Consultant Haematologist

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
- **come and take your place with us.**

**Job overview**:
Main purpose of the job: To provide expert knowledge and skills in the care of haematology patients. This is an existing post to replace a retiring colleague. An interest in haematological malignancies is essential and sub-speciality interest in management of lymphoma patients is desirable.

(Primarily based at Royal Oldham Hospital, with possibility of some activity at other sites)

**Main duties of the job**:
**The post holder will**:

- Provide Consultant Haematologist duties including outpatient and inpatient care, advice and guidance to other professionals and an on-call commitment.
- Share responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Haematology Department.
- Ensure maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of haematology patients.
- Assist in teaching, training and supervision of junior staff and medical students where applicable.
- Actively participate in both Departmental and Trust matters concerning clinical governance and audit.

**Working for our organisation**:
Oldham Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. The place where the world’s first IVF baby was delivered, Oldham is a town of pioneering firsts. Today, Oldham is responsible for delivering a range of acute and community health services across the local area and at The Royal Oldham Hospital. As a designated major trauma unit for Greater Manchester and one of only three vascular centres in Greater Manchester, Oldham is a specialist hospital for acute surgery and provides state-of-the-art onsite pathology services to the North West.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Experience and Clinical Skills**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Broad knowledge and expertise in clinical haematology and general medicine.
- Ability to interpret and report on laboratory data.
- Good understanding of Clinical Governance
- Ability to manage risk and end of line decisions.

**Desirable criteria**:

- Able to manage and lead change internally and within multi-agency setting

**Communication**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations
- Evidence of development and management of change

**Desirable criteria**:

- Proven teaching abilities

**Audit, Research and Teaching**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Evidence of audit work and where this has brought about change
- Evidence of participation in research
- Experience of teaching juniors, medical students and other health care professionals

**Desirable criteria**:

- Attendance at teaching course
- We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

**Employer certification / accreditation badges**:
**Applicant requirements**:

- You must have appropriate UK professional registration.