Consultant Haematologist
| Posting date: | 25 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £93,666.00 to £126,281.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £93666.00 - £126281.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 May 2024 |
| Location: | Watford, WD18 0HB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9360-24-0342 |
Summary
Haematology new patients clinics, follow-up patients clinics (clinics are done at Hemel Hempstead General Hospital on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday). Clinics consist of variety of haematological diagnosis including haematological malignancies, general haematology, clotting disorders, VTE patients on anticoagulation etc. Clinic list is usually shared between 3 clinicians, haematology specialist nurse (nurse led clinic) and supported by haematology CNS. Inpatient care is provided on acute site at Watford General Hospital. Clinical haematology team has dedicated inpatient haematology ward shared with endocrinology & diabetes team. Chemotherapy service is provided in haematology day unit and high intensity chemotherapy is delivered on haematology ward. Successful candidate will participate in inpatient care. Team of haematology consultants is rotating on monthly basis (successful can liaise with other participating consultants and arrange swaps or change frequency of rotation), successful candidate will be attending ward with frequency 1 in 4 months. Out of hour on-call service. Frequency is 1 in 6. Some weekdays and some weekends there is haematology specialist trainee participating in on-call rota together with consultant Regular attendance of haemato-oncology MDT through video-conference between Watford General, Hemel Hempstead General Hospital and Mount Vernon Cancer Centre. Laboratory work appointee will have dedicated time for laboratory work on daily basis. Laboratory work consists of overseeing blood films reporting, reporting bone marrow aspirates, interpretation of laboratory results, liaise with haematology and transfusion laboratory staff and managers. SIHMDS service is provided by Imperial College Hospital London. Ad hoc clinical input to anticoagulation service Regular participation in formal teaching programme for specialist haematology trainees, regular morphology teaching for trainees in addition to be a clinical supervisor for CMT and IMT colleagues. Advice & guidance service for GPs. A&G service is provided through electronic system. There is a weekly A&G rota matching the out-of- hours on call rota.