Consultant Haematologist
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Torquay, TQ2 7AAView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
12 October 2026
12 days leftJob description
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer the opportunity to combine a rewarding job in haematology with an unrivalled lifesty...
We are seeking individuals to join our team at Torbay as a substantive haematology consultant. As a department we recognise that individual job satisfaction and achieving a healthy work/life balance is vital to maintaining a successful haematology teams for the future so we would encourage any interested applicant to visit our department where we can discuss how this role could fit your needs. You will be expected to join the senior medical team in running outpatient clinics, supporting patients having day case and inpatient haemato-oncology treatment by providing high-quality consultant delivered care including clinical leadership, supervision of resident medical staff and supporting our laboratory team. You will be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making.
- Take ownership for and deliver your own workload
- Contribute to the medical leadership, management and innovation within haematology services.
- Offer support and training to all non-consultant grade doctors within the unit, including clinical and educational supervision
- Promote inter-disciplinary working in the department and across the hospital.
- To ensure that current standards and evidence-based practice are applied.
- Participate in clinical audit program, including both departmental and multidisciplinary
- audit.
- Contribute to research and innovative practice within haematology.
We are seeking individuals to join our team at Torbay as a substantive haematology consultant. As a department we recognise that individual job satisfaction and achieving a healthy work/life balance is vital to maintaining a successful haematology teams for the future so we would encourage any interested applicant to visit our department where we can discuss how this role could fit your needs. You will be expected to join the senior medical team in running outpatient clinics, supporting patients having day case and inpatient haemato-oncology treatment by providing high-quality consultant delivered care including clinical leadership, supervision of resident medical staff and supporting our laboratory team. You will be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making.
- Take ownership for and deliver your own workload
- Contribute to the medical leadership, management and innovation within haematology services.
- Offer support and training to all non-consultant grade doctors within the unit, including clinical and educational supervision
- Promote inter-disciplinary working in the department and across the hospital.
- To ensure that current standards and evidence-based practice are applied.
- Participate in clinical audit program, including both departmental and multidisciplinary
- audit.
- Contribute to research and innovative practice within haematology.
Torbay and South Devon's operational delivery model starts with all teams being aligned to Care Groups, compromising of Planned Care, Medical and Urgent Care, Families and Communities, Children's Family Health Devon and Non-Clinical. Within these Care Groups are sub-divisions which represent all our services.
Our department, Non-Surgical Cancer Services reports to the Cancer and Clinical Support Services Division and the wider Planned Care, Care Group.
Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is one of four hospitals providing non-surgical cancer treatment within Devon and Cornwall (Royal Devon University Healthcare Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Foundation Trust, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.) Systemic Anti-Cancer treatment and Radiotherapy is administered in all these sites.
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC with licence to practice (or to be eligible for registration within six months of interview.)
- MRCP and FRCPath (or equivalent)
Desirable: - Higher degree
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Able and experienced to run a SACT service
- Able to offer expert clinical opinion
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Excellent communication skills
Desirable
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and post graduates
- A special interest to compliment other consultant colleagues e.g
- Transfusion/Laboratory
Specific skills
Essential: - oAbility to organise a practice in an efficient manner with due attention to timeliness and dealing with administration and enquiries
Desirable: - oManagement experience; - oInterested in taking on a management role; - oInterested in taking on a management role
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Honesty and reliability
- Willingness to work flexibly according to the needs of the service, observing National Trust, and departmental guidelines
- Enquiring, critical, approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other professional staff and agencies
- Commitment to continuing medical education
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
14 September 2026
Last checked
16 September 2026
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