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Job summary

Main area
Haematology
Grade
Consultant
Contract
Permanent: Consultant
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
290-CONB071
Employer
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Hammersmith Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£109,725 to £145,478 per annum WTE
Closing
17/07/2025 23:59

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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Consultant Clinical Haematologist

Consultant

 Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.  

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.  

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

 

 

Job overview

An exciting new vacancy has arisen for a full-time Consultant Clinical Haematologist to join the malignant haematology service at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, based on the Hammersmith Hospital site. This post will form an essential part of the white cell service supporting the inpatient and outpatient care of patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN).

 

The Haematology Department comprises a large practice covering the whole range of blood diseases including malignancies and stem cell transplantation.  There are 60 available inpatient beds over three wards, and a dedicated Haematology Centre housing a busy outpatient department, and an expanding Daycare and Ambulatory Care Unit.

 

The Imperial College Academic Centre for Haematology is fully integrated with our NHS departments of Clinical and Laboratory Haematology. Haematology and Cellular Therapy are central to the cancer theme of the Biomedical Research Centre, and our goals of clinical excellence and translational medicine are aligned with those of the Academic Health Science Centre. The Haematology Clinical Trials Unit oversees more than 50 studies in both malignant and non-malignant diseases. There are regular research meetings within the Department and the post-holder will be encouraged to participate in and initiate clinical trials.  

Main duties of the job

Day

Time

Location

Work

DCC/EPA/SPA/AR

No. of PAs

Monday

AM

HH

Ward Rounds (Full) and Clinical Diagnostic Work (1:4)

OPD Clinic (3:4)

DCC

DCC

0.5

0.75

 

PM

HH

Clinic Admin

DCC

1.0

Tuesday

AM

HH

Board Round/Urgent Patient Reviews (1:4)

Team meeting and Other Clinical Meetings

Reporting and Clinic Admin Lab Work

DCC

DCC

DCC

0.125

0.25

0.5

 

PM

HH

MDT

OPD Clinic

DCC

DCC

0.25

1.0

Wednesday

AM

HH

Board Round/Urgent Patient Reviews (1:4)

DCC

0.125

 

PM

HH

MDT

DCC

0.50

Thursday

AM

HH

Ward Rounds (Full) and Clinical Diagnostic Work (1:4)

OPD Clinic (3:4)

DCC

DCC

0.5

0.75

 

PM

HH

Clinic Admin

DCC

0.75

Friday

AM

HH

Board Round/Urgent Patient Reviews (1:4)

DCC

0.125

 

PM

HH

OPD Clinic (1:2)

DCC

0.5

CPD

HH

Continuing professional development

SPA

1.00

Other SPA

HH

Education, quality and safety, departmental meetings etc

SPA

0.75

Predictable emergency on-call work

HH

Weekend Ward Rounds

DCC

0.5

Unpredictable emergency on-call work

HH

On-call Weekends (1:8) and On-Call Overnight Monday – Thursday (1:4)

DCC

0.125

TOTAL PAs

 

 

 

10PAs

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.  

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.  Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. 

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.  Please talk to us at interview. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This position is for an individual to work within the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Clinical Haematology service.  The post will form part of the White Cell Haematology service, based on the Hammersmith site, and the post-holder is expected to have experience in the management of patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN).  Experience in laboratory haematology, and in managing patients undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation would be advantageous. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview)
  • Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
  • Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
  • MRCP AND FRCPath or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • MD, PhD

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria
  • Specialist training in clinical haematology
  • Experience in the management of chronic myeloproliferative disorders.
  • IT skills and computer literacy
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in stem cell transplantation
  • Experience in Laboratory and diagnostic haematology

Leadership/ Management skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
  • Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing, and managing the performance of colleagues.
  • Knowledge of finance/budgets
  • Management of staff

Teaching & Training

Essential criteria
  • Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff

Audit

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of principles of clinical audit

Language

Essential criteria
  • Are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

Academic achievements

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at ICHT
  • Research track record as specified under Research, Teaching and Training

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Disability confident employerAccredited Living Wage EmployerNHS Rainbow Badge - BronzeWe Work Flexibly

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Henrique Silva
Job title
Medical Staffing Manager
Email address
[email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
1st Floor Education Centre
Charing Cross Hospital
W6 8RF
Telephone
07789 171 622
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