Senior House Officer in Haematology - (Haemoglobinopathy)

at  St Jamess Hospital

Role title
Senior House Officer in Haematology - (Haemoglobinopathy)
Commencement date
Monday 13th January 2025
Department
Haematology
Directorate
HOPe (Haematology, Oncology, Palliative Care)
Grade
Senior House Officer
Salary
Basic salary will be applied in line with approved HSE salary scales. Incremental credit will be awarded in accordance with the revised HSE framework for the application of increment credit
Job reference number

HAEMOGLOBSHOJAN25

Enquiries to
To apply for the above position please forward an up to date curriculum vitae to medicalmanpower@stjames.ie
Short listing will be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your Curriculum Vitae.
Informal enquiries to Dr Emma Tuohy, Consultant Haematologist, HOPE Directorate, Telephone (01) 416 2208 or email: ETuohy@stjames.ie
If you require any further information regarding the above post please contact the Medical Workforce unit on 01- 410 3084 or 01 415 1101, 01 428 4767
Closing date
22/09/2024
Post Type
Specific Purpose, Full Time & Pensionable
Normal working hours
39 hours per week
Directorate overview
The Haematology Dept./National Stem Cell Transplant Unit/National Centre for Hereditary coagulation disorders in St James’s Hospital provides a service in Haematological Oncology, Thrombosis/Haemostasis and General Haematology.
The entire department comprises ten consultants, a lecturer, four specialist registrars, two registrars and four House Officers. There is weekly SPR/Registrar teaching. There are a variety of educational meetings including weekly MDT meetings.
Service overview
The SHO is exposed to a wide variety of general haematology including care of haemoglobinopathy patients, day ward practice, the inpatient and outpatient care of patients with haematological malignancies, haemophilia/specialist coagulation services and stem cell transplantation. In this post, the Registrar will gain competencies and skills in the management of patients with complex malignant and non malignant chronic illnesses and experience in dealing with their families.
Medical ‘Grand Rounds’ are held weekly. Two hospital teams present a wide range of topics to include interesting teaching cases, new treatments, medical advances and research. Attendance at these meetings is mandatory.
Principal duties and responsibilities
The SHO is exposed to a wide variety of general haematology including care of haemoglobinopathy patients, day ward practice, the inpatient and outpatient care of patients with haematological malignancies, haemophilia/specialist coagulation services and stem cell transplantation. In this post, the Registrar will gain competencies and skills in the management of patients with complex malignant and non malignant chronic illnesses and experience in dealing with their families.
Medical ‘Grand Rounds’ are held weekly. Two hospital teams present a wide range of topics to include interesting teaching cases, new treatments, medical advances and research. Attendance at these meetings is mandatory.
Keep up to date with change and developments within the Irish Health Service
The above Job Description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.
Eligibility criteria qualifications and/ or experience
Possession of a post-graduate qualification will be advantageous to the candidate, but is not a requirement for the post.
Candidates are expected to be ATLS or ACLS providers.

Please refer the Job description for details