Job summary
Employer heading
Consultant Haematologist with a Specialist Interest in Myeloma
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people.听 We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals 鈥 people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
- Patient-centred 鈥撎Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
- Safety 鈥撎Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
- Excellence 鈥撎Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
- Compassion 鈥撎Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
- Respect 鈥撎Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We鈥檝e taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of 拢710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement 鈥 鈥淥utstanding Care Personally Delivered鈥 鈥 stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 鈥楻equires Improvement鈥 to 鈥楪ood鈥. Our rating for caring remained as 鈥楪ood鈥.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So,听what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours 鈥 usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours 鈥 having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns 鈥 to allow for predictability
- NHS Pension:听A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
- Bank working:听The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is听more.
- Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
- 听Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
- 听Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK鈥檚 most welcoming counties.听Whether you鈥檙e taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone.听Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that鈥檚 friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.听Visit听听to find out more.
Job overview
Applications are welcomed for a听 Consultant post in Clinical Haematology (General Haematology) with a sub-specialty in Myeloma.听听
This is a new post and it is a full time (10 PA) appointment for the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, based at Lincoln County Hospital.
The successful applicant will work with Consultant colleagues to develop the clinical and laboratory haematology service which is organised on a Trust wide basis as Inpatient chemotherapy is only administered at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital but the outpatient services are of equivalence at all three sites. The Trust鈥檚 cancer services are part of the East Midlands Strategic Clinical Network. Acute leukaemia and other patients requiring inpatient intensive chemotherapy are treated in Lincoln. All myeloma听 patients are managed by the Haematologists.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities:
- The Clinical Haematology service comprises all Haematology/Oncology, general haematology, and haemostasis and thrombosis referrals for investigation, diagnosis and treatment.
- There is additional responsibility for investigation and advice on the management of patients with haematological problems from all other areas including ante-natal serology.
- This includes a bone marrow biopsy service for patients not under the direct care of the haematologists. Anticoagulant monitoring is managed within Primary Care.
Working for our organisation
Base:听 Lincoln County Hospital
We offer the following unique only to Lincolnshire:
- Direct links to the new 拢21 million Lincoln Medical School via Lincoln University, The new facility is due to come on line soon. The facility will include:-
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- 2 x 120 capacity lecture theatres
- Seminar space
- Caf茅 and social learning space
- Library, Science Library and Project Library
- Anatomy Suite and Clinical Skills Suite
- The entire building is designed to meet BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method)
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Haematology Department is heavily involved in phase 2 and 3 international clinical trials in particular in the field of myeloid malignancies and myeloma.听
You will have the opportunity to develop your own research interest with opportunity to also join a well-established translational molecular laboratory at University of Lincoln, to be able to enrich your professional journey with lab base research together with clinical research.
For full details please see job description.
Person specification
Clinical Skill
Essential criteria
- MRCP (UK) ir equivalent
- FRCPath or equivalent
- Full GMC and Specialist registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- extensive experience and training in general haematology
- expiereince of involvement in clinical research and audit
Desirable criteria
- specailisit interest and expertise in myeloma
Skills
Essential criteria
- Communication and able to work as part of MDT
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
- commitment to further development of haematology service
- commitment to maintain own education to a minimum standard set by the RCPath
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Charlotte Kallmeyer
- Job title
- Consultant Haematologist and Myeloma MDT Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01522 597790
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