Consultant Haematologist inPeterborough inPeterborough PUBLISHED
MON 21 OCT 2024
The anticipated job plan includes 10 programmed activities with a mix of direct clinical care and supporting professional activities, all while ensuring a supportive work environment that promotes career growth and flexibility. The successful candidates will join a 1:6 on-call rota for laboratory and clinical haematology services, conducting ward rounds and daily blood film reviews. The role offers the opportunity to work with advanced laboratory equipment and collaborate with biomedical scientists, ensuring high standards of performance are maintained. Interested applicants are encouraged to reach out for more information or to arrange informal visits.
At North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, we believe in research and innovation to find the best patient-centred treatment solutions for our patients.
We are looking for dedicated Consultants with a passion in providing outstanding inpatient and outpatient haematology services across our acute hospitals, Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
Located in Cambridgeshire, the historic towns of Peterborough and Huntingdon have been transformed by town development schemes bringing improvements in housing, education, and employment. Both hospital sites are accessible by road or train within easy commute distance from London, Cambridge, Leicester or Birmingham.
By joining a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will work collaboratively to deliver Consultative Haematology services to Outpatient clinics, the Day Unit, and Inpatients with both malignant and non-malignant haematological disorders. You will offer specialist support to other hospital clinicians and general practitioners, provide Laboratory Haematology cover while enjoying a high level of autonomy and support.
Our Haematology services have strong collaborative links with Cambridge University Hospitals in offering level 3-4 haematology services. A dedicated Haematology Research Fund is available to support laboratory-based research projects.
We are committed to supporting your career, and to value skills and initiatives. We respect your wellbeing, and we are open to flexibility in your working patterns.
The job plan is anticipated to contain 10 programmed activities, 8.5 PA's of direct clinical care and 1.5 SPA's per week. You will be required to complete 8 sessions at Peterborough City Hospital and 2 sessions at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. We are open to consider alternative job content on a personal basis.
You will be joining the Consultant rota on a 1:6 basis for both laboratory and clinical haematology services. At weekends, you are expected to conduct daily ward rounds at Peterborough City Hospital to expedite clinical decision-making and allow prompt discharge of the patients. Daily review and authorisation of blood films (usually less than 10 per day) is also expected.
You will manage clinical haematology referrals from clinical colleagues from other disciplines, as well as dealing with inpatient referrals, Choose and Book referrals, and advice and guidance from general practitioners.
You will enjoy working in our laboratory at Peterborough City Hospital featuring a state-of-the-art equipment for blood count analysis, coagulation studies and flow cytometry.
You will work collaboratively with the biomedical scientists and other member of the laboratory staff to maintain a high standard of performance.
If you like to find more about the role and organise an informal visit, we are welcoming you to contact Dr Alexis Fowler, Consultant Haematologist on Tel: or or Email:
About us
Clinical responsibilities
- To provide clinical haematology care including outpatient, day care and in-patient review.
- Take part and discuss the management of patients with malignant haematological diseases at the Network Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings
- To deal with any clinical haematology referrals from clinical colleagues from other disciplines (medical, surgical, obstetric etc.)
- To deal with Inpatient referrals, Choose and Book referrals and Advice & Guidance requests from General Practitioners
Laboratory Responsibilities
- To provide laboratory services including blood film and marrow review, laboratory, anticoagulant and transfusion support
- To provide clinical liaison for service users from hospital and community teams
- To take all measures to ensure consistently high standards of performance are achieved and maintained in the laboratories
- To collaborate with the biomedical scientists and other members of the laboratory staff
Management/Service Development responsibilities
- Together with consultant haematologist colleagues, share laboratory management services and clinical management duties.
- To actively take part in the service development programmes undertaken by the department
Education and Training
- To participate in the Postgraduate and Undergraduate teaching programmes, and teaching of other healthcare professionals
- To participate in appraisal and assessment of junior medical colleagues, if required
- Continuing Professional Development
- To participate in the annual consultant appraisal process, in line with the Trusts appraisal guidelines
- To maintain an up-to-date job plan and personal development plan
- To register and participate in an appropriate CPD scheme
- To participate in Trust Mandatory Training as required.
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