Consultant Haematologist

We are seeking a full time Consultant Haematologist to join our established and enthusiastic team in providing a high-quality haematology service on the Isle of Wight.

The post holder will work as part of a team to provide a Haematology and Blood Transfusion services and meet the requirements for accreditation with UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service).

The contract is for 10 PA's. The Trust is happy to consider flexible working in support of work / life balance. Extended days, compressed hours and part time working may be considered.

Our Enhanced welcome package includes 10K Recruitment and Retention package alongside financial assistance with travel arrangements

The appointee will, together with their consultant colleague, be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive, efficient and cost-effective clinical haematology, haemato-oncology and blood transfusion service to the IW NHS and other users of the service.

We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are C ompassion, A ccountable, R espect and E veryone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

**The main clinical duties are as follows**:
Provide comprehensive clinical haematology care, out-patient, day case and inpatient, working within an MDT structure

Provide liaison and clinical advice about Haematology test results, anticoagulation and blood transfusion to the hospital and primary care physicians

Review and authorise blood films referred by Biomedical Scientists for second opinion

Participate in clinical governance and clinical audit

To share in 1 in four consultant haematology on call rota (1 of the 4 being carried out by colleagues from the University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust)

Participate in the Royal College of Pathologists or Physicians CPD scheme

To contribute to undergraduate education, and the training of postgraduate trainees in Haematology as well as non-medical staff

To contribute to the research output and administration needs of the department

Contribute to the bone marrow lists in the department

Provision of Outpatient services for haematology patients. It is anticipated that the post holder will undertake 2 formal clinics per week and additional clinics for urgent cases and patients on chemotherapy as necessary.

The post holder will be required to supervise haematology patients undergoing treatment in day care settings.

To maintain and improve the quality of the Haematology laboratory service in order to continue to provide a high quality, comprehensive diagnostic service.

To continue to develop existing specialist services in haematology and haemato-oncology in line with national and network guidelines and with Trust policy.

To continue to improve blood transfusion practice within the Trust in line with national blood transfusion service guidelines and legal requirements, in conjunction with the Hospital Transfusion Practitioner and the Hospital Transfusion Committee

Other regular commitments include monthly Pathology Board meetings as well as Pathology Quality Meetings.

The appointees will take an equitable share of responsibility for departmental commitments. The development of areas of special interest and closer clinical links with Southampton will be encouraged.

The post holder will be expected to support the intrathecal chemotherapy service. The post holder will also be expected to undertake adequate and appropriate continuous professional development (CPD) which will be supported by Trust funded study leave. Annual appraisal is mandatory accordi