Description
Position: Resident Doctor – Haematology and Oncology
Site: HCA Healthcare UK at University College Hospital
Contract: Full Time or Part Time / 40 hrs per week
Shifts: Weekdays, Weekends and Night Shifts. (Days are 10 hours / Nights are 14.5 hours)
Salary:
Exceptional exposure. Complex case mix. World-leading consultants.
HCA Healthcare UK at University College Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Resident Doctor to join our Haematology & Oncology service, with a particular focus on our JACIE-accredited Stem Cell Transplant Unit (SCTU). This role is ideal for post-MRCP clinicians looking to consolidate their acute medical expertise and gain high-quality experience in a world-class private healthcare setting before progressing into specialty training.
About the Role.
As a Resident Doctor with HCA UK, you will work independently within your competency, delivering high-quality medical care to a broad range of haematology and oncology inpatients with both acute and complex long-term conditions. Under the supervision of the Consultant in Charge or a leading UCLH Professor, you will:
1. Provide day-to-day inpatient medical management, including clerking planned and unplanned admissions, undertaking daily ward rounds, and leading on routine clinical reviews.
2. Manage acutely unwell patients, respond to medical emergencies and contribute to end-of-life care as required.
3. Support continuity of care across both inpatient and outpatient pathways in partnership with our established multidisciplinary team.
This role offers an exceptional breadth of exposure rarely available outside major teaching centres:
4. Stem Cell Transplant expertise within a highly specialised JACIE-accredited SCTU, managing autologous and allogeneic transplant patients.
5. Hands-on experience with novel and advanced therapies including CAR-T, bispecific antibodies and tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapies.
6. Regularly rostered time on our Haematology Day Unit, gaining exposure to chemotherapy delivery, supportive care and outpatient haematology management.
7. Direct, close working relationships with internationally recognised Haematology and Oncology Consultants and Professors.
8. A supportive clinical environment with dedicated HCA-employed Resident Doctors and clear clinical governance structures.
About You:
9. MRCP (UK) or equivalent, or currently working at ST3+ level.
10. Confident managing acutely unwell patients and complex medical presentations.
11. Interested in haematology, oncology, stem cell transplant or broader internal medicine specialties.
12. A strong communicator, committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care within a high-performing private healthcare environment.
At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Resident Doctor Haematology/Oncology you’ll be eligible for:
13. For 40 hours full time contracts, 264 hours holiday each year (inclusive of bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you. This is pro-rata for part time contracts.
14. Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
15. Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
16. Group Life Assurance from day one
17. Critical illness cover
18. Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
19. Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
20. Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
21. Discounts with over 800 major retailers
22. Access to wellbeing support tools, through our thrive 365 channels, onsite mental health first aiders, and free counselling up to 6 sessions per annum
23. Paid Indemnity
How we can support your development:
24. As Doctor with us you’ll have access to a dedicated study budget and study leave for courses relevant to your specialty
25. We can also offer you access to a comprehensive learning academy where you can enrol on courses or Harvard Business Course case review forums
26. If you’d like to develop further, we’re able to offer grants and sponsorship for research, as well as funding for personal development through courses such as the ‘Executive Masters in Medical Leadership’ in partnership with Bayes Business School, or other courses such as MBA’s or PhDs
27. Should you wish, you can also work closely with globally recognised professors and medical mentors to help produce publications papers or research documents
Culture and values:
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.
Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:
28. Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
29. Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
30. Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
31. Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity
Reasonable adjustments:
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.
International candidates:
HCA Healthcare UK hold a Tier 2 sponsorship licence which permits us to be able to recruit the best talent in the UK as well as overseas. The license allows us to support General Visas as well as the Intra-company Transfer Visa for candidates that meet the specific role requirements. Your recruiter will be able to discuss whether this would be applicable to you during the application process, as well as running through any potential financial support with relocation.
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