ST3+ Trust Doctor - Clinical Haematology

Job overview

We are recruiting 1 TG SpR level – Maternity leave cover  for 1year contract within the Clinical Haematology department at Hammersmith Hospital, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. These appointments will be a full-time.

Main duties of the job

Activities will include inpatient and outpatient care, laboratory work, transfusion, red cell disorders and haemoglobinopathies, coagulation, general referrals, malignant haematology and bone marrow transplant.

General responsibilities include;

• Inpatient management;
• Outpatient management;

Bone marrow examination and interpretation of blood films and bone marrow aspirates

• Clinical research studies

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Specific duties may include, dependent upon rota attachment;

• The postholder is in day-to-day charge of inpatient care. On the white cell side, a degree of support is provided by the transplant co-ordinator depending on the experience of the postholder and the duration of their current attachment to the white cell team.
• The postholder is expected to have seen every patient under their care at least once daily, or more often if clinically appropriate.
• The postholders is responsible for any written communication concerning inpatients and outpatients to the referring physician, the primary care physician or consulting physicians. This will include discharge summaries, weekly update forms for transplant patients, letters of referral to other specialities and medical reports. Discharge summaries are to be completed as soon as possible after patient discharge.
• Co-ordination of the white cell service programme with other hospital personnel; this involves a multi-disciplinary approach to patient management.
• Ensure the ward nurses, Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) and the outpatient and day care nursing team are aware of the management plan for any relevant patients and liaising with them when any changes are made.
• Liaising with data managers to ensure accurate and up-to-date recording of patient information.
• Pharmacy – Discussion of chemotherapy requirements for individual patient protocols. For patient undergoing transplantation, this activity must be discussed with the allogeneic or autologous transplant co-ordinator.
• Knowledge of virology results of current and recently discharged inpatients.
• Laboratory duties including; Blood Transfusion – Completion of the yellow blood transfusion form and arrangements for collection and storage. Stem Cell Laboratory – Liaising with the stem cell laboratory regarding an inpatient requiring collection or re-infusion of cells and informing them when any plans are altered.
• Blood Transfusion – Completion of the yellow blood transfusion form and arrangements for collection and storage.
• Stem Cell Laboratory – Liaising with the stem cell laboratory regarding an inpatient requiring collection or re-infusion of cells and informing them when any plans are altered.

In addition to longer ward rounds twice a week, there is a daily consultant board round.