Consultant in Haematology: Sponsorship Available

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells as a Consultant Haematologist. The appointee will be employed by the Trust and will be based at Maidstone Hospital with some potential scope for clinics at Tunbridge Wells. Clinical Haematology is within the Cancer & Haematology Directorate, forming an integral part of the Kent and Medway Cancer Network. All tumour sites across the Network have been peer-reviewed and are compliant with national standards.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for you personally or by members of your team and. in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering oncall or annual leave.

The role will include participation in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim to ensuring a high standard of patient care. Also working in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the speciality, to provide high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients and to make a contribution to future thinking about the Trust’s strategic direction.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
  • MRCP or Equivalent / FRCPath or equivalent
  • GMC Specialist registration in haematology or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview. Portfolio pathway candidates must be on the specialist register at the time of interview
  • MRCP of evidence of equivalent qualification

Desirable

  • Distinctions, scholarships, prizes
  • Higher research degree e.g. PhD/MD

Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of leadership
  • Organisational ability
  • Able to take responsibility and cope with stressful situations
  • Commitment to teaching undergraduate and post graduate trainees and other members of the multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

  • Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition
  • To have undertaken a postgraduate communication skills course

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: 12 November 2026

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