Consultant - Manchester, United Kingdom - The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Haematology and TYA Directorate, as a 10 PA Consultant Haematologist to provide specialist care for Christie Haematology patients at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.

The post-holder will work alongside the existing team of 14 Consultants based at The Christie main site and will work alongside another Consultant Haematologist, Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist/Operational Lead and Clinical Nurse Specialist.

The successful applicant will be responsible for the management of Haematology patients.

There is both inpatient and outpatient management of a wide variety of benign and malignant haematological disorders as would be typical of a District General Hospital haematology practise.

The successful applicant will have access to office accommodation provided within the department and secretarial/PA support.

Haematology has no dedicated inpatient beds, however, they provide a service to the Medical and Surgical Directorates to give haematological assessments when required.

This is currently provided by ad-hoc visits as required.

Haematology patients receiving out-patient care, including those attending the Tameside Macmillan Unit, that require in-patient treatment remain under the care of the admitting General Physician with the haematologist providing relevant advice.

General Physicians also manage patients with venous thromboembolic problems and liaise closely with the anticoagulant service.

There is an out of hours non-resident on call rota currently shared with Stepping Hill Hospital. The Post holder may be asked to participate in this depending on experience.

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year.

We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services.

We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.

We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year.

Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

These posts are part of a collaborative venture between the Christie NHS Foundation Trust (CFT) and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (TGH) to support the development of haematology services across the southern sector of the Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cancer Network (GMCCN) and the delivery of clinical and laboratory haematology on the TGH site.

The post will be established at the Christie although the majority of the clinical sessions will be undertaken at TGH.

The post holder will be a core member of the Christie leukaemia/myeloma and lymphoma multidisciplinary teams and the post also offers the opportunity to develop a special interest in an area of malignant haematology at the Christie if required to suit the interests of the successful applicant.

The Haematology department based at TGH is run by a highly motivated team providing outpatient, day care and inpatient service to BCSH level 1.

At the Christie, the appointment will join the existing team of 14 Consultants and at TGH will complement the current single-handed Haematologist, a Clinical Nurse Specialist/Service Manager and Clinical Nurse Specialist.

The appointee will be expected to participate a shared on-call rota (currently with Stepping Hill Hospital) for out of hours work.

There will be no on-call commitment on the Christie Site.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The medical establishment provides 14 consultants within the department.

The appointees will be based at Tameside and will report to the Clinical Director of Haematology & Teenage and Young Adult Cancer at The Christie NHS Trust with accountability to the Medical Director at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

To develop and implement best practice in Haematology
To support the existing staff at Tameside in delivery of a high quality service
To be a core member of the GMCCN Southern Sector Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)

Diagnostic support

Radiology (X ray, MRI and CT scan) and Pharmacy services are available at Tameside.
The Pathology Collaborative

Pathology is provided via Tameside.

Diagnostic samples from haematology patients are handled and reported by the Greater Manchester Haematological Cancer Diagnostic Partnership (HODS).
The Haematology Laboratory Department

The haematology laboratory holds full UKAS accreditation status to ISO 15189:2012. The department is registered in the United Kingdom External Quality Assessments scheme for its full repertoire o