Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
About
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated care organisation, providing care in the community at over 20 health centres and clinics as well as services such as district nursing. We also provide services at the Royal Bolton Hospital.
We have three fundamental aims:
1. Best care for better health (for our patients and our community).
2. Responsible use of resources (for the taxpayer).
3. Valued, respected and proud (by our staff, patients and public).
We aim to:
1. Meet the health needs of our population.
2. Improve the safety and quality of care.
3. Improve patient experience.
4. Make our services more efficient.
Key details
Location
Site: Royal Bolton Hospital
Address: Minerva Road
Town: Farnworth, Bolton
Postcode: BL4 0JR
Major / Minor Region: Lancashire
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week (0.6PAs on call commitment)
Salary
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant)
Specialty
Main area: Clinical Haematology
Job overview
We are looking for an innovative Consultant Haematologist to join our exceptional Bolton NHS Foundation Trust team. Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are delighted to welcome applications for the post of Haematology Consultant within the division of medicine. We are looking for highly motivated colleagues with excellent communication and team working skills who want to deliver the best haematology care for our local population. The post holder should have a broad training in clinical and laboratory haematology.
We will also consider applications from candidates who are currently working as Locum NHS consultants and applying to be on the GMC specialist register via CESR. If successful, they will be initially offered a locum consultant post on a 2 year fixed term contract whilst they obtain their specialist registration.
You will join a medical team of 3 experienced haematologists, a Physicians’ Associate and a Haematology FY1. The Trust is looking to recruit two Haematology consultants to grow the team and allow further innovation and specialisation to occur.
We work alongside a close knit nursing team comprising of a trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Haematology Day Unit Manager, 2 Haematology Nurse Specialists, 2 staff nurses and a band 3 HCA.
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The appointed doctor will share inpatient responsibilities with the other Haematology consultants to cover inpatient daily consultant led ward rounds. In-patient work includes in-reach service to the wards. Clinical haematology in-patient beds are within our complex care bed base and carry out daily ward rounds.
The doctor will also support a well-established and diverse outpatients' service. As a Consultant, you will have 3 clinics per week. You will also participate and attend a weekly sector-wide MDT with Bolton, Wigan and Salford.
The department provides a clinical and laboratory service, managing a full range of haematological conditions to BCSH level 2a. The medical team support the laboratory department and undertake various education elements of the role.
The posts will at the Royal Bolton Hospital and support the delivery of on call for Bolton Hospital after hours Monday to Thursday (5pm to 9am) and on call for the local Haematology network with Bolton, Wigan and Salford after hours on Friday and Weekends (Friday 5pm to Monday 9am).
We are happy to consider flexible working requests, such as part time or annualised hours, but you will be expected to work shifts on a rota that reflects and supports the needs of the department.
Working for our organisation
Royal Bolton Hospital has a great reputation for supporting staff, celebrating success and continued service development. We are one of the North West’s busiest acute NHS foundations trusts, serving people across Bolton and other parts of Greater Manchester and are classed as amongst the best in the region for several of our services.
Our organisation received a ‘Good’ overall rating from the CQC in April 2019, with some key areas of outstanding practice. The Trust is currently underway with building the Bolton College of Medical Sciences, a vocational and professional skills and training facility, which is due completion in 2024.
We aim to:
1. Provide every person the best treatment, in the best place, every time
2. Be a great place to work
3. Spend our money wisely
4. Make our hospital and buildings fit for the future
5. Join up services to improve the health of the people of Bolton
6. Develop partnerships across Greater Manchester to improve services
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder should have a broad training in clinical and laboratory haematology and must hold full and specialist registration with a licence to practise with General Medical Council. Additionally, they should be holder of Certificate of Completion of Training or be within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by the date of interview. Development of an area of special interest will be encouraged and the post holder will be expected to participate in the on-call rota, providing advice and clinical help across hospital and community. The successful candidate is expected to undertake clinics at Royal Bolton Hospital.
A job plan for the post will be agreed with successful candidates after appointment and reviewed within 6 months. There are opportunities to develop new services and expand and consolidate existing services depending on the successful candidates' interests. The successful candidates will be encouraged and supported to develop their subspecialty interests. There is opportunity to take lead roles in various elements of the service such as cancer care, laboratory haematology, anticoagulation, obstetric haematology and clinical governance etc.
The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment.
We thrive on cultivating cultural architecture, if you have the right skills, attitudes and behaviours, in line with our Trust values, we welcome and appreciate the diversity you bring to our organisation.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits please click on the link below to see what current benefits we have.
Staff benefits - Bolton NHS FT (boltonft.nhs.uk)
From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* GMC registered
* MRCP or equivalent
* FRCPath or equivalent
* CCT or within 6 months of obtaining CCT by date of interview
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience of working within the NHS
* Broad exposure to all aspects of clinical and laboratory haematology
* Experience of Clinical Audit, ability to supervise audit projects
* Experience of teaching medical students and postgraduate medical trainees
Desirable criteria
* Specialist interest in thrombosis/haemostasis or obstetric haematology
* Has been PI for clinical trials
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Evidence of appropriate CPD
* ST or equivalent training in Haematology
* Possess good verbal and written communication skills
Documents
* Consultant Haematologist Job Description (, 448.6)PDFKB
* Consultant Haematologist Person Specification (, 320.6)PDFKB
* Trust Profile (, 334.1)PDFKB
* What Makes Bolton Brilliant (, 924.2)JPGKB
* Applicants with a Disability (, 207.9)PDFKB
* Open letter (, 235.7)PDFKB
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Hitesh Patel
Job title: Haematology Clinical Lead
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01204390390
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