Job overview

Applications are invited for a Locum (9PAs) Consultant Haematologist to support maternity cover. The post is based within the laboratory and Medical Haematology Service at Addenbrooke’s Hospital part at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH). This post is available to commence as soon as possible until 24 July 2026.

The successful candidate will join an established team within the Medical Haematology Service, automated haematology laboratory, specialist haematosis laboratory and transfusion laboratory and which currently has 5 Consultant staff. The automated laboratory is UKAS ISO 15189:2012 accredited.

Main duties of the job

This is a post in Medical Haematology with a special focus on Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia, Haemophilia and Thrombosis. The applicant would also be expected to take the lead in the Regional Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (TTP) Service.

The post holder also will provide clinical service and leadership to the recently established regional thrombotic thrombocytopenia service. As such the post holder is responsible for overseeing the emergency plasmapheresis service for newly diagnosed patients with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia in East Anglia. The post holder is also expected to liaise with the national team and NHS England as well as the district general hospitals referring patients to improved and refine pathways and to improve performance over time through education and improved pathways. In addition the post holder will have regular clinics for Medical Haematology, thrombophilia and haemophilia as well as for TTP. 

You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.

 

Working for our organisation

The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.