Locum Consultant in Haematology Oncology

Job overview

Locum Consultant in Haematology Oncology

This advertised post for a 12-month fixed-term Locum Consultant to join the Haemato-oncology Department at the Barts Cancer Centre, based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in the City of London. The successful candidate will join the existing multi-disciplinary team in the provision of inpatient and outpatient services to patients with haematological malignancies – with a particular focus on Leukemias.

Barts Health NHS Trust is a provider of an extended network for the care of patients with haematological malignancies and is one of the five 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.

They will also be expected to participate in professional medical responsibilities and training junior medical staff, as well as to contribute to the clinical research portfolio. The successful candidate will also have to develop relationships within the Trust and other partner hospitals both local and in the referring area.

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.
• To provide clinical leadership in Haemato-oncology within Barts Health NHS Trust.
• To participate in undergraduate teaching of Haemato-oncology.
• To have corporate and individual responsibility for the professional management of doctors in training.

Detailed job description and main 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 Trust’s risk management systems

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.