Locum Consultant Haematologist

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant Haematologist to join our internationally recognised, forward thinking team at an exciting time for Haematology in Liverpool to cover a period of maternity leave. This is a full time post for a Locum Consultant Haematologist in Medical Haematology, working across Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The postholder will have a particular focus on Thrombosis and Haemoglobinopathy. Applicants are required to be fully registered with the General Medical Council with a license to practice, and have listed on the Specialist Register (or due to be registered within 6 months of interview).,

• Outpatient Clinics - Specialist Non-Malignant Haematology (to be agreed based on area of interest of appointee) and General Haematology
• Medical Cover for Non-Malignant Haematology Inpatients including Daily Ward Rounds (alternating with colleagues)
• Medical Cover for Non-Malignant Haematology Day Case patients (alternating with colleagues)
• Satellite Clinics
• Multidisciplinary Team Meeting participation
  
  Mobility, ability to efficiently undertake the travel requirements of the post., Able to work with/influence senior colleagues across a range of specialties
• Effective interpersonal, motivational and influencing skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients and their relatives
• Able to work against a background of change and uncertainty
• Able to demonstrate personal credibility
• Self-motivated, pro-active and innovative
• Commitment to team-working, and respect and consideration for the skills of others
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
• Proven Management/Leadership experience, Experience in the governance arrangements required for research and clinical trials, Experience in clinical and laboratory research, Ability to teach all grades of clinical and laboratory staff, including those in training
• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
• Experience of supervising medical trainees
• Ability to supervise the research of others
Desirable criteria
• Undertaking or have formal accreditation in medical education, Insight into managing and leading clinical teams
• Experience and evidence of service improvement
• Experience and evidence of collaborative work across clinical network groups
• Development of clinical pathways
Desirable criteria
• Experience of budget management, Broad experience of Non-Malignant Haematology including haemostasis, thrombosis, haemoglobinopathies and general haematology.
• Experience of clinical and laboratory haematology
• Experience of clinical audit and clinical research, Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within six months of interview
• If an applicant is UK trained, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
• FRCPath or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent
• GCP certification
Desirable criteria
• Higher degree of PhD or MD, by postgraduate thesis
• Relevant Certificate in communication, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services., The appointee, together with their colleagues, will have a commitment to the provision of Clinical and Laboratory Haematology services for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. In addition, other duties will include research, audit, management, attendance at meetings and continuing professional development.

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