Consultant in Haematology

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust are seeking an additional Consultant Haematologist to join our well-established and high performing Haematology Department. This vacancy is to deliver 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), plus 1 PA on call within the Haematology service. The department is happy to support flexible working and will consider applicants seeking part time or job share roles to fill this vacancy.

**The Consultant Haematologist role will focus on**:
The provision with Consultant colleagues of a service to Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department

Working with Consultant colleagues to ensure appropriate cover arrangements are in place for annual leave, planned or unplanned urgent cover

Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff including the observance of local employment and human resource policies and procedures

Carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity

Participating in medical audit, the Trust’s Clinical Governance processes and in Continued Professional Development

For full details, please see attached job description.

This is an exciting time to join Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, one of the highest performing NHS Trusts in the UK, and which is rated one of HSJ’s Top 100 Places to Work

Harrogate itself is a small Spa town, situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty. It is located within close proximity to Leeds and York. There is a high standard of residential accommodation and a wide range of local schools, which have an excellent national reputation in both the state and private sectors. There are numerous sporting, recreational and cultural activities available in the town or the surrounding area to suit most interests.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is an active member of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT). The haematology department work closely with colleagues from the Tertiary Cancer Centre at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, in particular, contributing to an ongoing WYAAT-led programme of service improvement work for haematology.