Consultant Paediatric Haematologist

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant Paediatric Haematologist to join the Great North Children’s Hospital. The post covers malignant and non-malignant haematology with regional responsibilities and involvement in centralising services.

Applicants should have MRCPCH or equivalent, GMC registration, and significant paediatric haematology experience. The role includes leadership, teaching, and potential research activity within a busy regional centre.

Qualifications

• MBChB or equivalent medical degree and full GMC registration.
• Entry onto GMC Specialist Register within 6 months from AAC date.
• Higher Degree (e.g., MSc/MD) and FRCPath or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum of 12 months in paediatric haematology (MRCPCH recommended if less experience).
• Experience in leadership, teaching, and research within paediatric haematology.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for children with malignant haematology as well as non-malignant disorders.
• Develop and centralise regional paediatric haematology services from GNCH.
• Contribute to haemostasis and thrombosis enquiries and management within the service.

Skills

Paediatric Haematology expertise

Clinical governance

Teaching junior staff

Research and publications

Audit and service development

Education

Primary Medical Qualification

Full GMC Registration

Entry onto GMC Specialist Register

Higher Degree

FRCPath or equivalent

Job description

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Paediatric Haematologist

The closing date is 19 November 2026

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.

This is a substantive post in paediatric haematology with responsibilities in caring for children with malignant as well as non-malignant haematological disorders. The Great North Children's Hospital provides specialist paediatric haematology service across a large area encompassing the North East and North West of England, with most of the care being delivered centrally.

Newcastle is a Principal Treatment Centre (PTC) for paediatric malignant haematology, as well as the regional non-malignant haematology and haemoglobinopathy centre with a designated Specialist Haemoglobinopathy Team. It is a high prevalence area for sickle cell disorder with a sickle newborn screening programme. Over the last five years, there has been a rapid growth in haemoglobinopathy patients within the region and referrals are continuing to rise requiring significant development of the service.

Main duties of the job

The post will help to develop the regional paediatric haematology service after centralisation of services into one department based in the Great North Children's Hospital. This follows expansion of patient numbers and will allow consolidation of consultant areas of interest both in malignant and non-malignant haematology.

Haemostasis and Thrombosis services are provided by the adult haematology team in Royal Victoria Infirmary and are not included in the paediatric haematology service.

About us

For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Wing Roberts on [phone] or via email at [e-mail] or Dr Puru Ramachandran on [phone] or via email at [e-mail]

Job responsibilities

1. Malignant haematology This could include clinical care of patients with leukaemia and lymphoma treated at the Primary Treatment Centre at GNCH. The exact clinical role would be dependent on the applicants experience and interest.

2. Non-malignant haematology: The non-malignant haematology service includes the regional Specialist Haemoglobinopathy Team caring for patients with thalassaemia and sickle cell disorders. It also has responsibilities for patients with non-malignant haematological disorders such as rare inherited anaemias or cytopenias.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills

• Primary Medical Qualification.
• Full GMC Registration.
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
• Special skills and training in Paediatric Haematology.
• A minimum of 12 months' experience in paediatric haematology (applicants without MRCPCH are recommended to have a minimum of 2 years paediatric haematology experience).
• Higher Degree.
• FRCPath or equivalent

Clinical Experience

• Wide experience of clinical and laboratory haematology.
• Specific experience and interest in Paediatric Haematology.
• Paediatric Haematology training in a recognised training centre.
• Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of children with haematological illness referred to a tertiary centre.
• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion in children with haematological illness.

Management and Administration Experience

• Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
• Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
• An understanding of Clinical Governance.
• Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
• Evidence of leadership / project management.
• Evidence of having implemented change.
• Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.

Teaching

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
• Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
• Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
• Postgraduate qualification in medical education.

Research

• Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
• Research/critical review of literature.
• Peer reviewed publications in Haematology or other relevant journals
• Publications in the last two years as first or senior author.

Audit

• Evidence of participation in audit.
• Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
• Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.

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 Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust