Consultant Haematologist

NHS; Romford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in England seeks a Consultant Haematologist to join their dedicated team. The ideal candidate will have full registration and expertise in both malignant and non-malignant haematology. Responsibilities include managing electronic referrals, outpatient clinics, and participating in multidisciplinary teams. Offering a supportive environment and opportunities for professional growth, this role is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in patient care.

Qualifications

• Full and Specialist registration and a license to practice.
• Competent at management of all aspects of general and malignant haematology.
• Experience in teaching and supervision of medical students and trainees.

Responsibilities

• Triage electronic referrals from primary care.
• Undertake three outpatient clinics per week.
• Manage acutely unwell patients on the haematology ward.

Skills

Management of general haematology

Bone marrow aspirate and biopsy

Teaching and supervision

Audit work

Education

MRCP / FRCPath or equivalent

Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

Job description

Go back Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Consultant Haematologist

The closing date is 12 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a candidate interested in a consultant haematologist post at Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

We are looking for an enthusiastic haematologist to join our well established, dedicated and supportive team.

The successful candidate will join a team of eight consultants supported by four registrars from the North East London rotation and five clinical fellows to serve a population of 750,000.

Any consultant who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues.

If you are the right person for this role and would like an informal discussion, please contact Dr Paul Greaves (tel: [phone] ext 2078).

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have training and expertise in both malignant and non-malignant aspects of haematology and will be expected to provide the following services to a high standard:

• Triage of electronic referrals from primary care including advice to GP colleagues, and acceptance of appropriate referrals on routine, urgent and suspected cancer pathways
• Undertake three outpatient clinics per week
• Attend and participate in an MDT relevant to your specialist area
• Support the diagnostic service and complete in-house reporting of bone marrows; attend and participate in weekly morphology review
• Manage acutely unwell patients on the dedicated haematology and oncology ward as well as outlying wards and the day unit. Duties include a daily board round on Sky B and a ward round twice a week
• Participate in the on-call rota 1:7.5
• Participate in the core medical trainee and specialist haematology trainee teaching programme in addition to being a clinical supervisor for junior doctors
• Where appropriate contribute to the existing clinical trials programme
• Comply with the structures and requirements for clinical governance within the Trust including but not exclusively attendance at local morbidity and mortality meetings, timely investigation and response to complaints and incidents, participation in collection and analysis of patient and carer feedback

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determinationto deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer inspecial measures; we've openedtwo new theatresat our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH);and, in recognition of our progress, we've beenshortlisted for Trust of the Year at the Health Service Journal Awards.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need totransform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from ourWomen's Health Hubin Ilford; anAgeing Well Centrein Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) atBarking Community Hospitaland atSt George's Health and Wellbeing Hub.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.

The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many canwork flexiblyandmore than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accreditedapprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be aLondon Living Wage employer.

We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

• Full and Specialist registration and a license to practice
• MRCP / FRCPath or equivalent
• Understand and be competent at management of all aspects of general and malignant haematology
• Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or CCT date is within six months of interview
• Fully competent in bone marrow aspirate and biopsy, lumbar puncture
• Experience of teaching and supervision of medical students and trainees
• Formal training in management
• Evidence of having undertaken audit work that has brought about change

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.

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust