Locum Consultant Haematologist

Applications are invited for the post of whole-time Consultant in Haematology at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust based at the Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals (2 separate sites). Applicants must also be on the General Medical Council Specialist Register (UK) with a Licence to Practise (or be eligible for full and Specialist registration within six months of interview).

These are replacement posts. The new post holders will join four other Haematology Consultants based at Barnet and Chase Farm sites of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (RFL).

Haematological malignant services for RFL are based at Barnet and Chase Farm hospital and caters for a population greater than 1 million. We are an outpatient-based service and provide support to other specialities regarding in-patients.

The person appointed will have broad haematology training and be capable of handling various medical problems with general and malignant haematology. The appointee must be an effective team player and will be flexible in approaching new ways of working. The post holder will join a Haematology Department that provides Malignant Haematology Services with a hub based at Barnet with day units in Finchley Memorial Hospital (remote management) and Chase Farm.

The post holders will be expected to deliver

• Core haematology service at Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals, including inpatient attending, out-of-hour on-call and delivery of outpatient services as required. The post-holder will contribute to a 1:6 Consultant ward attending rota and 1:6 Consultant 2nd on-call rota at weekends and 1st on call during weekdays.
• 2WW clinic for haematological malignancies and participate in the cross-site cancer MDT, along with specialist clinics.
• Develop an area of special interest for clinical or academic research aligned with the department's aspirations.
• The post-holder will support activities within the department, including graduate and undergraduate teaching and educational supervision.
• Liaison services with other clinical services based at the Barnet and Chase Farm sites.
• Other clinical work, including supporting the Haematology laboratory (diagnostic/morphology)
• Support the enrolment in clinical trials and patient reviews.

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other

ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have anICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Please review the attached job description and person specification for further details for this position.

If any queries, please contact Professor Pratima Chowdary -

• Possession of MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists or equivalent
• 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.
• CME accreditation e.g. FRCPath/ MRCP or show evidence of equivalent qualification
• Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Post-graduate medical degree e.g. MD/PhD

• Experience of and commitment to multidisciplinary working
• Wide clinical experience in Haematology
• Experience of and an interest in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching

• Proven clinical ability in Haematology
• The ability to work as a member of a collaborative group
• The authority, decision-making skills needed to lead a multi-disciplinary team in a complex environment
• Excellent communication skills/verbal and written. Good command of written and spoken English
• Proven ability to translate research activities into a clinical and organisational context

• Knowledge of the Clinical Governance framework of the NHS and understanding of current changes in the organisation and management structures of the NHS. Ability to act within these parameters
• Awareness and understanding of health, safety and security issues for self and others
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles of resource and budgetary management within the NHS

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring…