# Haematology Specialty Doctor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/haematology-specialty-doctor/3c79a358-ffd5-4465-8d5c-5b873bc06fbf - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/haematology-specialty-doctor/3c79a358-ffd5-4465-8d5c-5b873bc06fbf.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Weston General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Haematology - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £63696.00 to £102689.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-11-12T11:15:11.468Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8403718 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8403718?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is a full-time substantive post as Specialty Doctor in the Haematology Department at Southmead Hospital. The post holder will provide care for patients with haematological conditions, mainly General Haematology and haematological malignancies, and will contribute to liaison haematology work. The successful applicant will take part in Haematology clinics, MDT meetings, bone marrow biopsy lists, provide support to the Chemotherapy unit AND and provide laboratory haematology reporting. ### Main duties of the job This Speciality Doctor will be expected to provide day to day responsibility for patients attending the Medical Day Care unit for chemotherapy, including pre-assessment of patients, prescribing and monitoring of chemotherapy and monitoring for side effects. They will also be expected to attend approximately three outpatient clinics per week, and to attend and present patients at the local and the PAN Bristol haemato-oncology multidisciplinary team meetings. They will be required to perform and supervise/demonstrate a number of diagnostic procedures – such as bone marrow biopsies and venesection. In addition, it is expected that the postholder will have opportunities to develop their skills in an area of their own interest, which will be discussed through appraisal and the job planning review process. In addition, they will be required to: - Carry out teaching duties as required and take an active part in the post graduate medical education programme and to be involved in the teaching between the medical staff and nurses and other clinical professionals. - The postholder will be expected to attend regular team meetings and to attend and participate in all aspects of clinical governance and to take part in departmental audit - Provides cover for colleagues on leave or in case of sickness including occasional participation in ward and laboratory work ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For more details and information about this role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification. ### 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 ### Other **Essential** - - Meets professional health requirements - Agreement to travel to and work in other Bristol NHS Foundation Trust sites necessitated by the role ### Research **Essential** - - Knowledge of the principles involved in research - - Evidence of involvement in research **Desirable** - - Evidence of publication of peer reviewed academic papers ### Experience **Essential** - - Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent). - - Have completed at least four years full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant speciality or as a fixed term specialty training programme in a relevant speciality or shall have equivalent experience and competencies. **Desirable** - - Awareness of broader context of NHS ### Teaching and Training **Essential** - - Willingness to undertake teaching of medical under-graduates & post-graduates. **Desirable** - - Proven teaching ability. ### Management & Leadership **Essential** - - Evidence of management training and evidence of learning from it - - Ability to organise efficient and smooth running of a specialist service - - Ability to cope with and effectively organise workload - - Ability to practice independently - - Ability to take on responsibility and show evidence of leadership - - Ability to work under pressure and cope with setbacks **Desirable** - - Evidence of management/leadership experience and/or qualifications and courses ### Qualifications & Training **Essential** - - Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) **Desirable** - - Membership of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent. - - Membership of the Royal College of Pathologists. ### Clinical Governance and Audit **Essential** - Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies - Knowledge of the principles of clinical audit and evidence of participation - Positive approach to evidence based practice - Evidence of recent and regular engagement with icontinuing professional development (CPD) scheme - Experience of Clinical Audit. ### Clinical Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - - At least one year in Clinical Haematology with knowledge of standard UK protocols for treatment of lymphoma, myeloma and leukaemia. - - Clinical skills and knowledge in the administration of chemotherapy. - - Knowledge of NHS priorities with reference to specialty **Desirable** - - Broad range of IT skills ### Any other Personal Abilities and Aptitudes **Essential** - - Ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances - - Awareness of personal limitations **Desirable** - - Additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels ### Interpersonal, communication and team working skills **Essential** - - Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, clinical colleagues, support staff and other colleagues. - - Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English. - - Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries - - Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-professional basis with all levels of staff both within and across divisions - - Ability to be a flexible team member ## Documents - [dbs charge information (png, 132.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2446) - [dbs charges information (pdf, 71.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3005) - [uhbw behaviours and values (pdf, 299.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2476) - [policy statement - ex offenders (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=667) - [haematology specialty doctor candidate pack (pdf, 712.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10735442) ## 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.