Job summary
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is one of
the largest integrated care providers in England, serving a population of
around 600,000 people. We are a high performing organisation with a track
record of success.
We are an enthusiastic and motivated unit providing
opportunities to develop the Hematology services in County Durham and
Darlington. We are looking for a colleague who will be able to work with us to
achieve this goal.
The post is on a whole time basis with the department
willing to explore flexibility in job plans to attract the right candidate. The
appointee will form part of a current team of 6 Consultant Haematologists
across the Trust. This appointment will facilitate and contribute in the
development of Haematology services within the Trust and clinical networks.
Within this job there will be scope to develop a specialist interest.
You must be fully registered with a GMC licence to practise
and be on the specialist register (or within 6 months of entry) on the date of
the interview.
The Trust welcomes all applications, regardless of age,
gender, race, disability or sexual orientation.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to undertake clinical work
in conjunction with his/her colleagues and other professional staff in order to
maintain and develop haematology services and develop specialist skills in
accordance with the needs of the department.
He/she will be responsible in conjunction with colleagues for planning
future development of these services.
The post holder will be expected to work with appropriate
stakeholders in primary care and tertiary centres to continue to develop
integrated services.
The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the
care of patients in his/her charge and will be expected to provide a
comprehensive clinical service to consultant colleagues in other clinical
disciplines in the hospital and to general practitioners within the locality.
The post holder will participate in a weekday
and weekends on-call rota for haematology services. He/she will be expected to cover colleagues
in their absence and ensure continuous patient care. The post holder will be
expected to deputise in the absence of colleagues in cases of annual leave,
study leave and sickness as far as is practicable.
About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented
From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary, If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
Inpatients are admitted under the care of the physicians,
either on ward 42 in Darlington Memorial Hospital (where there is generally a
mix of haematology, oncology, specialty and general medical patients) or other
medical wards. Inpatient management of haematological aspects of patient care
is undertaken by the haematologists in a joint liaison role with the
physicians.
The bulk of the haematology caseload is outpatient and day
cases; there are regular busy clinical sessions for these cases in each of
Darlington, Bishop Auckland, Durham and Shotley Bridge Hospitals. Each day unit provides facilities for bone
marrow biopsy, intravenous chemotherapy, venesections etc. Chemotherapy trained
nurses assist on the day units at all sites. The day units facilities are
shared with visiting oncologists.
The Trust works in partnership with the Northern Cancer
Alliance and delivers level 2a care.
Level 2b care upwards (approximately 15 cases per year) is delivered by
the neighbouring trusts (South Tees and Newcastle Hospitals). Level 3 and 4 care is provided at the Freeman
Hospital in Newcastle. The clinical team attend the weekly lymphoma and
leukaemia/myeloma MDTs at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle (either in person or
via Teams).
We use the chemocare chemotherapy prescribing system in line
with most other haematology services in the region.
Paediatric haematology and haemophilia services are
organised on a regional basis via RVI Newcastle, but there are instances where
the post holder will be involved e.g. new cases.
The anticoagulant service is managed by nurse-led clinics
via near patient testing. These clinics are held in 4 sites (UHND, DMH,
Richardson Hospital and BAH). The clinic
nurses also carry out face to face consultations in various GP practices across
county Durham. We also have almost 500 patients who self-test; they submit
their results and receive dosing instructions
using a digital solution (either via telephone or e mailing system).
This clinical care group contains the pathology specialties
haematology and blood transfusion, microbiology, cellular pathology,
biochemistry and immunology.The consultant haematologists provide liaison and
advisory services for the other clinical services within the Trust and Primary
Care, including non-haematological bone marrow examinations, outpatient
transfusion and support for antenatal services.
CDDFT have a lead for haemostasis and thrombosis
and for Blood Transfusion and is supported by a full time Transfusion
Practitioner and two Associate Transfusion Practitioners. All new diagnoses of
malignant haematology conditions are reviewed through NEHODS (North East
Haemato-oncology Diagnostic Service) where bone marrow biopsies and material
for cell markers and molecular biology studies are sent. This links in with the
weekly MDT
Job description
Job responsibilities
Inpatients are admitted under the care of the physicians,
either on ward 42 in Darlington Memorial Hospital (where there is generally a
mix of haematology, oncology, specialty and general medical patients) or other
medical wards. Inpatient management of haematological aspects of patient care
is undertaken by the haematologists in a joint liaison role with the
physicians.
