Specialty Doctor in Haematology

Specialty Doctor - Haematology

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust provides acute and maternity services for a population of approximately 300,000 covering an area that includes Warwick, Royal Leamington Spa, Stratford upon Avon, and Kenilworth as well as rural South Warwickshire. We are pleased to invite applications for a Specialty Doctor in haematology to join our dynamic and expanding team at Warwick Hospital.

Our haematology service is well established and forward-thinking, comprising: 6 consultants, 1 specialty doctor, 3 resident doctors and 8 clinical nurse specialists. The team delivers level 2B care, including administration of bispecfic antibody therapy.

This is a 2-year fixed term post, with potential for extension. It is suitable for doctors with a specialist interest in haematology or seeking to gain further experience in haematology. The post is based at Warwick Hospital, and the post-holder will rotate with our present Speciality Doctor across the ward, treatment unit and outpatient clinics some of which may be held at Stratford Hospital.

This post involves daily management of haematology inpatients and referrals from other specialties. The post-holder will also provide cover for the treatment unit to review and manage patients on chemotherapy who are unwell and perform procedures including bone marrows, venesections and removal of Hickman lines. The post holder will also participate in haematology clinics which cover a wide spectrum of haematological malignancies and general disorders.

You will have the opportunity to be actively involved in research and attend multi-disciplinary team meetings.

We offer strong support for teaching, education, research and audit, ensuring you can develop professionally within a collaborative environment.

You must be a fully registered medical practitioner with the GMC or be eligible to obtain full GMC registration within 3 months (or within 6 months for non-EEA applicants). You will have a minimum of four years' postgraduate training, with a minimum of 12 months in a relevant specialty.

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'.

Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

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The post holder will also participate in haematology clinics which cover a wide spectrum of haematological malignancies and general disorders. You will have the opportunity to be actively involved in research and attend multi-disciplinary team meetings. This post involves daily management of haematology inpatients and referrals from other specialties. The post-holder will also provide cover for the treatment unit to review and manage patients on chemotherapy who are unwell and perform procedures including bone marrows, venesections and removal of Hickman lines.

The haematology team are research active with a broad portfolio of trials open,including commercial trials. There will be an opportunity for involvement in research and audit and time available for laboratory training depending on the individual needs.

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Up to date ALS

• Minimum of 12 months experience in medical specialties