Consultant in Haematology: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 113,565 to 150,569 £ / Year

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

Job summary

Consultant in Haematology

40 hours per week (10 sessions per week)

Permanent

Salary: £113,565 – £150,569 per annum

Closing Date: Wednesday 9th September 2026

Interview Date: Monday 16th November 2026

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  • This is a full-time post for a Consultant in Haematology (10.0 PA).
  • The appointee will work in collaboration with the wider Haematology team comprising of; two full time consultants, three speciality doctors, a junior clinical fellow, a rotational trainee, five clinical nurse specialists and dedicated administrative support.
  • This post will be an excellent opportunity for an individual to contribute to the continued development of our Haematology service and lead for either the transfusion or thrombosis service.

Main duties of the job

Outpatients workload

  • There are three outpatient clinics a week; two of which are general haematology with the potential for the third clinic being developed as specialist interest clinic.
  • One PA will be allocated for administration time as part of this 10 PA contract.
  • Attend the weekly haematology MDT and network meetings.

Laboratory Responsibilities

  • Contribute to providing timely reporting and authorisation of abnormal blood films referred by the laboratory and bone marrows. This workload is shared between members of the consultant team
  • Deliver an interpretative and advisory service for haematology based on laboratory results, which is available to the whole health community.
  • Attend the monthly laboratory network meetings (minimum one consultant from each site required if clinical lead is not available).
  • Out of hours laboratory cover for all 3 sites (UHCW, GEH and SWFT) will be provided by the on-call consultant haematologist according to the network on call rota.

Person Specification

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Wide experience in all aspects of clinical and laboratory haematology
  • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Haematology

Desirable

  • Evidence of previous research experience

Qualifications & Professional Training

Essential

  • MB ChB, or evivalent
  • MRCP or equivalent
  • FRCPath or equivalent
  • Full and specialist registration (and with a licence to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within six months of interview

Desirable

  • Postgraduate Research Qualification MSc, MD, PhD

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Experience and interest in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
  • Understanding of clinical governance
  • Skills in information technology
  • Ability to plan and develop new services

Training

Essential

  • Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of Certificate for Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
  • Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.

Audit & Research

Essential

  • Experience in Clinical Audit
  • Experience in undertaking research projects
  • Awareness of research methodology
  • Awareness of evidence based practice

Desirable

  • Experience in organisation Audit projects
  • Relevant research publications

Management

Essential

  • Understanding the importance of management skills
  • Ability to manage and lead a clinical team

Desirable

  • Undertaken relevant courses

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Ability to work as a member of a team
  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Agreement with and commitment to the principles of equal opportunities
  • Commitment to continuing professional development

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 9 September 2026

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