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Essential
24 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written in English, and an ability to relate to staff and patients.
- Other
Ability to stay calm under pressure.
- Other
Team player
- Other
Ability to support and motivate staff during periods of pressure
- Knowledge
Broad-based knowledge of haematological conditions- including thrombosis and bleeding, haematological malignancies, red cell disorders
- Knowledge
Laboratory haematology and transfusion medicine
- Knowledge
Audit and quality improvement
- Knowledge
Understanding principles of governance
- Knowledge
Principles of learning, teaching and education
- Experience
Clinical Training and experience equivalent to that required for UK CCT with broad experience in Clinical Haematology
- Experience
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Experience
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of broad range of haematological disorders seen in a DGH setting.
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to work as part of multidisciplinary team
- Skills & Abilities
Commitment to continuous professional development
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients and relatives
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to work in a pressurised environment
- Skills & Abilities
Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
- Skills & Abilities
Experience of service development and quality improvement initiatives
- Skills & Abilities
Evidence of participation in audit
- Skills & Abilities
Experience on providing high quality training and education to undergraduates and postgraduates
- Qualifications & Training
MRCP or equivalent medical degree
- Qualifications & Training
Full GMC registration (and with a licence to practise)
- Qualifications & Training
Applicants that are UK trained, must hold an FRCPath (Haematology) and a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
- Qualifications & Training
Applicants that are non-UK trained will require evidence of equivalence to the FRCPath and a UK CCT.
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience in managing and leading clinical and laboratory services
- Experience
Subspecialist experience in thrombosis and/or ITP
- Skills & Abilities
Data analysis
- Skills & Abilities
Leadership skills and evidence of participation in management training
- Skills & Abilities
Communication Course
- Skills & Abilities
Training in teaching or Teaching Qualification
- Qualifications & Training
Post Graduate degree
Job overview
Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant Haematologist to undertake 10PAs at the North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust.
The Department is a specialist centre for haemoglobin and red cell disorders, operating as the centre for a large Red Cell Network. We also treat a wide range of malignant and benign conditions, including level 2B malignant haematology patients (salvage chemotherapy for lymphoma), with the exception of haemophilia, intensive treatment of acute leukaemia and bone marrow transplantation. We offer a comprehensive nurse-led anticoagulation service and we have an established hospital transfusion service.
Applicants must have full registration with the GMC including a License to Practice and be on the Specialist Register (or be within six months of obtaining their Certificate of Completion of Training or equivalent.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will join a dynamic and friendly team to provide a full range of Clinical Haematology services at NMUH.
The post-holder will have a comprehensive training in haematology and will be capable of handling the range of clinical and laboratory haematology problems that occur in the setting on a district general hospital. The post-holder will be encouraged and supported to develop an interest in myeloid disorders and will also lead on immune haematological disorders such as ITP and autoimmune haemolytic anaemia.
The appointee will be expected to work with other specialities to develop service pathways and guidance related to cancer-associated thrombosis. and to develop the department’s research portfolio in non-malignant haematology.
The post-holder will review General Haematology referrals, including two-week wait target referrals. They will be encouraged and supported to develop a specific interest in thrombosis, leading on obstetric haematology matters. They will also be the named lead for patients with immune-related haematological disorders.
The post-holder will also have an opportunity to play an active role in the North London non-malignant research network, and to develop the research portfolio and drive recruitment into clinical studies involving non-malignant disorders at NMUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This post is available for 10.5 Programmed Activities (8.5 PAs direct clinical care and 1.5 PAs supporting professional activities). There is an expectation that by taking on other SPA roles, this ratio will become 7.5 DCC to 2.5 SPA and the provisional timetable has been written to reflect this.
An indicative job plan/timetable for this post with indicative Programmed Activities (PAs) is provided below. A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and their clinical manager in line with the Job Planning Guidelines in force in the Trust. Once agreed with the clinical manager, job plans are signed off by the Divisional Director and reviewed annually, as per the provisions of the Consultant Contract for England 2003 under which this post is offered.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Locum Consultant Haematologist with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Haematology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 Per Annum +£2,162 London weighting. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (12 Months FTC with a view to extend). The application deadline is 02 Oct 2026.
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