Consultant Haematologist

Job overview

This post holder will work collaboratively across two trusts that serve a combined population of around 2.5 million people. Both organisations have a Clinical Director and Collaborative group structure to support.  The job is based in the James Cook University Hospital with optional sessions in University Hospital North Tees as part of the trust collaborative journey with University Hospital North Tees. This is highly dependent on the applicant’s preferences and it`s flexible.

The vision for the Tees Valley Haematology Service is to move to a single service delivered across all sites through the provision of standard offer for patients across the Tees Valley. This is also consistent with the approach within pathology services.

The service across the Tees Valley in each respective trust is made up of: •    South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust •    North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

The complementary skill mix across the two organisations allows for a collaborative approach to system working with one key ambition – an ever-ambitious aspirant population health outlook for the region.

The Haematology Day units across sites provide supportive care for outpatients and help to facilitate as much time at home as possible for patients. The chemotherapy units are also co-located and administers outpatient chemotherapy regimens.

Main duties of the job

Clinical duties will be shared with the present consultants and will include all duties normally expected of any haematology consultant in the UK.

Specific clinical and leadership duties:

• Maintain the highest clinical standards in the practice of Clinical Haematology.
• Cover for colleagues’ annual leave and other authorised absences
• Participate in the day-to-day running and administration of the department in conjunction with the present complement of staff.
• Provide effective teaching to departmental nurse practitioners, junior medical and nursing staff, in addition to medical students.
• Help to embed effective links between the Haematology services across the Tees valley sites.
• Participate in quality improvement projects, clinical audit, clinical governance, and Morbidity & Mortality Meetings.
• Take part in departmental research projects and lead the directorate forward in the field of research.
• Maintain good communications with General Practitioners, Emergency Services and Social Services.
• Ensure effective liaison and communication with consultant and junior medical staff in all specialities within the trust.
• Be responsible for and actively participating in ensuring you meet the College requirements for continuing professional development (CPD).
• Contribute to and demonstrate the values and behaviours outlined within both organisations.
• Actively participate in the annual cycle of appraisal and job planning.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.