Consultant Haematologist

This is a replacement post with a requirement for Haemato-oncology expertise. However, any additional expertise or interest will be welcomed. The Consultant will have a hospital base, agreed by discussion and the expectation is that the appointee will develop specialist interests and take the lead in specific areas. The Job plan will be developed around specialist interests and the needs of the service, clinical and laboratory.

The team of consultants will work together to deliver the Haematology needs of the Acute Trust on each Hospital site and will also work closely with the local primary care services. The new appointee will take part in a 1:7 on-call rota to cover the inpatient service as non-resident On call cover for haematology patients includes ST1/2/CMTs, FY1s on the medical rotations, the Specialist Registrars (1-2 at any time) and the specialty doctor. The appointee will be based at City Hospital or (new MMUH site after October 2024)and will work with the current Haemato-oncology consultants to improve the care in management of these patients including the cancer plan strategy of the NHS. The Trust has a very good reputation for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching with strong links to the University of Birmingham, Aston University and Health Education West Midlands.

Haematology Department is actively involved in major national and commercial clinical trials and a research interest would be strongly supported for a suitably qualified applicant. In addition the department works closely with regional specialist MDT at University Hospital Birmingham for stem cell and CAR-T cell service. The laboratory network is linked to Black country pathology service and specialist haematology services are linked to MYRO services at university of Birmingham For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached. For an informal discussion, please contact: Group Director: Dr.