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Essential
20 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Personal Qualities
Communication; ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Personal Qualities
Accountability; ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
- Personal Qualities
Interpersonal Skills; ability to empathise and work co-operatively with others
- Personal Qualities
Evidence of good organisational ability
- Personal Qualities
An understanding of complex decision making to make best use of available resources
- Audit Management & IT
Experience of audit and understanding of clinical governance especially as applied to the introduction or development of new techniques
- Professional Qualifications
Full GMC Registration
- Professional Qualifications
Specialist Registration (or be eligible for registration within three months of interview)
- Professional Qualifications
Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within three months of award of CCT by date of interview or equivalent if non UK trained.
- Professional Qualifications
FRCPath or show evidence of equivalent qualification
- Professional Qualifications
MRCP or show evidence of equivalent qualification
- Clinical Experience and Skills
Broad experience in clinical haematology
- Clinical Experience and Skills
Experience in managing sickle cell disease and thalassaemia syndromes
- Clinical Experience and Skills
Experience in managing complex thrombosis issues
- Clinical Experience and Skills
Experience in managing patients with haematological malignancies
- Clinical Experience and Skills
Transfusion ExperienceExperience in good and empathic communication with patients and families with complex information and support needs.
- Research. Teaching skill & experience
Understanding and knowledge of Research ethics
- Research. Teaching skill & experience
Understanding and experience of research techniques
- Research. Teaching skill & experience
Experience of entering patients into trials
- Research. Teaching skill & experience
Experience in teaching and training
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Audit Management & IT
Experience of Quality Improvement Projects
- Research. Teaching skill & experience
Higher degree MD or PhD
Job overview
Locum Consultant Haematologist – Special Interest in Malignant Haematology [Parental leave cover]
Bring your expertise to a team where specialist knowledge, collaboration and compassionate care come together.
We are seeking an enthusiastic Locum Consultant Haematologist with a special interest in Malignant Haematology to join our team at Whittington Health. This is an opportunity to deliver personalised care to a diverse North London population, with clinical activity across Whittington Health and University College London Hospitals (UCLH).
You will play a key role in our haemato-oncology service, working alongside consultant colleagues, specialist nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team. Your role will combine Malignant and General Haematology care, specialist outpatient clinics and inpatient management, with opportunities to contribute to teaching, research and service improvement.
Main duties of the job
Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main duties of the role
You will:
- Deliver Malignant and General Haematology care across outpatient, day-case and inpatient settings.
- Participate in specialist clinics, including myeloma and myeloproliferative neoplasms, and contribute to multidisciplinary treatment decisions.
- Provide inpatient care for patients with general and red cell haematological conditions during ward-attending duties.
- Join the consultant attending and on-call rota, currently 1 in 6 with prospective cover.
- Teach UCL medical students and support the supervision and development of junior doctors.
- Contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and research
The proposed job plan comprises 8 PAs for direct clinical care and 2 PAs for supporting professional activities.
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.
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This advert is for Locum Consultant Haematologist with Whittington Health NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Haematology role. The advertised salary is £113565.00 to £150569.00. The contract type is 4 months (4 months fixed term contract). The application deadline is 27 Oct 2026.
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