Location
London, working cross sites between Royal Brompton Hospital and other Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust sites.

Hours
Full Time - 10 Programmed Activities (PAs)

Salary
£109,725 per annum

About the Role
Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest healthcare providers in London. The clinical haematology department is a multidisciplinary team of academically strong and collaborative individuals. This full-time locum consultant haematologist post involves delivering high quality care to patients across multiple sites. The post holder will provide expert clinical care in general haematology and transfusion medicine, ensuring patients are involved in decisions about their care and responding to their views. Responsibilities include maintaining GMC specialist registration and licence to practice, attending agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities promptly, and developing and maintaining the competencies required for the role.

The role also includes contributing to research and teaching activities by collaborating with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trust’s translational research portfolio while adhering to Research Governance requirements. The post holder will provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and other healthcare professionals as required, and may act as an educational supervisor and appraiser to ensure external accreditation of training posts.

Performance management duties involve working with medical, nursing, and managerial colleagues to ensure clinical efficiency (e.g. reducing length of stay, cancelled operations, and DNA rates), quality of outcomes (e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates), financial management (e.g. cost improvement programmes, managing locum agency spend, drug budgets, and clinical data accuracy), and operational efficiency (e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity, and demand management).

Experience
Medically qualified consultant haematologist with experience in general haematology and transfusion medicine. Proven ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and across multiple sites.

About you
Committed to delivering high quality patient care with excellent communication skills to involve patients in their care decisions. Able to work effectively with clinical, academic, and managerial colleagues to achieve performance targets and contribute to research and teaching. Motivated to maintain and develop professional competencies and participate in educational supervision and appraisal.

Qualifications
Must hold GMC specialist registration in haematology and a valid licence to practice in the UK.