Job Description

This is a consultant haematologist post working in laboratory diagnostics for the regional haemato-oncology diagnostic service. The post holder will be expected to be proficient at reporting blood films, bone marrow aspirates and cytospin to a high level. Teaching and training of medical students, post graduate doctors and BMS team members will be expected.
Main duties of the job
This post is for a Consultant Haematologist in the laboratory haematology team as part of Clinical Scientific services (CSS). The post holder will work primarily as part of the Haematology Cancer Diagnostics Partnership (HCDP) team. This team supports the regional haematology malignancy diagnostics service, providing integrated reports that meet the requirements of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Improving Outcomes Guidance (NG42).
The HCDP service is delivered by two Hospital Trusts (MFT Lead Provider) and Christie Foundation Trust (Key Provider for Lymphoma Diagnosis). The HCDP post is sited solely in MFT and additionally includes clinical roles at that hospital. The HCDP presently provides integrated reports for haemato-oncology samples for the hospitals in Manchester with the final hospital due to join in the next few months. The post-holder will also provide on-call provision covering emergency diagnostic input for urgent samples received by the regional HCDP service (1:5 weekends and Bank Holidays).
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of xc2xa32.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
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• The post holder will work closely with the five other consultants who work within the HCDP morphology team and will also work closely with the members of the histopathology team who support HCDP and members of molecular, flow cytometry and cytogenetic departments.
• The post holder will be expected to be proficient at reporting blood films, bone marrow aspirates and cytospin to a high level.
• Teaching and training of medical students, post graduate doctors and BMS team members will be expected.

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