Job summary
- Main area
- Haematology Oncology
- Grade
- YM72
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 259-MED535SBH
- Employer
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Bartholomew’s Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £93,666 - £126,281 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 20/06/2024
Employer heading
Consultant Haemato-Oncologist with interest in Lymphoma and Transplant
YM72
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Job overview
This advertised post for a substantive Consultant to join the Haemato-oncology Department at the Barts Cancer Centre, based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in the City of London. It is an additional post although is currently covered by a locum.
The successful candidate will join the existing multi-disciplinary team in the provision of inpatient and outpatient services to patients with haematological malignancies – including acute and chronic leukaemias, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and related illnesses, such as aplastic anaemia, MDS or MPN.
Barts Health NHS Trust is a provider of an extended network for the care of patients with haematological malignancies and is one of the six 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.
Please Contact Professsor John Gribben [email protected] or Dr Heather Oakervee [email protected] for further information.
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.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Working for our organisation
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
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.
To handle patient and user complaints as requested and to work with the Trust’s complaints department in ensuring timely responses for complainants.
To undertake the appropriate management responsibilities and be aware of individual responsibilities in accordance with the Trust’s Health and Safety policy and report as necessary any accident or potentially hazardous environment. The post holder will promote and implement the Trust’s Health and Safety Policy.
To undertake professional supervision and management of junior staff.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full and specialist registration (with a licence to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or be eligible for registration/ or entry into the specialist register within 6 months of the interview)
- Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
- Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
- CCT in Haematology or Medical Oncology
- FRCPath or evidence of equivalent qualification
- MRCP/ FRCP or evidence of equivalent qualification and/or experience
- MBBS/ BM/ MBChB or evidence of equivalent qualification
Desirable criteria
- Higher research degree (MD, PhD, MD (Res)
- Accredited Educational Supervisor
- Other qualifications which might enhance the provision of the service e.g. Teaching qualification, management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Have experience in the management of resources
- Have experience in clinical trials
- Evidence of experience in clinical haemato-oncology
- Evidence of experience in acute leukaemia and allogeneic transplantation
- Wide ranging experience in haemato-oncology
- Able to take responsibility of service without direct supervision
Desirable criteria
- Excellent publication record
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of board based knowledge and experience in haematological oncology, including chemotherapy and the principles of palliative care
- • Evidence of broad based knowledge and experience in acute leukaemia and allogeneic transplantation
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to co-ordinate and plan and execute research and routine studies
- Evidence of leadership
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and with colleagues at different locations
- Good oral and written communications skills
- Ability to relate to colleagues and other professionals and communicate between specialities and disciplines
- Ability to build and support a team
- Broad range of IT skills
- Evidence of experience in teaching and clinical/educational supervision
Desirable criteria
- Accredited Educational Supervisor
Other
Essential criteria
- Other qualifications which might enhance the provision of the service e.g. Teaching qualification, management qualification and family members and all the members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Good knowledge of, and the ability to use, spoken and written English
- Ability to work across sites
- Participate in the on-call rota
- Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations
- Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods to respond to questions and queries
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nigel Rose
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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