Locum Consultant Haematologist
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
London, N19 5NFView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
27 October 2026
7 days leftJob description
Locum Consultant Haematologist - Special Interest in Malignant Haematology [Parental leave cover] Bring your expertise to a team where specialist know...
Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.
Main duties of the role
- Deliver Malignant and General Haematology care across outpatient, day-case and inpatient settings.
- Participate in specialist clinics, including myeloma and myeloproliferative neoplasms, and contribute to multidisciplinary treatment decisions.
- Provide inpatient care for patients with general and red cell haematological conditions during ward-attending duties.
- Join the consultant attending and on-call rota, currently 1 in 6 with prospective cover.
- Teach UCL medical students and support the supervision and development of junior doctors.
- Contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and research
The proposed job plan comprises 8 PAs for direct clinical care and 2 PAs for supporting professional activities.
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Specialist Registration (or be eligible for registration within three months of interview)
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within three months of award of CCT by date of interview or equivalent if non UK trained.
- FRCPath or show evidence of equivalent qualification
- MRCP or show evidence of equivalent qualification
Clinical Experience and Skills
Essential
- Broad experience in clinical haematology
- Experience in managing sickle cell disease and thalassaemia syndromes
- Experience in managing complex thrombosis issues
- Experience in managing patients with haematological malignancies
- Transfusion ExperienceExperience in good and empathic communication with patients and families with complex information and support needs.
Audit Management & IT
Essential: - Experience of audit and understanding of clinical governance especially as applied to the introduction or development of new techniques
Desirable: - Experience of Quality Improvement Projects
Research. Teaching skill & experience
Essential
- Understanding and knowledge of Research ethics
- Understanding and experience of research techniques
- Experience of entering patients into trials
- Experience in teaching and training
Desirable: - Higher degree MD or PhD
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Communication; ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Accountability; ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
- Interpersonal Skills; ability to empathise and work co-operatively with others
- Evidence of good organisational ability
- An understanding of complex decision making to make best use of available resources
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
13 October 2026
Last checked
15 October 2026
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