Haematology Specialty Doctor

Job summary

This is a full-time substantive post as Specialty Doctor in the Haematology Department at Southmead Hospital.

The post holder will provide care for patients with haematological conditions, mainly General Haematology and haematological malignancies, and will contribute to liaison haematology work. The successful applicant will take part in Haematology clinics, MDT meetings, bone marrow biopsy lists, provide support to the Chemotherapy unit AND and provide laboratory haematology reporting.

Main duties of the job

This Speciality Doctor will be expected to provide day to day responsibility for patients attending the Medical Day Care unit for chemotherapy, including pre-assessment of patients, prescribing and monitoring of chemotherapy and monitoring for side effects. They will also be expected to attend approximately three outpatient clinics per week, and to attend and present patients at the local and the PAN Bristol haemato-oncology multidisciplinary team meetings. They will be required to perform and supervise/demonstrate a number of diagnostic procedures - such as bone marrow biopsies and venesection. In addition, it is expected that the postholder will have opportunities to develop their skills in an area of their own interest, which will be discussed through appraisal and the job planning review process.

In addition, they will be required to:

• Carry out teaching duties as required and take an active part in the post graduate medical education programme and to be involved in the teaching between the medical staff and nurses and other clinical professionals.
• The postholder will be expected to attend regular team meetings and to attend and participate in all aspects of clinical governance and to take part in departmental audit
• Provides cover for colleagues on leave or in case of sickness including occasional participation in ward and laboratory work

About us

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retaina workforce whichrepresentsthe rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your applicationin order toensurewe'remeeting our pledge.