Locum Consultant Haematologist

Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3 rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust.By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technology that can perform various tasks that typically required human intelligence. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role.We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.Whittington Health NHS Trust is committed to ensuring that its recruitment processes are carried out with integrity, transparency, and fairness for all applicants. To help maintain these standards, we ask candidates to provide accurate and truthful information throughout the recruitment process.If incorrect or misleading information is identified, this may affect the progression of an application, any employment offer, or continued employment. As part of our due diligence, the company may verify the information provided and take appropriate act ion where necessary.We do not charge applicants any fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including applications, interviews, sponsorship arrangements, pre-employment checks, or employment offers. All vacancies are advertised through TRAC/NHS Jobs and candidates are assessed solely on their skills, qualifications, experience, and suitability for the role. If you are asked to make a payment in connection with an NHS job opportunity, please treat this as suspicious and contact the organisation directly using the details published on our official career's website.Locum Consultant Haematologist – Special Interest in Malignant Haematology [Parental leave cover]
Bring your expertise to a team where specialist knowledge, collaboration and compassionate care come together.We are seeking an enthusiastic Locum Consultant Haematologist with a special interest in Malignant Haematology to join our team at Whittington Health. This is an opportunity to deliver personalised care to a diverse North London population, with clinical activity across Whittington Health and University College London Hospitals (UCLH).You will play a key role in our haemato-oncology service, working alongside consultant colleagues, specialist nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team. Your role will combine Malignant and General Haematology care, specialist outpatient clinics and inpatient management, with opportunities to contribute to teaching, research and service improvement.Main duties of the jobPlease see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.Working for our organisationWhittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesMain duties of the roleYou will:Deliver Malignant and General Haematology care across outpatient, day-case and inpatient settings.Participate in specialist clinics, including myeloma and myeloproliferative neoplasms, and contribute to multidisciplinary treatment decisions.Provide inpatient care for patients with general and red cell haematological conditions during ward-attending duties.Join the consultant attending and on‑call rota, currently 1 in 6 with prospective cover.Teach UCL medical students and support the supervision and development of junior doctors.Contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and researchThe proposed job plan comprises 8 PAs for direct clinical care and 2 PAs for supporting professional activities.Person specificationProfessional QualificationsFull GMC RegistrationSpecialist Registration (or be eligible for registration within three months of interview)Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within three months of award of CCT by date of interview or equivalent if non UK trained.FRCPath or show evidence of equivalent qualificationMRCP or show evidence of equivalent qualificationClinical Experience and SkillsBroad experience in clinical haematologyExperience in managing sickle cell disease and thalassaemia syndromesExperience in managing complex thrombosis issuesExperience in managing patients with haematological malignanciesTransfusion ExperienceExperience in good and empathic communication with patients and families with complex information and support needs.Audit Management & ITExperience of audit and understanding of clinical governance especially as applied to the introduction or development of new techniquesExperience of Quality Improvement ProjectsResearch. Teaching skill & experienceUnderstanding and knowledge of Research ethicsUnderstanding and experience of research techniquesExperience of entering patients into trialsExperience in teaching and trainingHigher degree MD or PhDPersonal QualitiesCommunication; ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.Accountability; ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authorityInterpersonal Skills; ability to empathise and work co‑operatively with othersEvidence of good organisational abilityAn understanding of complex decision making to make best use of available resourcesSAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTSTo comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.Ensure you are familiar and comply with theLondon Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.Participate in required training and supervision.Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conductWhittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Your application form –Provide only business email address for your referees – we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.Our processes –Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunatelythis means you have not been successfullyshortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems – occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.Other important information –You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click hereApplications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.In submitting an application form, you authorise WhittingtonHealth NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre‑employment checks youridentity and right to work documentation will be verifiedremotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.ukPlease note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents providedThe Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisationEmployer certification / accreditation badgesYou 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.Address Whittington Health NHS Trust
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