# Consultant Haematologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-haematologist/776b6982-4594-4bcb-bbbb-eda8d8a89856 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-haematologist/776b6982-4594-4bcb-bbbb-eda8d8a89856.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust - **Location:** Derriford Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Haematology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-18T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-18T13:41:18.165Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Plymouth/University_Hospitals_Plymouth_NHS_Trust/Clinical_Haematology/Clinical_Haematology-v8178346 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8178346?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The haematology service sits within the Haematology & Immunology service line with consultant haematology posts part funded by the Pathology directorate. The consultant haematology team is currently comprised of 11 consultant haematologists (9.43WTE including 0.2WTE research university funded post). This is a new post for a consultant to expand our team with increased myeloma activity and CAR-T development planned in this financial year. The consultant team is supported by 5.8WTE Registrar posts, 1WTE research registrar and 1 registrar teaching fellow. There are in addition 4 junior doctors rotating on a 4-monthly basis through the inpatient ward, these are made of 1 F2 post, 3 IMT1/2 posts and a physician associate. Consultants contribute towards the management of inpatients and outpatients. Patients are formally under the shared care of all consultants as a combined department with responsibility for inpatients managed on a rolling weekly ‘attending’ rota. All consultants contribute towards the Monday morning ward round hand over meeting. The weekly attending consultant leads a further ward round on a Thursday. The attending consultant of the week is responsible for all inpatients under the care of haematology, including SCT patients. Further advice regarding SCT patients can be sought from the four consultants with specific SCT expertise. ### Main duties of the job This is a Haemto-oncology post for a clinician with a special interest in myeloma. This post has been created to provide support for the myeloma service and help lead on the introduction of novel therapies for myeloma including the potential for CAR-T therapy. Fixed sessions will include: Myeloma clinic Myeloma trials clinic CLL clinic Participation in CAR-T cell patient assessments and treatment planning. Weekly Monday ward round Weekly Friday departmental integrated diagnostics meeting You will be expected to be on call for a week at a time on a 1 in 8.5 basis, although this may be adjusted to suit those looking to work on a less than full time basis. During an on call week, you will be responsible for all inpatients, new patients and day unit patients. On call duties are supported by a haematology specialist registrar on call. The post will be reimbursed at the rate of 10 PAs for full time appointments. 1.5 are dedicated as SPAs. The post holder will have a commitment to regular teaching at undergraduate, postgraduate and specialist registrar level. The post holder will be expected to undertake adequate and appropriate continuous professional development (CPD) which will be fully supported by Trust funded study leave. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Plymouth haematology service is the lead tertiary centre in the South West Peninsula with a catchment area of 1.8 million people. The consultant team are proud to lead a research active haematology service with an impressive national and international reputation in the research arena. Clinics are disease-specific rather than named consultants, however specialist interests are covered as listed in the table below (alphabetical order by surname): - Name | Role - Dr David Burns | Consultant Clinical Haematologist Ward Lead for Haematology Specialist interests: CAR-T, SCT and Lymphoma - Dr Sam Burrows | Consultant Clinical Haematologist Training Programme Director for Haematology Specialist interests: Haemostasis, Thrombosis, Red Cell Disorders and Haematopathology - Dr Hannah Hunter | Consultant Clinical Haematologist Trust TYAC Lead Specialist interests: Myeloma, SCT and Acute Leukaemia - Dr Claire Hutchinson | Consultant Clinical Haematologist Specialist interests: CLL, Lymphoproliferative Disorders, Lymphoma and Research - Dr Claire Lentaigne | Consultant Clinical Haematologist Specialist interests: Haemostasis and Thrombosis, Platelet Disorders, General Haematology and Myeloma - Dr David Lewis | Consultant Clinical Haematologist Clinical Governance Lead Specialist interests: Lymphoma, SCT and Clinical Research - Dr Patrick Medd | Consultant Clinical Haematologist Service Line Lead, Haematology and Immunology Programme Director, Southwest Peninsula Transplant Service Specialist interests: Acute Leukaemia, Lymphoma and SCT - Dr Georgina Naylor | Consultant Clinical Haematologist MPN lead Special interests: MPN, CLL - Surgeon Commander Thomas Scorer RN | Consultant Clinical Haematologist Transfusion lead Specialist interests: Transfusion, Haemostasis and Thrombosis, Defence Pathology - Dr Yin Thi | Consultant Clinical Haematologist Obstetric Haematology Lead Specialist interests: General Haematology, Myeloma, Haemostasis and Thrombosis and Obstetric Haematology - Dr D. Wayne Thomas | Consultant Clinical Haematologist Clinical Lead, Peninsula Pathology Network Undergraduate Teaching Lead Specialist interests: Haemostasis, Thrombosis, Blood Transfusion, Iron and Laboratory Haematology ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Extensive experience and training in general clinical haematology ### Education, qualifications & special training **Essential** - MBBS or equivalent medical qualification - Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice - Applicants, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) , or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. - To be on the appropriate GMC specialist register for haematology or eligible for admission within six months of interview ## Documents - [consultant haematologist jd (pdf, 990.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10481345) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.