Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
19 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Teaching
Ability to critically assess learning requirements for self and others.
- Teaching
Evidence of organising programmes and teaching all staff groups.
- Teaching
Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff.
- Safeguarding
Demonstrates knowledge of safeguarding requirements and takes appropriate responsibility.
- Safeguarding
Evidence of applying appropriate equality and diversity legislation.
- Clinical Experience
Broad based experience within the specialty area.
- Clinical Experience
Able to demonstrate core competencies and clinical skills relevant to the post.
- Clinical Experience
Experience of leading a team.
- Clinical Governance
Understanding of the role of Clinical Governance.
- Clinical Governance
Participation in clinical audit (or quality improvement project) and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice.
- Clinical Governance
Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process.
- Research and Scholarship
Demonstrates knowledge of current research and best practice in the specialty area.
- Research and Scholarship
Evidence of keeping up to date with current research and best practice.
- Research and Scholarship
Evidence of locating and using clinical guidelines appropriately.
- Research and Scholarship
Evidence of communicating and interpreting research evidence in a meaningful way.
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Full registration and a License to Practice with the General Medical Council.
- Qualifications and Knowledge
On the GMC Specialist Register (including via Portfolio Pathway (CESR)/European Community Rights) or will have CCT due within six months of interview date.
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Valid Certified Advanced Life Support.
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Where a sub-specialty interest is required sub-specialty training should be to a level appropriate for UK consultant sub-specialist practice - fellowship or equivalent level experience.
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Other
Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
- Teaching
Teaching qualification.
- Clinical Experience
Previous experience working in the UK or NHS.
- Clinical Governance
Gwybodaeth am reoli risg.
- Research and Scholarship
Active participation in research.
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Additional Higher qualification(s).
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Haematologist with an interest in lymphoma and General Haematology to join the team at Withybush General hospital. With a newly developed job plan for this position, offering a dynamic and rewarding role, we welcome all applicants to apply. We are looking for a highly committed and motivated individual to join our Haematology team as we start to introduce subspecialisation into the health board. Our dedicated and forward-looking team of 7 consultants provide a comprehensive haematology service in the four hospitals in an area of outstanding beauty. This post will introduce a Lymphoma subspecialty to our team as part of a redesign of haematology services across the Health Board and will continue to develop as part of the wider transformation process. Support for the post includes Associate Specialists, Specialty Doctors, Clinical Fellow as well as foundation Trainees. The team also includes Haematology CNS team and Specialist pharmacists.
Our staff are at the heart of the quality of our service and are looking to add to our numbers. We are looking for someone to bring additional expertise and a passion to provide excellence.
Main duties of the job
The duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service.
- The appointee is required to be GMC registered on the specialist register or be expected to obtain CCT within 6 months.
- The appointee will contribute to all aspects of the general haematology and haemo-oncology work including participation in departmental meetings and on-call rota.
- 10 Sessions with 20% non-clinical work (SPA) per week within job plan
- Clinics in other hospital sites will be required (virtual clinics are an option).
- The appointee must be someone who can help develop our rural service to ensure excellent patient care
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical - The appointee should be able to demonstrate experience in the management of Lymphoma and General Haematology. The successful candidate will develop this subspecialty across the health board and working alongside the generalist consultants.
Inpatients - The appointee will participate in an attending and on-call rota for the Haverfordwest site. At the three peripheral sites, the contribution is consultative to the local medical team.
Outpatients - The appointee will be expected to participate in 3-4 clinics per week, within Lymphoma and General Haematology. Consideration for other subspecialist workload could be considered, depending on applicant’s experience to date.
There is a weekly health board wide MDT and opportunities to join other MDTs from all Wales MDTs.
For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.
Please see the below links for useful videos relating to this vacancy:
- Hywel Dda 3 Counties - https://youtu.be/RUMDpjtu1sY
- Lifestyle in Wales - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgt03XPT6RQ
- Medical Leadership in Hywel Dda - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLioZyqIpwk&t=33s
- Virtual Tour - https://youtu.be/mETORurxSBU
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
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This advert is for Haematology Consultant Specialising in Lymphoma with Hywel Dda University Health Board in Haverfordwest, Wales. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Haematology role. The advertised salary is £114,099 - £166,585 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 27 Sep 2026.
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