Job overview
Are you a passionate Consultant Haematologist looking to specialise in Thrombosis and Haemostasis while contributing to a dynamic and inclusive team? Whittington Health NHS Trust invites applications for a whole-time Consultant to join our well-established and highly regarded Haematology team.
This is an exciting new post, offering you the opportunity to play a pivotal role in the delivery and development of Thrombosis, Haemostasis, and General Haematology services across both Whittington Health and Royal Free Hospital sites.
Whittington Health is an Integrated Care Organisation serving a richly diverse North London community. We are a leading teaching site for UCL Medical School and known for our excellence in patient care, innovation, and staff development. Our Haematology team also provides nationally recognised services in haemoglobinopathies and delivers level 2a haemato-oncology care.
Why Join Us?
1. Work alongside a skilled multidisciplinary team in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.
2. Opportunities for academic involvement, including research and medical education.
3. Enjoy a varied and balanced job plan with protected SPA time.
4. Access to excellent training, CPD support, and career development
Interview date: 11 December 2025
Main duties of the job
Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be primarily based at Whittington Health, contributing to the delivery of specialist Thrombosis clinics, General Haematology care, and acute inpatient management. The role includes:
5. Leading Thrombosis and Taemostasis services, including multidisciplinary input and outpatient care.
6. Weekly Thrombosis clinic at Whittington and monthly attendance at specialist thrombosis/APS clinic at Royal Free Hospital.
7. Involvement in education, clinical governance, audit, and research activities.
8. Participation in the 1 in 6 on-call rota and the inpatient attending system.
Active involvement in undergraduate and postgraduate training.
Please see the attached job description for full details and a detailed job plan.
Person specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
9. 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.
10. In receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent within six months of the date of interview
11. FRCPath or show evidence of equivalent qualification
12. MRCP or show evidence of equivalent qualification
Clinical Experience and Skills
Essential criteria
13. Broad experience in clinical haematology
14. Experience in managing sickle cell disease and thalassaemia syndromes
15. Experience in managing complex thrombosis issues
16. Experience in managing patients with haematological malignancies
17. Transfusion Experience
Audit Management & IT
Essential criteria
18. Experience of audit and understanding of clinical governance especially as applied to the introduction or development of new techniques
19. Good ability with use of IT
Desirable criteria
20. Experience of Quality Improvement Projects
Research. Teaching skill & experience
Essential criteria
21. Understanding and knowledge of Research ethics
22. Understanding and experience of research techniques
23. Experience of entering patients into trials
24. Experience in teaching and training
Desirable criteria
25. Higher degree MD or PhD
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
26. Accountability: ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
27. Evidence of good organisational ability
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
28. Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
29. Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
30. Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
31. Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
32. Participate in required training and supervision.
33. Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.