LAS ST3 Haematology

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for the LAS ST3 Haematology post based at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. The role sits within the Clinical Haematology specialty and involves inpatient and day unit duties, with a focus on stem cell donor management and multidisciplinary care.

The post emphasizes training, supervision by consultants, and attendance at clinics, with a strong commitment to PROUD values and safe patient care within the NHS framework.

Qualifications

• Registered or eligible to be registered with the GMC with a licence to practise.
• Completion of Internal Medicine Training and experience in acute medicine.
• Active interest in haematology as a subspecialty.
• AT least 6 months experience of working in the NHS (excluding clinical attachment).
• Experience of teaching medical students and resident doctors.

Responsibilities

• Join a team of up to 7 specialist haematology trainees covering haematology inpatients on wards O1, O2, P3 and P4 and the haematology day unit.
• Assess patients with bleeding and thrombotic disorders at the haemophilia centre; provide counselling/medical cover of stem cell donors.
• Attend clinics supervised by a consultant and participate in the Haematology resident registrar rota.
• General Directorate information and multidisciplinary care details for Haemophilia Centre and related services.

Education

Basic Medical Degree

MRCP

ALS certificate

Job description

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

LAS ST3 Haematology

The closing date is 24 November 2026

The post will be based at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Clinical Haematology.

All the Haematology inpatient and outpatient facilities for adults (over 16 years of age) in Sheffield are based at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital (RHH), with a population served by the laboratory in Sheffield of around 600,000 and North Trent of close to 2 million.

The inpatient facilities comprise of 3 inpatient wards, including 29 side rooms, 11 of which are HEPA filtered for all levels of Haemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Leukaemic induction therapy. Nearby are extensive dedicated day-case facilities, an Apheresis Unit (managed by the NHSBT) and the Centre for Haemophilia and Thrombosis.

Chemotherapy of all intensities is administered to out-patients on the Day Ward, as are the majority of blood transfusions, venesections, and early follow-up of BMT patients is conducted. Ambulatory care (based either at home or from a dedicated patient flat) is offered to clinically eligible patients undergoing myeloma and lymphoma autografts, lymphoma salvage chemotherapy and AML consolidation chemotherapy.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join a team of up to 7 specialist haematology trainees covering haematology inpatients on wards O1, O2, P3 and P4 and the haematology day unit. On the Day Unit the postholder's role will include assessment of patients with haematological disorders attending unwell, pre-chemo therapy checks, bone marrow lists, hickman line removal. Duties may also include counselling /medical cover of stem cell donors.

The postholder will assess patients with bleeding and thrombotic disorders presenting at the haemophilia centre as appropriate. Training for all of these roles will be provided in house and the appointee will undergo local induction.

The postholder will participate in the Haematology resident registrar rota.

The postholder will also be expected to attend clinics (supervised by a consultant).

About us

PROUD VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS

These are the values that all staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are expected to demonstrate in all that they do.

Patients First - Ensure that the people we serve are at the heart of what we do

Respectful - Be kind, respectful, fair and value diversity

Ownership - Celebrate our successes, learn continuously and ensure we improve

Unity - Work in partnership with others

Deliver - Be efficient, effective and accountable for our actions

The Trust have developed a PROUD Behaviours framework which details specific behaviours we expect to see and do not expect to see, aligned to each of the five PROUD Values.

For further details of our services and organisational structure, including our Board of Directors, and our future plans please visit www.sth.nhs.uk/about-us

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for further details and main responsibilities of this post.

General Directorate Information The Sheffield Comprehensive Care Haemophilia Centre (CCC) is based on ward P4, providing multidisciplinary care to patients with inherited and acquired bleeding disorders. Sheffield CCC is a World Federation of Haemophilia International Training Centre, and is registered with the European Haemophilia Network (led by Professor Makris). Joint Haematology/Obstetric clinics are delivered in the antenatal clinic at the Jessop Wing, and the team also care for patients with acquired haemostatic and thrombosis disorders (acquired haemophilia, thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura, immune thrombocytopenia). The majority of patients with Venous Thromboembolim (VTE) are managed in an ambulatory fashion by specialist nurses who hold daily clinics (Monday-Friday) within the anticoagulation clinic on B floor RHH, supported by Haematology medical staff through the thrombosis MDT. For the Northern General Hospital (NGH), the clinical services are provided during the day by an Associate Specialist, and the Specialist Registrars

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered or eligible to be registered with the GMC with a licence to practise
• Basic Medical Degree
• Full MRCP
• ALS certificate

Clinical Experience

• Completion of Internal Medicine Training and experience in acute medicine
• Active interest in haematology as a subspecialty
• At least 6 months experience of working in the NHS (excluding clinical attachment)

Teaching and Training

• Experience of teaching medical students and resident doctors

Continuous Professional Development

• Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months
• Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio

Personal Attributes

• Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values
• The applicant must demonstrate skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking the English language that enables effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues as set out in the GMC good medical practice (2013)

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.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust