Consultant Haematologist

Wye Valley NHS Trust; Hereford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Consultant Haematologist to enhance their team in Hereford. The role involves hands-on clinical duties, teaching, and participation in clinical trials. Candidates with a strong background in haematology and relevant qualifications are encouraged to apply. The Trust offers a competitive recruitment incentive, potential for remote working, and supports work-life balance. They prioritize caring values, making it a great workplace for both professional and personal development.

Benefits

Recruitment incentive of £20K

Relocation expenses up to £8K

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• GMC registration or eligibility within six months.
• Proven clinical and laboratory haematology experience.
• Higher Degree (e.g., MD/PhD) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on clinical involvement as a Consultant Haematologist.
• Lead role in an area of interest and participate in audits.
• Teaching and training students and medical staff.

Skills

Clinical audit practice

Leadership

Teaching skills

Excellent communication

Time management

Education

Full and Specialist registration with the GMC

MRCP or equivalent

FRCPath or equivalent

Job description

Recruitment incentive of £20K. 1 day a week is available for virtual working

If living in a place offering the convenience of city living, but with some of the most idyllic countryside in the UK on your doorstep, Herefordshire could be the perfect place for you.

Wye Valley NHS Trust's Department of Haematology is seeking to recruit a Consultant Haematologist to join the current team and consolidate a sustainable consultant-delivered service to the population of Herefordshire and East Powys. The department offers first class care within high quality, dedicated facilities, delivered by a friendly team which provides a comprehensive range of services up to Level 2a.

Candidates with wide general training in Haematology are the priority and special skills to support or complement the existing consultants would be welcomed. The department works closely with colleagues at Worcester Acute Trust (where MDT, level 2b and 3 services are centred) and colleagues at our main tertiary centre, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.

There is flexibility within the department to accommodate the skills of the successful candidates. Candidates wishing to work up to and including 10 PA contracts are actively encouraged to apply.

The Trust will offer relocation expenses up to £8K (in line with the Trust Recruitment Policy)

AAC date 16th February 2026

Main duties of the job

Key duties of the post:

• Hands-on clinical involvement as a Consultant Haematologist, working closely with other Consultant Haematologists and Associate Specialists and sharing responsibility for all haematology patients.
• Participation and attendance at joint MDT with WAT and in the future potential participation in any joint on call / attending system initiated.
• Taking on a lead role in an area of interest. This to include participation on the appropriate Trust committees and lead for education and audit in that area.
• Participate in clinical trials and become Principle Investigator for appropriate studies.
• Liaising and developing working policies with the relevant hospital departments.
• Liaising and developing working policies with local general practitioners, consultant colleagues, nurse practitioners and other relevant health professionals
• Teaching and training students and medical staff at all levels as well as nurse practitioners, nurses and paramedical staff.
• Active participation in clinical audit activities within the Department of Haematology and Trust-wide.
• Maintenance of CPD is expected and there is a trust-wide policy for study leave funding.
• On call (level A - 5% supplement) - 1 in 4 basis currently.
• In exceptional circumstances, the post holder may be required to undertake other duties appropriate for a Consultant Haematologist and not otherwise specified in this job description.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description for full details of roles and responsibilities of this position.

Person Specification

Professional Qualification

• Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for Specialist Registration within six months of interview.
• Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview
• Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
• MRCP or equivalent
• FRCPath or equivalent

Clinical Experience

• Proven experience as a clinical and laboratory haematologist
• Higher Degree (eg MD/PhD)

Clinical Knowledge

• Widespread knowledge in haematology

Audit Management & IT

• Demonstrate evidence of robust clinical audit practice
• Proven evidence of clinical management

Academia Teaching Skills & Experience

• Proven commitment and training in medical education
• Proven ability to teach in clinical
• Proven experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• Peer reviewed publications
• Completed thesis Formal training in medical education

Personal Qualities

• Demonstrated leadership ability
• Ability to work in a team
• Demonstrate Pastoral ability
• Demonstrate ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
• Demonstrate good time management skills in delivering both high quality clinical service and managerial responsibilities
• Ability to adapt and work in differing environments; making the best out of challenging situations
• Demonstrate ability to empathise
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written, including the ability to communicate and interact effectively with colleagues and patients
• Access to transport
• Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure, the ability to plan strategically and exercise sound judgement when faced with conflicting pressures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.