Consultant Haematologist (NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant) - Haematology - Chelsea and Westmin[...]

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Un hôpital de confiance en plein développement à Londres recherche un Clinical Haematologist pour rejoindre l'équipe. Le poste implique de développer des spécialités et de travailler avec une équipe établie afin de fournir des soins aux patients atteints de maladies hématologiques. Les candidats doivent être enregistrés auprès du GMC ou proches de l'enregistrement.

Qualifications

• Enregistrement complet et spécialisation avec le GMC.
• Formation spécialisée en hématologie clinique.
• Expérience en enseignement et recherche.

Responsibilities

• Assurer des soins de santé de qualité aux patients hématologiques.
• Participer à l'administration de la clinique.
• Assurer des opportunités d'apprentissage pour les médecins juniors.

Skills

Enseignement

Audit

Education

Certification de spécialité avec le GMC

MRCP ou équivalents

Un diplôme supérieur (PhD ou MD)

Job description

We are an award winning organisation providing care at two main hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—and a number of community-based services across London, such as sexual health and HIV clinics.

With 6,700 members of staff, we are proud to care for a diverse population of one million people. We are committed to ensuring that our workforce is just as diverse with a strong mix of skills and abilities.

Our staff are at the very heart of our organisation and we recognise the valuable contribution that each and every person working at the Trust makes. One of our Trust priorities is to be an employer of choice—a place where people want to start their career and to grow with us through continued education, professional development and support .

Site Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Town London Salary £105,504 - £139,882 + LW pro rata for part time and oncall availability supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 23/07/2025 23:59

Job overview

An exciting new opportunity has come up to join the Haematology Team at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

The post holder will have an opportunity to develop their own sub speciality interest. The appointed individual is expected to uphold the Trust values to ensure the delivery of the highest quality care to patients with Haematological conditions.

Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK. Any candidate 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.

Main duties of the job

This post is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Clinical Haematologist to join a dynamic, friendly, and forward-looking Acute Hospital Trust in Central London. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is an AML treating centre and has strong links with Imperial College. The successful appointee would be expected to work with the well-established team to deliver general laboratory, general inpatient, and outpatient and haemato-oncology services.

The number of outpatient clinics will be determined in discussion with the post-holder. The mix of patients are typical of large general hospital, including those with haematological malignancies (lymphomas, chronic leukaemias, myeloma etc), general haematology (anaemias, myeloproliferative disorders, immune-mediated cytopenias, disorders of iron metabolism), haemoglobinopathies (predominantly sickle cell disease), and patients with venous thromboembolic disease and thrombophilia.

Working for our organisation

We provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have over 6,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We’re one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for – our staff say they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of ‘Good’. We’ve also been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘use of resources’ by an NHS Improvement inspection.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children’s unit at West Middlesex – in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder would be jointly responsible for ensuring learning opportunities for junior doctors

• To review and update, when necessary, relevant SOP
• To participate in the administration relating to his/her clinic.
• To undertake any other administrative activities required by the Clinical Director and Service Lead.

Key working relationships

• Clinical Nurse Specialists
• Ward staff
• Acute and Emergency Care colleagues
• Operational Management team
• Pharmacy colleagues
• Community care
• Primary care
• Social Care

This job description may be subject to change according to the varying needs of the service. Such changes will be made after discussion between the post holder and his/her manager.

All duties must be carried out under supervision or within Trust policy and procedure. You must never undertake any duties that are outside your area of skill or knowledge level. If you are unsure you must seek clarification from a more senior member of staff.

Please refer to our detailed job description for more information

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview)
• Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by date of interview
• Specialist training in clinical haematology
• MRCP or equivalents
• Higher degree e.g. PhD or MD
• Research experience

Experience

• Broad experience in Clinical Haematology
• Teaching experience / willingness to teach medical, nursing & other staff
• Experience of audit / clinical research
• Understanding of the NHS and its organisation
• Completed publications in appropriate journal(s)

Important

• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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The recruitment team are available to provide support from 9am–5pm, Mon–Fri. To contact the team please call the Trust switchboard and ask for ‘Recruitment team, Human Resources Department’.