Job summary
- Main area
- Medical and Dental
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 388-7740543-M&D
- Employer
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Torbay Hospital
- Town
- Torquay
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Haematology consultant
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust is offering the opportunity to combine a rewarding job in haematology with an unrivalled lifestyle in the heart of one of the most beautiful areas of the country.
We are looking to expand our department and recruit a full time 10PA haematology consultant with a 1 in 5 on call rota with a specialist interest that compliments the existing haematology consultant team.
The successful applicant will be joining a team of 6 consultants and we have recently expanded to having 2 registrars on the Peninsular Haematology Rotation
The successful applicant will join our team of 6 consultants
Dr Barry Jackson- Clinical lead and lead for haemophilia, transfusion and MPN
Dr Heather Eve- Lead for myeloma
Dr Nwe Oo- lead for laboratory, thrombosis and haemoglobinopathy
Dr Tom Skinner- MDT and clinical governance lead
Dr Deborah Turner- Lead for lymphoma
Dr Rui Zhao- Lead for acute leukaemia and MDS
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an individual to join our team at Torbay as a substantive haematology consultant.
As a department we recognise that individual job satisfaction and achieving a healthy work/life balance is vital to maintaining a successful haematology teams for the future so we would encourage any interested applicant to visit our department where we can discuss how this role could fit your needs.
You will be expected to join the senior medical team in running outpatient clinics, supporting patients having day case and inpatient cancer treatment by providing high quality consultant delivered care including clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff.
You will be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making.
· Take ownership for and deliver your own workload
· Contribute to the medical leadership, management and innovation within haematology services.
· Offer support and training to all non-consultant grade doctors within the unit.
· Promote inter-disciplinary working in the department and across the hospital.
· To ensure that current standards and evidence-based practice are applied.
· Participate in clinical audit program, including both departmental and multidisciplinary audit.
· Contribute to research and innovative practice within haematology.
Working for our organisation
Torbay and South Devon’s operational delivery model starts with all teams being aligned to Care Groups, compromising of Planned Care, Medical and Urgent Care, Families and Communities, Children’s Family Health Devon and Non-Clinical. Within these Care Groups are sub-divisions which represent all our services.
Our department, Non-Surgical Cancer Services reports to the Cancer and Clinical Support Services Division and the wider Planned Care, Care Group.
Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is one of four hospitals providing non-surgical cancer treatment within Devon and Cornwall (Royal Devon University Healthcare Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Foundation Trust, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.) Systemic Anti-Cancer treatment and Radiotherapy is administered in all these sites.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be expected to join the senior medical team in running outpatient clinics, supporting patients having day case and inpatient cancer treatment by providing high quality consultant delivered care including clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff.
- Take ownership for and deliver their own workload.
- Contribute to the medical leadership, management and innovation within haematology services.
- Offer support and training to all non-consultant grade doctors within the unit.
- Promote inter-disciplinary working in the department and across the hospital.
- To ensure that current standards and evidence-based practice are applied.
- Participate in clinical audit program, including both departmental and multidisciplinary audit.
- Contribute to research and innovative practice within haematology.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- • Full registration with the GMC with licence to practice (or to be eligible for registration within six months of interview.)
- • MRCP and FRCPath (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- • Able and experienced to run a SACT service
- • Able to offer expert clinical opinion
- • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- • Excellent communication skills
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and post graduates
- • A special interest to compliment other consultant colleagues e.g • Transfusion/Laboratory
Specific skills
Essential criteria
- • Ability to organise a practice in an efficient manner with due attention to timeliness and dealing with administration and enquiries
Desirable criteria
- • Management experience
- • Interested in taking on a management role
- • Interested in taking on a management role
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- • Honesty and reliability
- • Willingness to work flexibly according to the needs of the service, observing National Trust, and departmental guidelines
- • Enquiring, critical, approach to work
- • Caring attitude to patients
- • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other professional staff and agencies
- • Commitment to continuing medical education
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Coats
- Job title
- Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01803 655558
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