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Locum Consultant Haematologist

  • South Wales
  • £105,504–£139,882 Per Annum

We are looking for a Locum Consultant Haematologist to join the existing department in the Haematology service which currently provides haemato-oncology and general haematology services across 4 hospital sites.

  • The annual operating R&D Budget has increased by over 750% since 2008
  • an 8-room Clinical Research Facility with state-of-the-art facilities
  • new initiatives involve BioBanking, EU Lead for telemonitoring at scale and new Clinical Research Fellowships
Essential qualifications:
  • FRCPath or equivalent
  • MRCP or equivalent
  • GMC Registration
  • Appropriate Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent

Main Duties of the job

Applications for a Locum Consultant Haematologist are welcomed to join the Haematology service which currently provides haemato-oncology and general haematology services across 4 hospital sites. There are 3 full time and 3 part time consultants in post. Support for the service includes two Associate Specialists, four specialty doctors and a clinical fellow as well as foundation trainee doctors, competent laboratory staff, six clinical Nurse Specialist in Haematology and two Haematology Pharmacists. Each of the sites provides out-patient chemotherapy and works in close liaison with the centres in Cardiff and Vale and Swansea Bay University Heath Boards.

Wales has a well-developed haematology community which includes all the consultants in all the hospitals who work closely together to deliver the service for the total population of the country. There are a number of regional sub-speciality MDTs which support decision making the delivery of patient care.
Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with Consultant colleagues.

Purpose of the Post and General Responsibilities

To provide, with consultant colleagues and the wider clinical and laboratory teams (as appropriate) a service in Haematology. Support the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of haematological conditions.
All clinical staff is accountable and responsible for their own clinical competence and should limit their actions to those for which they are deemed competent. Clinical staff is also required to comply with the requirements of their professional organisation regarding supervision.
As a senior employee of the Health Board the post holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Health Board’s patients.

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirement’s:-

  • To ensure the provision and delivery of a first-class clinical service
  • To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
  • To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
  • To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board’s procedures and operating policies
  • To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Health Board’s service plans
  • To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty or the Health Board
  • Core clinical expertise in Haematology
  • Leadership and team building skills as well as working as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Supporting and training multidisciplinary teams
  • Delivering care in the community alongside primary health care and social care teams
  • Participating in CPD including Audit
  • You are expected to maintain your professional development for Revalidation

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