consultant Derby, England
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Haematologist with a specialist interest in Haemostasis and Thrombosis to join a friendly, enthusiastic team at UHDB as a new post, adding to an existing complement of 11 Haematologists. This is an 11-PA post and we have secured a financial incentive which will be disclosed upon successful interview. Additional PAs could also be discussed.
A range of special interests can be accommodated (taking into account the service needs and job plans), however it is predominantly a Haemostasis and Thrombosis role. Derby is a Haemophilia Centre with 25 patients with severe bleeding disorders. There are 2 consultants – Dr Angela Mckernan (Haemophilia Centre Director) and Dr Charalampos Kartsios (VTE Lead). An interest or previous experience in haemophilia and thrombosis would be desirable. However, the appointee will be provided educational support if needed, and the expectation is to lead the Derby Haemophilia Centre.
Currently, approximately 15 new Thrombosis patients are seen weekly. We offer a cancer associated thrombosis clinic (Mr Matthew Fowler, Nurse Consultant). There is also a combined Obstetric clinic, fortnightly, and a combined Paediatric clinic once per month. There are regular MDT meetings held with the Nottingham Haemophilia centre and strong links with other medical departments, such as respiratory medicine, with whom we conduct a joint Thrombosis MDT once a month. There are regional Thrombosis and Haemophilia Committee meetings held 3 times a year attended by Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Lincoln. There is a postal/telephone outpatient anticoagulation service managed by an experienced anticoagulation nursing team. There is 0.6 WTE bleeding disorders CNS.
Part of this post is to offer care to haematology inpatients. The appointee will have to choose a team, either lymphoid or myeloid/myeloma, for his ward duties. In-patient therapies are provided on a dedicated, 18 bedded, haematology ward, providing BCSH level 2b care, including induction treatment and salvage therapies for high grade lymphomas. We have our own Acute Unit for unwell patients (CTAU) run by advanced clinical practitioners with medical supervision and shared with Oncology. Our department currently accommodates 4 specialist Registrars from the East Midlands Deanery and 3 specialty Doctors. We have also an established teaching program for medical students from the University of Nottingham and overseas.
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
- Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
- We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust – over 3,300 per week
- An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day – 6th largest in the country
- Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
- We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
- We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
- We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day
This is a full-time post based at the Royal Derby Hospital, but any candidate who wishes to work less than full time will be considered and supported, considering service needs. Due to the Trust being a merged organisation there may be a requirement to work across both sites (Royal Derby Hospital and Queens Hospital Burton) in the future.
Currently, there is liaison with the regional transplant centre in Nottingham for autologous stem cell transplant, and Birmingham QE Hospital for CAR-T therapy. Part of our 5-year plan is to establish our own autologous transplant and cellular therapies program. There is an active research program with participation in national and commercial phase 3 trials.