The bulk of the haematology caseload is outpatient and day
cases; there are regular busy clinical sessions for these cases in each of
Darlington, Bishop Auckland, Durham and Shotley Bridge Hospitals. Each day unit provides facilities for bone
marrow biopsy, intravenous chemotherapy, venesections etc. Chemotherapy trained
nurses assist on the day units at all sites. The day units facilities are
shared with visiting oncologists.
The Trust works in partnership with the Northern Cancer
Alliance and delivers level 2a care.
Level 2b care upwards (approximately 15 cases per year) is delivered by
the neighbouring trusts (South Tees and Newcastle Hospitals). Level 3 and 4 care is provided at the Freeman
Hospital in Newcastle. The clinical team attend the weekly lymphoma and
leukaemia/myeloma MDTs at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle (either in person or
via Teams).
We use the chemocare chemotherapy prescribing system in line
with most other haematology services in the region.
Paediatric haematology and haemophilia services are
organised on a regional basis via RVI Newcastle, but there are instances where
the post holder will be involved e.g. new cases.
The anticoagulant service is managed by nurse-led clinics
via near patient testing. These clinics are held in 4 sites (UHND, DMH,
Richardson Hospital and BAH). The clinic
nurses also carry out face to face consultations in various GP practices across
county Durham. We also have almost 500 patients who self-test; they submit
their results and receive dosing instructions
using a digital solution (either via telephone or e mailing system).
This clinical care group contains the pathology specialties
haematology and blood transfusion, microbiology, cellular pathology,
biochemistry and immunology.The consultant haematologists provide liaison and
advisory services for the other clinical services within the Trust and Primary
Care, including non-haematological bone marrow examinations, outpatient
transfusion and support for antenatal services.
CDDFT have a lead for haemostasis and thrombosis
and for Blood Transfusion and is supported by a full time Transfusion
Practitioner and two Associate Transfusion Practitioners. All new diagnoses of
malignant haematology conditions are reviewed through NEHODS (North East
Haemato-oncology Diagnostic Service) where bone marrow biopsies and material
for cell markers and molecular biology studies are sent. This links in with the
weekly MDT
Person Specification
Statutory Registration
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent.
- Membership of the Royal College of Pathologists or equivalent.
- MBBS or other recognised equivalent medical degree.
- Holder of certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in Haematology, or within 6 months of award.
Desirable
Special Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work in a team with medical and nursing colleagues, managers, biomedical scientists and patients.
- Broad range of IT skills.
- An understanding of clinical governance .
- Evidence of participation in audit.
- Good knowledge of and ability to use spoken and written English.
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
Desirable
- Management and administrative experience.
- Evidence of having implemented change.
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
- Evidence of attending courses to develop teaching skills
Special Requirements
Essential
- ALS Interest in promoting and/or performing research in the Trust
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in haematology.
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients.
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the specialty.
Desirable
- Specialist interest that will complement the current service.
- Experience of participation in research and clinical studies
Person Specification
Statutory Registration
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent.
- Membership of the Royal College of Pathologists or equivalent.
- MBBS or other recognised equivalent medical degree.
- Holder of certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in Haematology, or within 6 months of award.
Desirable
Special Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work in a team with medical and nursing colleagues, managers, biomedical scientists and patients.
- Broad range of IT skills.
- An understanding of clinical governance .
- Evidence of participation in audit.
- Good knowledge of and ability to use spoken and written English.
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
Desirable
- Management and administrative experience.
- Evidence of having implemented change.
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
- Evidence of attending courses to develop teaching skills
Special Requirements
Essential
- ALS Interest in promoting and/or performing research in the Trust
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in haematology.
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients.
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the specialty.
Desirable
- Specialist interest that will complement the current service.
- Experience of participation in research and clinical studies
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).
Employer details
Employer name
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
Employer's website
https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
