Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a consultant haematologist post at Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic haematologist to join our well established, dedicated and supportive team. The successful candidate will join a team of eight consultants supported by four registrars from the North East London rotation and five clinical fellows to serve a population of 750,000. If you are the right person for this role and would like an informal discussion, please contact Dr Paul Greaves (tel: 01708 435 000 ext 2078).
Details about the role, the department and our organisation are provided below. This post is suitable for consultants who may work part-time; if so, content will be discussed with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues.
Role and duties
* The post holder will have training and expertise in both malignant and non-malignant aspects of haematology and will be expected to provide the following services to a high standard:
* Triage of electronic referrals from primary care including advice to GP colleagues, and acceptance of appropriate referrals on routine, urgent and suspected cancer pathways
* Undertake three outpatient clinics per week
* Attend and participate in an MDT relevant to your specialist area
* Support the diagnostic service and complete in-house reporting of bone marrows; attend and participate in weekly morphology review
* Manage acutely unwell patients on the dedicated haematology and oncology ward as well as outlying wards and the day unit. Duties include a daily board round on Sky B and a ward round twice a week
* Participate in the on-call rota 1:7.5
* Participate in the core medical trainee and specialist haematology trainee teaching programme in addition to being a clinical supervisor for junior doctors
* Where appropriate contribute to the existing clinical trials programme
* Comply with the structures and requirements for clinical governance within the Trust including attendance at local morbidity and mortality meetings, timely investigation and response to complaints and incidents, participation in collection and analysis of patient and carer feedback
About us
We operate from two main sites – King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We are progressing to transform the A&E at Queen’s and have opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in KGH. The Trust has been shortlisted for Trust of the Year at the Health Service Journal Awards.
Our patients benefit from a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, seven days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
We employ around 8,000 staff from 146 countries, who live in three diverse London boroughs and work flexibly. More than 400 staff are on our Ofsted-accredited apprenticeship programmes. We are proud to be a London Living Wage employer and expect to introduce an electronic patient record to benefit staff and patients.
Details
Date posted: 11 September 2025
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 per year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 162-M7197-C
Job locations: Queens Hospital, Romford, RM7 0AG
Job description and responsibilities
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
* Full and Specialist registration and a license to practice
* MRCP / FRCPath or equivalent
* Understand and be competent at management of all aspects of general and malignant haematology
* Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or CCT date is within six months of interview
* Fully competent in bone marrow aspirate and biopsy, lumbar puncture
Desirable
* Experience of teaching and supervision of medical students and trainees
* Formal training in management
* Evidence of having undertaken audit work that has brought about change
Disclosures and sponsorship
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure will be requested.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information, see the UK Visas and Immigration guidance.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Queens Hospital, Romford, RM7 0AG
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