Client Name: Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Role: Locum Consultant in Haematology
Rates: £90 - £115 Per Hour (PAYE)
Shifts: 09:00am - 17:00pm, Monday to Friday + On Calls
Location: Dorset County Hospital
Benefits
* Weekly Payroll, usually each Friday
* Designated body GMC connection with Medacs Healthcare
* Appraisal support and services delivered via our in-house revalidation & appraisal team
* Free life support courses, DBS applications, online training and all other onboarding costs covered by Medacs
* We supply nearly all NHS trusts and Health boards across the UK (more than any other agency)
* Access to The Support Hub – our support service to help support your mental health and well‑being and enable you to deliver outstanding care
* First sight of shifts across multiple NHS trusts
* A dedicated recruitment consultant allocated to you with 24/7 support – we’re here when you need us
* Free CPD courses and career support with Medacs Academy
* Hundreds of new shifts available every day
* Long‑term jobs and short shifts available
* £1,000 referral bonus paid for any successful referral applicant that is booked for work
Job Description
Working flexible shifts at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, you will enjoy close working relationships with your fellow healthcare professionals while ensuring the highest standards of care for patients of all ages with both benign and malignant conditions. You will be a pillar of clinical and educational support for junior haematologists and will be involved in ward, outpatient clinic, laboratory, high‑dependency and intensive‑care units. Your role will also include advisory services to other hospital specialists and general practitioners.
Main Duties / Responsibilities
* Provide diagnosis, screening, treatment, preoperative, operative, and postoperative management of patient care.
* Actively support patients and their families, communicating clinical information to explain a diagnosis and treatment options using various methods to ensure practical understanding.
* Coordinate treatment plans and prescribe various types of treatment.
* Provide constant monitoring and care for patients.
* Communicate with patients and the wider multidisciplinary team on shared patient decision‑making.
* Work in and, where appropriate, lead a multidisciplinary team.
* Assess and prioritise patient/client requirements, delegating effectively to others.
* Recognise, review, and report a patient’s condition and any changes to the patient and the multidisciplinary team.
* Perform basic administrative and clerical tasks, such as keeping records of test results, writing prescriptions, providing information to patients, and monitoring treatment plans.
* Conduct research to help develop and test techniques and equipment that can improve procedures and outcomes.
* Help teach and train other junior doctors, medical students, and members of the multidisciplinary team.
Qualifications / Certifications
* Be a GMC registered doctor with a licence to practice (you do NOT need to be on the Specialist Register).
* Have relevant experience at consultant level, or provide references to support your transition up to consultant level.
* Ideally, possess previous NHS experience.
* Hold evidence of a stand‑alone Right to Work in the UK (locum jobs cannot offer visa sponsorship).
* Pass an enhanced criminal background check (DBS).
Contact
For more info please contact Jack Jones on 0161 507 7267 / 0774 114 6291 / jack.lloydjones@medacs.com
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