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Locum Consultant Haematologist
The closing date is 12 August 2025
Applications are invited for a locum Consultant Haematologist with a special interest in thrombosis and general haematology, to join the team at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB). This post will work as part of the trustwide service and will join a team of innovative Consultants that deliver the integrated UHB Clinical Haematology service.
UHB Haematology has recently reconfigured, following the merger of UHB and HEFT. The department delivers tertiary specialised services include regional Comprehensive Haemophilia Centre, TTP, specialist integrated haematological malignancy diagnostic service (siHMDS), Level 3 & 4 stem cell transplantation, CAR-T cell therapy, teenage and young adult (TYA) cancer care, apheresis/plasma exchange and a nationally recognised active academic programme; inpatient care is based at the QEHB site, which has 60+ inpatient beds and there is an additional dedicated Young Persons Unit for TYA care.
There are well developed day-case, outpatient and laboratory Haematology services across the acute hospital sites of Birmingham: Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Heartlands Hospital (BHH), Good Hope Hospital (GHH) and non-acute site of Solihull Hospital (SH), with a network of clinics, CNS/nurse-led services, ACP and AOS provision at all sites, with Consultant led care.
Main duties of the job
The Birmingham Heartlands haematology service is co-located for day case and outpatients into the MIDRU facility at BHH and there has been a new day case and outpatient facilities opened at Solihull Hospital and Good Hope Hospital (Sheldon Unit).
KEY SKILLS
*Broad experience and understanding of haematology
*Specialist non-malignant and general haematology sub speciality experience
*Demonstrates good interpersonal skills with patients, relatives and members of the clinical team
*Ability to gain confidence and trust
*Ability to cope with pressure
*Ability to respond to change
*Conscientious and hardworking
*Positive contribution to MDTs
*Flexibility in working pattern
*Ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients and their families
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job responsibilities
DUTIES OF THE POST
This is a 12-month locum post and the appointee will be expected to undertake the following duties:
Clinical
The appointee should be able to demonstrate experience and specific interest in the management of patients
with haematological disorders, including management of thrombosis and bleeding disorders, general
haematology and laboratory Haematology. The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop disease
specific areas of interest, working alongside the current Haemostasis, Consultative and Thrombosis (HCT)
team working across sites.
The appointee will participate in the attending and on-call rota for the HGS site, based predominantly at BHH,
but supported by and working with clinical teams trust-wide. At BHH and GHH sites, the contribution is
generally consultative to busy specialist teams and advising on outliers and inpatients suspected of
haematological disorders.
The appointee will be expected to participate in 3-4 clinics per week, dominantly dealing with general
haematology and VTE patients, but also consideration for other subspecialist workload could be considered,
depending on applicants experience to date. The delivery of outpatient activity will include opportunities to
support clinical trial recruitment and PI roles within the department.
There will be the integrated HCT weekly, plus monthly quality meetings, educational sessions, journal clubs
and mortality and morbidity meetings.
For the ward attending commitments, the appointee will be expected to provide reciprocal cover for periods
of leave.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* *GMC Registration with licence to practice
* *MRCP
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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