Specialty Doctor for Haematology & Oncology

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

THIS POST WILL CLOSE WHEN SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECIEVED

This is a permanent (10 PA) post, based at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful candidate will be provided with office accommodation and secretarial cover.

A computer with access to the hospital IT system is provided along with internet facilities.

Main duties of the job

The clinical duties of the post include the following:

The post holder's primary duty will be to take part in the management and day to day running of the department. The specialty doctor will work in conjunction with the Consultants and other members of the team.

Attend weekly treatment planning meeting
Attend consultant led in-patient ward rounds
Participate in leukaemia and occasional solid tumour & brain tumour clinics
Involvement in non-malignant haematology clinics
Support day care activity
Perform lumbar punctures and administer IT therapy
Perform bone marrow aspirates and trephines
Prescribe cytotoxic chemotherapy

They will share in the day-to-day supervision of junior medical staff in the department.

They will undertake to deputise from time to time for absent colleagues and undertake to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances

About us

As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is ourInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.

Date posted

17 June 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£52,530 to £82,400 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

411-MED-24-6257806

Job locations

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Eaton Road

Liverpool

L12 2AP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Other Duties

Organisation of elective surgical procedures
Follow-up and review of investigation results
Administration and correspondence related to patients
Letters and correspondence from clinics and inpatients
Regular audit
Undertaking work related to clinical governance and patient safety within the team
Teaching medical students and junior doctors
Weekend day time working with compensatory rest days

Job description

Job responsibilities

Other Duties

Organisation of elective surgical procedures
Follow-up and review of investigation results
Administration and correspondence related to patients
Letters and correspondence from clinics and inpatients
Regular audit
Undertaking work related to clinical governance and patient safety within the team
Teaching medical students and junior doctors
Weekend day time working with compensatory rest days

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GMC registered

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GMC registered

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).