HIV services, including dedicated single rooms with en-suite facilities. This is staffed by appropriate number of chemotherapy trained nurses and supported by the Haematology CNSs.

· Tower 4 (T4) is currently shared with Care of the Elderly and has 10 beds assigned to non-malignant haematology. These beds will move to the new Red Cell Unit in Pymmes -1 in due course

· 3 haematology day case units

o Red Cell Day Unit for haemoglobinopathy patients receiving blood transfusions and other booked day care procedures, including automated exchange transfusions

o Sickle Cell Day Unit at the George Marsh Centre. A nurse led unit offering pain relief for a sub-group of frequently presenting patients with sickle cell disease.

o Chemotherapy Day Unit shared with oncology where chemotherapy is given, venesections, bone marrows and other procedures are undertaken.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to appoint 2 x Trust Grade Doctor in Haematology (ST1-2 Equivalent) starting as soon as possible.

This is an exciting post for a clinician who is interested in a career in Haematology. The department has an excellent track record of our trainees successfully applying to Haematology specialty training.

This post is not a formally approved training post, but the postholder will join a busy and supportive department, have consultant-led education and supervision and will be supported in their professional development.

The postholder is encouraged to attend clinics, MDTs and educational activities.

The postholder will have the opportunity to develop quality improvement and audit projects during their placement. The department will provide mentorship and assistance in applications for Haematology as a career.

Applicants must hold full GMC registration and should possess the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, have good interpersonal skills, and have a caring attitude towards patients and evidence of good clinical practice. The postholder will be expected to participate in the specialty on-call rota covering oncology and Haematology currently 1 in 7 long days.

This post may be subject to early closure with high interest and therefore submission of applications at the earliest opportunity is advised.

Working for our organisation

At North Middlesex University Hospital we provide great care to our patients. As colleagues we are enthusiastic about being the local hospital of choice and this rubs off on our patients. However, the way we do things is also important, and by demonstrating the values and behaviours chosen by staff and patients, we can make North Mid an even better place to work and receive care.

Our values are:

These values are extremely important to us and we expect everyone who works at the Trust in any capacity to share and uphold these values. Further information on the Trust's values is available on our website.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Under the direction of the Consultant Haematologists, the SHO will be involved in the clinical work of the Department. The post would be ideal for those wishing to pursue a career in Haematology or wishing to gain more experience as we offer a broad range of haematology experience including haemato-oncology, red cell and haemoglobinopathies, thrombophilia and anticoagulation, obstetric and paediatric haematology.

This is an ongoing post offered for 12-month full time in Haematology in the first instance. The postholder will provide support to the CT grade doctors in providing excellent care for in patients. There will be appropriate senior supervision

Clinical responsibilities will include:

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We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

You will only be contacted by the Recruitment Team via email if you are shortlisted for this post. Please ensure therefore that you check your e-mail account regularly.

Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, (NLPSS) who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of NMUH.

If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a "selfie" using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit

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