Job summary
The post-holder will play a key role in realising our ambition to continue to deliver a high-quality clinical service by bringing new skills to our Haematology department.
It is a requirement of the post that every doctor takes part in annual job planning and annual appraisal as part of the revalidation of cycle.
The post consists of 10 Programmed activities comprised of 8.5 Direct Clinical Activities and 1.5 Supporting Professional Activity. The post-holder will be on call for Haematology covering The Hillingdon Hospital and Harefield Hospital sites on a 1 in 5 on call rota (1 in 4 with prospective cover). This will be one weekday (Monday-Thursday) or one weekend (Friday-Sunday) in 5. Out of hours work is partially covered by the Specialist Registrars but Consultants are first on call at other times.
The department provides the clinical and laboratory haematology service between the two sites of Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospital (4 whole time equivalent Consultants). The new appointee will be based at Hillingdon Hospital with a service level contract to provide out of hours on call cover for Harefield Hospital (Guys and St Thomas' Foundation trust (Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals).
There are currently 3 Haematology Registrars on the Imperial rotation for whom we provide Clinical and Educational supervision and a 4th Trust-funded Registrar/Clinical Fellow post. There is a Foundation year 1 doctor attached to the service who is based at Hillingdon.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be responsible to the Divisional Director of Medicine at The Hillingdon Hospital and job plan negotiated annually. The post holders will, together with their consultant colleagues and other health care professionals in the Directorate, provide an effective and comprehensive service for our patients and support continuing service developments.
Expectations of the post holder.
The post-holder will participate in the Haematology on call rota; providing emergency out-of-hours cover to both Harefield Hospital and Hillingdon Hospital on an approximately 1:5 basis with prospective cover.
The post-holder will, within a Team, be jointly responsible for running an in-patient and out-patient service for haematology including an advisory service for colleagues and primary care via REGO Advice and Guidance.
The post-holder will participate with their colleagues in the education, training and professional development of medical and other professional staff for whom they are responsible. They will also be involved in the post-graduate and under-graduate teaching programme and General Practitioner education.
The post-holder will be expected to provide clear evidence of their SPA activities. This includes clinical and educational supervision, teaching, audit and personal CPD. Personal CPD must be included as part of annual appraisal, which is mandatory and required for the revalidation process.
About us
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitalsprovide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will be a committed clinician with sub-specialist interest in Haemato-Oncology and a track record of excellent clinical service delivery, service improvement, teaching, training and other qualities as identified in the person specification.
The post-holder will work closely with their colleagues, be responsible for providing a high quality Haematology service to the residents of Hillingdon, and for development of services appropriate to these ends
Any applicant who is unable to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job plan will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will be a committed clinician with sub-specialist interest in Haemato-Oncology and a track record of excellent clinical service delivery, service improvement, teaching, training and other qualities as identified in the person specification.
The post-holder will work closely with their colleagues, be responsible for providing a high quality Haematology service to the residents of Hillingdon, and for development of services appropriate to these ends
Any applicant who is unable to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job plan will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues.
Person Specification
Education and Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with License to Practice
- Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: a. Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) b. Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) c. European Community Rights
Desirable
- Additional degrees e.g. BSc, MSc, MD, PhD
Clinical expertise in Specialty/sub specialty
Essential
- Experience and interest in haematooncology
Clinical expertise in Specialty/sub specialty
Essential
- Experience and interest in haematooncology
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrate leadership, team player, flexibility and organisational skills within a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to motivate staff, to facilitate changes in clinical practice.
- Committed to patient focused care, learning and CPD
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, enthusiasm and approachability
- Commitment to continuing professional development and clinical governance
Care Values
Essential
- Demonstrating ability to meet the Trust 'CARES' values (Communication, Attitude, Responsibility, Equity, Safety)
Higher Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS, MRCP and FRCPath or equivalent
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Specialist training in all aspects of clinical and laboratory haematology
Leadership and Management Skills
Essential
- Well-developed effective leadership and management skills - NHS Leadership Framework.
- Demonstrates ability, initiative, drive to contribute to the strategy, deliver and support change and improve services for patients placing care at the heart of the service
- Ability to lead and manage complex systems
- Ability to effectively plan and manage resources, people and performance
- Ability to develop, influence, communicate and deliver the strategy working with divisions
Desirable
- Attended management training course
- Attended Leadership Training course
- Knowledge of Finance / Budgets
Experience in Training, Research and Clinical Governance/audit
Essential
- Demonstrable commitment to teach, train and assess teaching of undergraduates, post graduates and nursing staff
- Proven teaching experience
- Experience of clinical audit and enable delivery of good practice
- delivery of good practice ? Evidence of quality and service improvement
Desirable
- Clinical and educational supervisor training courses.
- Completed education supervisor's course
- Relevant research articles in peerreviewed journals
- GCP trained and certified
Academic Achievements / Research / publications
Essential
- An understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature
Desirable
- Published works
- Previous experience of participation in research
- Commitment to research, publication and presentations
Person Specification
Education and Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with License to Practice
- Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: a. Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) b. Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) c. European Community Rights
Desirable
- Additional degrees e.g. BSc, MSc, MD, PhD
Clinical expertise in Specialty/sub specialty
Essential
- Experience and interest in haematooncology
Clinical expertise in Specialty/sub specialty
Essential
- Experience and interest in haematooncology
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrate leadership, team player, flexibility and organisational skills within a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to motivate staff, to facilitate changes in clinical practice.
- Committed to patient focused care, learning and CPD
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, enthusiasm and approachability
- Commitment to continuing professional development and clinical governance
Care Values
Essential
- Demonstrating ability to meet the Trust 'CARES' values (Communication, Attitude, Responsibility, Equity, Safety)
Higher Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS, MRCP and FRCPath or equivalent
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Specialist training in all aspects of clinical and laboratory haematology
Leadership and Management Skills
Essential
- Well-developed effective leadership and management skills - NHS Leadership Framework.
- Demonstrates ability, initiative, drive to contribute to the strategy, deliver and support change and improve services for patients placing care at the heart of the service
- Ability to lead and manage complex systems
- Ability to effectively plan and manage resources, people and performance
- Ability to develop, influence, communicate and deliver the strategy working with divisions
Desirable
- Attended management training course
- Attended Leadership Training course
- Knowledge of Finance / Budgets
Experience in Training, Research and Clinical Governance/audit
Essential
- Demonstrable commitment to teach, train and assess teaching of undergraduates, post graduates and nursing staff
- Proven teaching experience
- Experience of clinical audit and enable delivery of good practice
- delivery of good practice ? Evidence of quality and service improvement
Desirable
- Clinical and educational supervisor training courses.
- Completed education supervisor's course
- Relevant research articles in peerreviewed journals
- GCP trained and certified
Academic Achievements / Research / publications
Essential
- An understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature
Desirable
- Published works
- Previous experience of participation in research
- Commitment to research, publication and presentations
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
