Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Clinical Haematology
- Grade
- Fixed-term Consultant
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed-term)
- Hours
- Part time - 8 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 200-CW-712531-7448271-CA
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation
- Town
- Tooting, London
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Paediatric Clinical Haematologist
Fixed-term Consultant
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.
With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.
Co-located with St George’s, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King’s Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.
Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. It has a helipad which opened in spring 2014 and the work of its emergency department can currently be seen on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme. The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.
We also provide services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton. These include outpatient rapid diagnostic and treatment facilities, a minor injuries unit, limb fitting services and 70 elderly, intermediate care and rehabilitation beds.
As well as hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist, maternity and community services to children, adults, older people and people with learning disabilities. These services are provided from St John’s Therapy Centre, 11 health centres and clinics, schools, nursing homes and people’s own homes. The trust also manages the healthcare service at HMP Wandsworth.
Job overview
8 PA Paediatric Clinical Haematologist (Locum)
We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague to join our paediatric haematology service to help further drive developments in our service and to complement the current team members. The paediatric haematology service provides multi-disciplinary care to children with non-malignant haematology conditions including haemoglobinopathies, bleeding disorders and general non-malignant haematology (including bone marrow failure syndromes and immunohaematology).
The service sits within the Children’s Directorate, recently rated Outstanding by the CQC, and benefits from excellent working relationships with a wide range of paediatric sub-specialties and a busy consultative service.
Main duties of the job
The paediatric haematology service provides multi-disciplinary care to children with non-malignant haematology conditions including haemoglobinopathies, bleeding disorders and general non-malignant haematology (including bone marrow failure syndromes and immunohaematology).
The service sits within the Children’s Directorate, recently rated Outstanding by the CQC, and benefits from excellent working relationships with a wide range of paediatric sub-specialties and a busy consultative service.
Clinical responsibilities of this post:
This is a fixed term (12 months) 8PA post based at St. George’s Hospital.
Working for our organisation
The paediatric haematology team currently run 5 non-malignant haematology clinics per week including subspecialty clinics in haemoglobinopathy and haemostasis along with a number of joint clinics with other specialities. The team also supports PICU, NICU, general paediatrics, foetal medicine, paediatric oncology and infectious diseases with an extensive consult service. It provides a tertiary advice service to surrounding hospitals in the South West Thames region.
The aim will be to develop further services within the local community and develop services with our regional DGH partners. The service is also keen to develop its research profile.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicants must hold Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within 6 months of interview, or have equivalent skills and experience.
Applicants that are UK trained must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within 6 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
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Person specification
Qualification and Training
Essential criteria
- Full and specialist registration (and with a licence to practice) with GMC or be eligible for specialist registration within 6 months of interview or equivalent exp
- MRCP or evidence of equivalence or MRCPCH or evidence of equivalence
- 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
- FRCPath or equivalence
Desirable criteria
- Higher Qualification in non-malignant haematology
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad experience in non-malignant paediatric haematology including: Haemoglobinopathies , Bleeding disorders , Bone marrow failure syndromes and congenital anaemias
- Minimum of 12 months experience in acute general paediatrics, including neonatology
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of paediatric haematology patients
- Competent to perform bone marrow biopsies independently
- Level 3 safeguarding training
Desirable criteria
- Teaching experience.
- Experience in bone marrow transplant for non-malignant blood disorders
- Experience in paediatric oncology
- Experience in neonatal haematology
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the principles of management.
- Broad knowledge of paediatric haematology
- Effective communicator, able to work well as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- Recognised management training.
- Area of interest in haematology to complement paediatric haematology services at St Georges.
- Initiated research during career to date
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to write and implement management protocols/ guidelines
- Ability to organise and manage
Desirable criteria
- Enthusiasm to teach skills to others
Personal
Essential criteria
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
- Willingness to form links within and outside the trust
- Ability to maintain professionalism
- Excellent interpersonal and team-working skills
- Caring attitude to patients and parents
- Good ability to communicate
- Commitment to continuing medical education
- Flexible approach
- Commitment to speciality
Desirable criteria
- Ability to self-motivate and motivate others
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Alison Thomas
- Job title
- Consultant Paediatric Haematologist & Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8725 4339
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