# Consultant in Haematology

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
- **Location:** George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Haematology
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week (10 sessions per week)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-09T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-10T13:31:15.472Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Warwickshire/Nuneaton/George_Eliot_Hospital_NHS_Trust/Haematology/Haematology-v8200881
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8200881?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.geh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

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: Friday 30th October 2026

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

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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.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- 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.

Job Plan

- The job plan is an indicative example of a job plan. A formal job plan will be agreed between the post holder, colleagues and Clinical Director for Medicine soon within six months after commencement date and will be effective from that date. The job plan, a prospective agreement that sets out a Consultant’s duties, responsibilities and objectives, will be reviewed periodically. Annual consultant appraisals will be carried out as part of the national revalidation process.
- The post holder will have access to secretarial support from a team of medical secretaries and administrative assistants. Along with radiology including MRI, CT and ultrasound service. The service also has access to pathology services. The balance between Direct Clinical Care (DCC) activities and Supporting Programmed Activities (SPA) will be agreed with the candidate as part of the initial job planning process. For a full time post it is anticipated that 8.5 programmed activities (PA) will be for DCC, and 1.5 PAs for SPA.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

### 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

### 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.

### Management

**Essential**

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

**Desirable**

- Undertaken relevant courses

### 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

### 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

### 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

### 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

## Documents

- [functional requirements (pdf, 620.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1934)
- [consultant in haematology - jd (pdf, 600.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10506780)
- [consultant in haematology - ps (pdf, 368.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10506781)
- [consultant in haematology - frf (pdf, 648.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10506782)

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