Job Summary This post, which commences in August 2026, is for haematology specialty trainees or haematology specialty (locally employed) doctors working in the UK at Specialist Training Level 5 (ST5) or above, who want to pursue a career in Transfusion Medicine. It is a one-year fixed term contract based with the Patient Blood Management team but including sessions across the transfusion directorate aimed at providing subspecialty experience in Transfusion Medicine. This is an established programme for Out of Programme Experience which has gained excellent feedback from previous fellows. You will be part of a national team working to deliver blood and blood components to patients in hospitals in England. You will be directly accountable to the Consultant Haematologist Educational Supervisor at NHSBT who will be the consultant working in the centre where you are based. This is a national vacancy, the successful candidate may be based at any of the following main centres in the UK, final location to be agreed at interview - Leeds/Barnsley, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, London, or Oxford. Main duties of the job There will be a combination of daytime duty work and longer term quality improvement and project work. Duty work will involve taking queries from within the organisation and NHS Trusts, giving clinical advice to inform decisions around individual patients and components. All clinical work will be supervised by a named consultant. You will be expected to submit at least one project as a conference abstract and/or to a peer reviewed journal. As part of the role, you will deliver teaching to doctors, nurses, biomedical and clinical scientists. You will acquire subspecialty skills and experience in: Components, Donor Medicine, Red Cell Immunohaematology, Patient Blood Management (PBM). You will acquire further knowledge of: Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, Manufacturing and Logistics, Cell, Apheresis and Gene Therapies, Haemovigilance, Research, Audit and Quality Improvement. You will be supported in pursuing an honorary contract with the Trust to enable you acquire skills in hospital-based transfusion practice (participation in hospital transfusion team meetings etc.) About You Experience and Knowledge Currently working (or have previously worked) at Specialist Training Level 5 (ST5) or equivalent in Clinical Haematology Demonstrates the acquisition of the level of knowledge and skills appropriate to the level of training Demonstrates an understanding of, and commitment to, a career in transfusion medicine Experience of the NHS Patient Blood Management model and transfusion regulations Potential to become a leader in chosen field Qualifications and Training GMC registration with a license to practice. Evidence of good progress in further clinical training Evidence of commitment to transfusion medicine as a specialty Completed Essential Transfusion Medicine Course (ETM) Completed FRCPath parts 1 and 2 (clinical haematology) examinations. Candidates who have completed Part 1 but not Part 2 will be considered. Candidates should not plan to sit FRCPath Part 2 during the fellowship Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process. About Us At NHS Blood and Transplant, we re incredibly proud of the many talented people who come together every day to make our organisation the very best it can be. We have clearly defined values that are centred around offering exceptional care to our donors and their families. We take care of each other too and we focus on building our expertise so we can change lives, provide quality support and offer fulfilling careers. It s an opportunity to contribute to a unique team as part of a service that saves lives 365 days a year. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with and positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. This vacancy will close at 23:59 on 11 th November 2025 Interviews are anticipated to be held on 4 th December subject to confirmation. For informal enquiries please contact Dr Suzy Morton, Haematology Consultant and Education Lead for Transfusion, NHSBT - Suzy.Morton@nhsbt.nhs.uk or PA on tel:07350 399835