Job Overview
Exclusive opportunity for a Locum Consultant Haematologist to provide maternity cover at Luton & Dunstable Hospital on a 12‑month fixed‑term appointment. The role involves 10 programmed activities: outpatient clinics, inpatient reviews, laboratory oversight, MDT participation and clinical governance duties. Responsibilities include delivering approximately 15 new patient and 35 follow‑up clinic slots per week to support service provision during maternity leave.
Outpatient Responsibilities
- Deliver approximately 15 new patient and 35 follow‑up outpatient appointments per week across malignant and non‑malignant haematology.
- Provide timely review of high‑priority patients, including those on chemotherapy pathways, myeloma, lymphoma, thrombosis, haemoglobinopathy and complex general haematology cases.
- Support backlog recovery by participating in targeted follow‑up and routine capacity clinics.
- Contribute to cross‑site outpatient capacity, including review of selected patients at Bedford as required.
Inpatient & Day Unit Responsibilities
- Provide consultant‑level oversight for inpatients with haematological conditions, including ward reviews and clinical advice to other specialties.
- Offer senior clinical input to the Day Treatment Unit and SACT pathways, ensuring safe delivery of chemotherapy and supportive treatments.
- Collaborate with nursing and pharmacy teams to ensure continuity of care and timely clinical decision‑making.
Laboratory & Diagnostic Duties
- Provide clinical oversight for haematology laboratory results, transfusion issues and urgent diagnostic queries.
- Liaise with biomedical scientists, laboratory managers, transfusion practitioners and wider pathology colleagues.
MDT & Cancer Pathways
- Actively participate in MDT meetings for haematological malignancies.
- Support improved cancer performance indicators, including 2WW, FDS and 62‑day pathways.
- Provide senior input into diagnostic planning, treatment decisions and ongoing cancer pathway governance.
On‑Call Responsibilities
- Participate in the consultant haematology on‑call rota (1:5 moving toward 1:8 as part of ongoing cross‑site integration).
- Provide out‑of‑hours advice for inpatients, transfusion issues and urgent laboratory queries.
- Ensure appropriate senior input for emergency cases, urgent diagnostic concerns and time‑critical treatment decisions.
Governance, Safety & Service Improvement
- Contribute to clinical governance, incident review, morbidity and mortality meetings and quality improvement initiatives.
- Support implementation of service transformation projects, including:
- Expansion of nurse‑led clinics
- Remote follow‑up pilot and virtual review pathways
- Implementation of Patient Initiated Follow‑Up (PIFU)
- Cross‑site outpatient and on‑call service redesign
- Help address capacity‑related patient safety risks and support actions to reduce follow‑up backlog and prevent avoidable delays.
Teaching, Audit & Professional Development
- Participate in teaching and supervision of junior doctors, MTI doctors, specialist nurses and other multidisciplinary staff.
- Undertake regular audit, support research activity where appropriate and contribute to Trust‑wide clinical training.
- Maintain professional development in line with GMC standards and participate in annual appraisal.
Other Duties
- Provide cross‑cover for consultant colleagues during periods of leave.
- Support Trust initiatives to improve patient experience, reduce harm and maintain 18‑week performance.
- Work flexibly, including an element of remote working where appropriate, to support clinic delivery and team‑based activity.
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