Consultant in Clinical Haematology | The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS Trust in the West Midlands is seeking a Consultant Haematologist to manage both inpatients and outpatients. Responsibilities include working in a team of consultants, participating in an on-call rota, and providing diagnostic services. Candidates with interests in malignant conditions and thrombosis are welcomed. This role is pivotal in maintaining high standards of care and is essential for ongoing clinical research efforts.

Qualifications

• Manage both inpatients and outpatients independently.
• Participate in a 1:8 on-call rota covering weekdays and weekends.
• Provide advice to healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide a service in Haematology alongside senior colleagues.
• Perform out-of-hours On-Call service for the department.
• Engage in medical audits and clinical research.
• Supervise and manage junior medical staff.

Skills

Clinical governance

Diagnostic Haematology

Patient management

Teaching medical staff

Education

CCT in Haematology

Job description

The responsibility will be to work as a Consultant Haematologist and manage patients independently. The role consists of working in a team of consultants and junior doctors managing Haematological conditions. You will be expected to manage both inpatients and outpatients. The role will include diagnostic Haematology with blood film and bone marrow reporting. You will be expected to participate in a 1:8 on call rota covering weekdays and weekends. The role includes consultative Haematology giving advice to different healthcare professionals. The role will involve working across 3 sites including New Cross hospital, Cannock Chase hospital and Walsall. The Trust actively welcome applicants who have an interest in malignant, thrombosis and haemostasis and haemoglobinopathies. The department is currently looking to cover a full time and part time role and welcomes applications from those seeking these working patterns.

Responsibilities

1. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to provide a service in Hematology.
2. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to play a full part in the out-of-hours On-Call service for the department. This includes being on-call for telephone advice and major incidents.
3. To provide cover for Consultant and Senior colleagues in respect of periods of leave.
4. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to take part in medical audit and research as appropriate.
5. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met.
6. To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.

Junior Medical Staff

1. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to play a full part in the professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.
2. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to take responsibility for and devote time to teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required for junior medical staff.

Management & Service Development

1. In conjunction with Divisional Manager, Consultant and Senior Colleagues, to take an active role in the management of the Division.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Department has an active interest in clinical research and we currently have commercial and academic trials in the fields of Lymphoma, Myeloma and Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Professor Basu leads the West Midlands Research Consortium (WMRC).

We have a 22 bedded inpatient facility providing care for patients undergoing induction treatment for Acute Leukemia and salvage treatment for Lymphoma.

This advert closes on Thursday 8 Jan 2026