Consultant Haematologist

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive clinical haematology care (outpatient, day case, inpatient) within an MDT structure.
• Provide liaison and clinical advice regarding Haematology test results, anticoagulation, and blood transfusion to hospital and primary care physicians.
• Review and authorise blood films referred by Biomedical Scientists for second opinion.
• Participate in clinical governance and clinical audit.
• Share in consultant haematology on-call rota (1 in 4, with colleagues from the University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust).
• Participate in Royal College of Pathologists or Physicians CPD scheme.
• Contribute to undergraduate education and training of postgraduate trainees in Haematology, as well as non-medical staff.
• Contribute to departmental research output and administration.
• Contribute to bone marrow lists.
• Provide Outpatient services for haematology patients (2 formal clinics per week, plus additional clinics for urgent cases and patients on chemotherapy).
• Supervise haematology patients undergoing treatment in day care settings.
• Maintain and improve the quality of the Haematology laboratory service.
• Develop existing specialist services in haematology and haemato-oncology.
• Improve blood transfusion practice.
• Attend monthly Pathology Board meetings and Pathology Quality Meetings.
• Support the intrathecal chemotherapy service.
• Undertake adequate and appropriate continuous professional development (CPD).
• Complete annual appraisal and job planning.

Skills and Expertise

• Clinical haematology expertise
• Haemato-oncology
• Blood Transfusion
• MDT experience
• Liaison skills
• Clinical advice
• Blood film review
• Clinical governance and audit
• CPD participation
• Teaching and training experience
• Research experience

Job Facilities/Benefits

• Flexible working considered
• On-site day nursery
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Discounts at local businesses and gyms
• Opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut
• Trust-funded study leave