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Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant in Haematology at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust based at the Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals (2 separate sites), joining the six other consultants in the department. The post is a 3 month Fixed Term contract starting in October 2026 to provide cover for an approved consultant career break.
Malignant service for RFL are carried out at Barnet and Chase Farm hospital and caters for a population greater than 1 million. We are an outpatient based service and provide support to other specialities in regard to in-patients.
The person appointed will have broad haematology training and be capable of handling various medical problems with general and malignant haematology. The appointee must be an effective team player and will be flexible in approaching new ways of working. The post holder will join a Haematology Department that provides Malignant Haematology Services with a hub based at Barnet with day units in Finchley Memorial Hospital (remote management) and Chase Farm.
The appointee will be expected to help maintain the haematology department's reputation as a centre of excellence in service delivery, teaching and training. The appointee is also encouraged to develop a specialist interest in areas like elderly leukaemia/MDS, myeloma, CML, and lymphoma. We have an active trials portfolio and are looking to expand this.
Main duties of the job
The post holders will be expected to deliver
- Core haematology service at Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals, including inpatient attending, out-of-hour on-call and delivery of outpatient services as required. The post-holder will contribute to a 1:6 Consultant ward attending rota and 1:5.8 Consultant 2nd on-call rota at weekends and 1st on call during weekdays.
- Liaison services with other clinical services based at the Barnet and Chase Farm sites.
- Other clinical work, including supporting the Haematology laboratory (diagnostic/morphology)
- 2WW clinic for haematological malignancies and participate in the cross-site cancer MDT, along with specialist clinics.
- Develop an area of special interest for clinical or academic research aligned with the department's aspirations.
- The post-holder will support activities within the department, including graduate and undergraduate teaching and educational supervision.
- Support the enrolment in clinical trials and patient reviews.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached in the vacancy.
Applicants must also be on the General Medical Council Specialist Register (UK) with a Licence to Practise (or be eligible for full and Specialist registration within six months of interview).
Person specification
General
Essential
- The highest ethical and professional standards in research, and education and clinical practice
- Member of a medical defence organisation
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the Clinical Governance framework of the NHS and understanding of current changes in the organisation and management structures of the NHS. Ability to act within these parameters
- Awareness and understanding of health, safety and security issues for self and others
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the principles of resource and budgetary management within the NHS
Experience
Essential
- Experience of and commitment to multidisciplinary working
- Wide clinical experience in Haematology
- Experience of and an interest in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Clinical audit experience
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Proven clinical ability in Haematology
- The ability to work as a member of a collaborative group
- The authority, decision-making skills needed to lead a multi-disciplinary team in a complex environment
- The ability to promote teamwork and motivate colleagues
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload, to delegate responsibility as appropriate and to supervise doctors in training and other staff
- Willingness to be personally accountable for actions
- Ability and commitment to teach in a clinical setting
- Leadership skills and the ability to take forward service developments
- Excellent communication skills/verbal and written. Good command of written and spoken English
- Ability to relate to patients from a wide range of backgrounds and to empathise with their concerns and needs
- Willingness and skills to recognize and challenge unacceptable behaviour and if necessary to escalate
- Proven ability to translate research activities into a clinical and organisational context
- Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research in the field, leading to publication in peer-reviewed journals
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Possession of MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists or equivalent
- Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of 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
- CME accreditation e.g. FRCPath/ MRCP or show evidence of equivalent qualification
- Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within six months of interview
Desirable
- Post-graduate medical degree e.g. MD/PhD
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This advert is for Locum Haematologist with an interest in Malignant Haematology with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Haematology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum inclusive of London weighting. The contract type is Locum: 3 months (Starting October 2026). The application deadline is 16 Jul 2026.
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