# Locum Consultant Haematologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Whittington Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-haematologist/15103293-9943-47f2-b168-d596a1f01d22 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-haematologist/15103293-9943-47f2-b168-d596a1f01d22.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Whittington Health NHS Trust - **Location:** The Whittington Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Haematology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113565.00 to £150569.00 - **Contract type:** 4 months (4 months fixed term contract) - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-13T15:39:32.913Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8364938 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8364938?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.whittington.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Communication; ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate. - Accountability; ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority - Interpersonal Skills; ability to empathise and work co-operatively with others - Evidence of good organisational ability - An understanding of complex decision making to make best use of available resources ### Audit Management & IT **Essential** - Experience of audit and understanding of clinical governance especially as applied to the introduction or development of new techniques **Desirable** - Experience of Quality Improvement Projects ### Professional Qualifications **Essential** - Full GMC Registration - Specialist Registration (or be eligible for registration within three months of interview) - 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. - FRCPath or show evidence of equivalent qualification - MRCP or show evidence of equivalent qualification ### Clinical Experience and Skills **Essential** - Broad experience in clinical haematology - Experience in managing sickle cell disease and thalassaemia syndromes - Experience in managing complex thrombosis issues - Experience in managing patients with haematological malignancies - Transfusion ExperienceExperience in good and empathic communication with patients and families with complex information and support needs. ### Research. Teaching skill & experience **Essential** - Understanding and knowledge of Research ethics - Understanding and experience of research techniques - Experience of entering patients into trials - Experience in teaching and training **Desirable** - Higher degree MD or PhD ## Documents - [job description & person specification (pdf, 345.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10691997) ## 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.