Locum Malignant Haematologist | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

We're inviting applications for Locum Consultant post specialising in Malignant Haematology (we encourage applicants to develop an area of their own interest). This is an exciting opportunity to join an established and vibrant department in the expansion and development of clinical and diagnostic Haematology services within the North West London sector. Based primarily at Northwick Park Hospital (NPH), Haematology services are delivered at all three Trust sites. Successful candidates will be part of a team of 16 Consultant Haematologist colleagues in delivering clinical, laboratory, diagnostic, administrative, research and teaching responsibilities. The department has a wide variety of clinics including Myeloid, Myeloma, Lymphoma and CLL. The post holder will also have a non-malignant clinic within the job plan. The Department is supported by 7 Specialist Trainees, 3 Senior Clinical Fellows, 3 SHO, 1 FYI and 10 Clinical Nurse Specialists, 3 Physician's Associates and is split into 2 clinical teams, Haemato-Oncology and General Haematology. If you're successful there will be excellent opportunities to further develop clinical services, cultivate research ideas and to enhance teaching programs (at both post-graduate and undergraduate levels, as a major Centre for training students and trainees from Imperial College London).

The post is a new position, full-time 10 PA, in the Haematology Department of London North West Healthcare NHS Trust. The post-holder will be an integral part of the Haematology service provided to the Trust and the appointee will provide care for inpatient and outpatient haematology patients. There are weekly myeloid, lymphoma, CLL and myeloma clinics within the department in addition to new referrals, general haematology, haemoglobinopathy and thrombosis clinics. The combination of clinics for the individual post-holder will be subject to their experience and interests and the needs of the department. Full-time consultants at this trust will generally undertake 3 clinics per week. London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public. There are weekly regional and local MDTs which will be part of job planned activity. Acute inpatient admissions are managed at NPH.The regional MDT consists of consultants from Hammersmith Hospital, Hillingdon Hospital, West Middlesex Hospital and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.For malignant haematology, Northwick Park has a stand-alone MDT and a weekly meeting with Hammersmith Hospital to discuss complex cases and transplant referrals.