Consultant in Haematology and Transfusion Medicine
The purpose is to provide clinical leadership in all aspects of Transfusion Medicine, including patient blood management (PBM). This post is for a substantive position advertised within the year. It is a joint appointment between NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH). The appointee will have good communication skills and be able to work effectively as part of a team.
The appointee will have a track record as an effective team leader with an understanding of current NHS management and be fully aware of the responsibilities that a consultant post brings.
Main duties of the job
NHSBT 5 Programmed Activities including 1 SPA
* To provide medical leadership for transfusion medicine within the South East region, developing close links with hospitals to promote best practice. This will include being an active participant in the activities of the Regional Transfusion Committee. The postholder may provide expertise into RTCs beyond the South-East region depending on national requirements.
* To be the Regional Consultant for Patient Blood Management and Components within the NHSBT Hospital Liaison Team, working with the Customer Services Manager and the Patient Blood Management Practitioner to support hospitals in the region to provide safe and effective transfusion practice.
* To lead and participate in NHSBT clinical research activities, including clinical trials and studies, and systematic reviews.
* To lead and participate in regional and national audit initiatives in transfusion medicine working with the National Comparative Audit Team and regional support.
* To support the development of clinical benchmarking of Patient Blood Management implementation.
* The post holder's Trust duties will be primarily at the John Radcliffe Hospital, but it is a condition of the appointment that the post holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations.
About us
It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you'll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives, and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary - donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert, and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.
This vacancy will close at 23:59 on Sunday 5th January 2024.
Interviews are anticipated to be held on Friday 24th January 2025 subject to confirmation.
For informal enquiries please contact MedicalBusinessCoordinator@nhsbt.nhs.uk.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview).
* Applicants that are UK trained must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by the date of interview.
* Applicants that are non-UK trained will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
Experience
Essential
* Training and experience equivalent to that required for entry to the specialist register.
* Recent experience of hospital-based clinical and laboratory transfusion medicine.
* Ability to offer expert opinion on transfusion problems.
* Broad knowledge of general medicine.
* Experience of clinical audit.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Blood and Transplant
Address
NHSBT - John Radcliffe Hospital
Headley Way
Headington, Oxford
United Kingdom
OX3 9DU
Employer's website
https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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