Specialty Doctor - Clinical Haematology

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Gateshead; Sur place; GBP 64 000 - 103 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialty Doctor in Clinical Haematology to join our pathology team. You will manage in-patients under haematology and provide cover for infusion and chemotherapy units, including transfusion and chemotherapy support, under supervision.

You will work with a Trainee Specialty Registrar and another Specialty Doctor, with responsibilities spanning clinics, bone marrow procedures, and driving high-quality patient care in a busy regional service.

Qualifications

• FMC registration and eligibility to practice in the UK.
• Experience in managing haematology inpatients and outpatient clinics.
• Strong communication with multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsabilités

• Provide care for in-patients admitted under haematology.
• Cover haemato-oncology infusion unit and chemotherapy day unit as needed.
• Review and manage unwell patients on transfusion/chemotherapy; support clinics and procedures.

Connaissances

Clinical haematology knowledge

Formation

MBBS or equivalent

MRCP

GMC registration

Outils

Description du poste

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Specialty Doctor - Clinical Haematology

The closing date is 17 November 2026

Here is an an exciting opportunity for you to join our friendly pathology team as a Specialty doctor -clinical hematology.

This is an ideal role for a candidate with an excellent background in clinical haematology. You will work alongside one Trainee Specialty Registrar(ST3+) and one other Specialty Doctors in haematology and would be responsible for care of in-patients admitted under haematology team and also provide medical cover for Haemato-oncology infusion unit and chemotherapy day unit in order to review and manage unwell patients on transfusion / chemotherapy.

Main duties of the job

You will provide advice to doctors from other specialties and general practitioners in management of haematological problems.

You will regularly attend out-patient clinics including weekly lymphoma clinic and also perform bone marrow biopsies.

You will also undertake chemotherapy prescription and administration of intrathecal chemotherapy after successful completion of trust-approved training.

You will be encouraged to report blood films and bone marrow aspirates under close supervision of Consultant Haematologists.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Job responsibilities

The clinical service in Southend is predominantly malignant haematology, seeing a typical population of Lymphoma (100 new cases per annum), myeloma (26 cases per annum) as examples. There is the expected general haematology workload given our local catchment population of 380,000. There is a busy anticoagulant service (managed by pharmacists); Acute Leukaemia is managed in liaison with Barts Health NHS Trust and shared care is delivered when feasible.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description, but some of the responsibilities include

Qualifications

• GMC registration
• MBBS or equivalent
• 4 years ST exp 2 years within Hematology
• MRCP

Experience

• 2 years hospital experience within Clinical Haematology
• Management of clinics
• Worked within NHS in an haematology environment

Teaching

• ability to teach clinical skills
• Knowledge and experience of supervising undergraduates, junior doctors and other staff

Research & Audit

• Knowledge of the principles of research/audit and ability to interpret and apply clinical research.
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
• Recent published clinical research in peer reviewed journal.
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research

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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£63,696 to £102,689 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata for part time)