Consultant Haematologist

NHS; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a full-time Consultant Haematologist to join their team. This role involves clinical responsibilities, laboratory cover, and the opportunity to engage in teaching and research within a supportive and multidisciplinary environment. The successful applicant will contribute to patient care and participate in a formal job plan tailored to their professional goals.

Qualifications

• Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC).
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR.

Responsibilities

• Clinical duties include unpredictable work and supporting professional activities.
• Develop clinical skills for assessing and managing acutely ill patients.
• Participate in out of hours on-call rota.

Skills

Ability to offer expert clinical opinion

Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care

Ability to motivate and develop the multidisciplinary team

Ability to teach clinical skills

Education

MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification

Possession of FRCPath (Haematology) and MRCP or equivalent qualifications

PhD, MD or evidence of higher education qualification

Job description

Go back The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Consultant Haematologist

The closing date is 29 July 2025

A full-time Consultant Haematologist is required at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. The position is based at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and with out-patient duties at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford, as well as a consultative on-call service for the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

Contribution to an out of hours on call rota is core to this role.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Duties Include:

• Predictable and unpredictable work
• Supporting Professional Activities, CPD, Audit, teaching and research
• Laboratory cover
• Multi-disciplinary team meetings
• To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
• To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
• To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
• To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.

About us

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.

Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust's catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) - all beautiful and unique.

Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes' drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.

Job responsibilities

A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as: 7.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work. 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) - includes CPD, audit, teaching and research. Out of hours activity the position offers a 1:6 on call weekend attracting an additional 1PA and a 5% supplement for overnight non-resident on call working.The allocation of PAs is reviewed and may be subject to adjustment when a further diary exercise is undertaken or if the service demands a review of the team job plan.Any applicant 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 other consultant colleagues.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
• Possession of FRCPath (Haematology) and MRCP or equivalent qualifications
• PhD, MD or evidence of higher education qualification

Entry Criteria

• Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) OR Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within Haematology
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Experience of audit
• Ability to motivate and develop the multidisciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
• Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing and laboratory staff
• Meets the criteria set out in the generic capabilities framework

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.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust