ST3 Trust doctor (LAS) - Haematology | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Greater London is looking for a full-time SpR level doctor in Clinical Haematology to manage inpatient and outpatient care. Responsibilities include performing bone marrow examinations, participating in clinical research, and ensuring effective patient management. The role offers benefits such as career development and flexible working arrangements. Join a dynamic team dedicated to improving patient outcomes.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing programs

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Must have a medical degree and be a qualified doctor.
• Experience in clinical haematology and related laboratory work.
• Ability to manage patients both in outpatient and inpatient settings.

Responsibilities

• Manage inpatients and outpatients under guidance.
• Perform bone marrow examinations and interpret results.
• Contribute to clinical research studies.

Skills

Inpatient management

Outpatient management

Bone marrow examination

Clinical research

Education

Medical degree

Specialist training in haematology

Job description

Overview

This is a post in a trust grade position at SpR level within the Clinical Haematology department at Hammersmith Hospital, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. This appointment will be a full‑time position on a fixed‑term basis for a six‑month contract.

The successful candidate will join the department’s current SpR rotation, comprising of 15 deanery trainees and 12 trust‑grade clinical fellow positions. Activities will include inpatient and outpatient care, laboratory work, transfusion, red cell disorders and haemoglobinopathies, coagulation, general referrals, malignant haematology and bone marrow transplant.

We may close the advert before the defined end date if we receive a significant number of applications.

Responsibilities

General responsibilities include:

• Inpatient management
• Outpatient management
• Bone marrow examination and interpretation of blood films and bone marrow aspirates
• Clinical research studies

Specific duties may include, dependent upon rota attachment:

• The postholder is in day‑to‑day charge of inpatient care. On the white cell side, a degree of support is provided by the transplant co‑ordinator depending on the experience of the postholder and the duration of their current attachment to the white cell team.
• The postholder is expected to have seen every patient under their care at least once daily, or more often if clinically appropriate.
• The postholder is responsible for any written communication concerning inpatients and outpatients to the referring physician, the primary care physician or consulting physicians. This will include discharge summaries, weekly update forms for transplant patients, letters of referral to other specialities and medical reports. Discharge summaries are to be completed as soon as possible after patient discharge.
• Co‑ordination of the white cell service programme with other hospital personnel; this involves a multi‑disciplinary approach to patient management.
• Ensure the ward nurses, Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) and the outpatient and day care nursing team are aware of the management plan for any relevant patients and liaising with them when any changes are made.
• Liaising with data managers to ensure accurate and up‑to‑date recording of patient information.
• Pharmacy – Discussion of chemotherapy requirements for individual patient protocols. For patients undergoing transplantation, this activity must be discussed with the allogeneic or autologous transplant co‑ordinator.
• Knowledge of virology results of current and recently discharged inpatients.
• Laboratory duties including:
  • Blood Transfusion – Completion of the yellow blood transfusion form and arrangements for collection and storage.
  • Stem Cell Laboratory – Liaising with the stem cell laboratory regarding an inpatient requiring collection or re‑infusion of cells and informing them when any plans are altered.

In addition to longer ward rounds twice a week, there is a daily consultant board round.

Benefits

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Optional benefits include Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Closing Date

This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Dec 2025.