Lead Clinical Haematology Consultant inManchester inManchester PUBLISHED WED 27 NOV 2024

As part of a collaborative venture between The Christie NHS Foundation Trust (CFT) and Mid-Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) we are pleased to be able to offer the opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic consultant to lead the clinical haematology service based at Leighton Hospital.

This job role is for 10 PAs per week to lead and support the development of clinical haematology services across the southern sector of the Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cancer Network (GMCCN) and the delivery of clinical and laboratory haematology on the Leighton Hospital site.Flexibility may be considered for those who are unable to work full-time due to personal reasons.

This role will also receive a one-off attraction payment of 20% of the first year's annual salary (pre-tax, NI contributions) on commencement of employment. The payment will form part of the contract of employment to support continuity and delivery of service and there will be the requirement for the post holder to remain in post for a minimum period of 2 years. Please note this will only be applicable for individuals applying directly and not via an agency.

The successful post holder will be responsible for providing clinical leadership and consultant level support to the development of the clinical haematology service and to implement best practice in Haematology.

The role will include three outpatient clinics per week, responsibility for outpatients attending the Macmillan Cancer Care Unit for treatment and provision of specialist input into the care of inpatients at Leighton Hospital. The post holder will have considerable liaison with local General Practitioners for haematological advice and will join the existing consultant's rota to manage this.

The post holder will be a core member of the leukaemia/myeloma and lymphoma multi-disciplinary teams and the post also offers the opportunity to develop a special interest to suit the interests of the successful applicant and the unmet needs of the MCHFT Clinical haematology service.A full and extensive overview of the responsibilities are detailed in the job description attached.

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ABOUT MCHFT

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides acute and community services to a population of approximately 320,000 people across Cheshire.The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.Our Trust values of respect, putting people and patients first and working together to continuously improve form the basis of everything that we do. The results in the 2023 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in many elements across all themes, making the Trust one of the top scoring acute/non specialist Trusts within Cheshire & Merseyside. As a Trust we have committed to a vision of continuous improvement across the organisation as the way in which we work.

The Clinical Haematology Service at MCHFT

MCHFT provides both inpatient and outpatient management of a wide variety of benign and malignant haematological disorders as would be typical of a District General Hospital haematology practise. There is a Level 2a Clinical Haematology inpatient, outpatient and day-case service at Leighton Hospital, with Leighton patients accessing Level 3 care at University Hospitals North Midlands (UHNM).

Haematology has no dedicated inpatient beds at Leighton Hospital and inpatients are managed in medical beds by MCHFT acute physicians with Consultant Haematologist input. Haematology dohowever provide a service to the Medical and Surgical Directorates to give haematological assessments when required by regular ward rounds, with additional ad-hoc visits as required. The haematology team are also responsible for haematology patients receiving out-patient care, including those attending the Macmillan Cancer Care Unit (MACCU). Clinics are delivered in Outpatients and the MACCU; chemotherapy is undertaken in the MACCU.

There are currently new and follow-up haematology clinics distributed amongst the Consultant Haematologists, ANP and CNS. The clinics are currently held in the MACCU, Main Outpatients Department or the Digital Suite at Leighton Hospital.

The Consultant Haematologists provide support to the anticoagulation service when required.

There is considerable liaison with local General Practitioners for haematological advice, via the electronic e-referral system and e-Advice and Guidance system. The post-holder would join the existing consultants rota to manage this.