Job summary
- Main area
- Haematology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 381-ME-7736184
- Employer
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- SWB NHS Trust
- Town
- Smethwick
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Clin & Laboratory Haematology WSI in Haemato-Oncology
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic Consultant to join our friendly and committed team to help provide a fully comprehensive clinical and laboratory Haematology service to our patients. We are a team of 7 Consultants and this new post is a replacement post. At SWBH, our catchment population is over 500,000, fulfilling IOG for MDT working and offering a full level 2b Haemato-oncology service in addition to regional Sickle cell and thalassemia (SCAT ) service.
We are seeking a forward thinking and energetic individual who will be committed to delivering high quality care to the patients of SWBH. The post is for Haemato-oncology service, including contributing to the existing large research clinical trial portfolio. We will encourage a specialist interest in any field of haemato-oncology (Myeloid or Lymphoid or plasma cell malignancies) We have a strong research and academic links with University Hospital Birmingham and Aston. The successful candidate would be able to develop their own research interests.
Main duties of the job
The post will enable the successful applicant to collaborate and work to maintain Haematology services in line with strategic requirements. The post holder will provide inpatient and outpatient care, advice and guidance to other professionals and primary care and includes on call commitment. The post holder will contribute to the development of Haemato-oncology services including treatment guidelines and promote education and participate in clinical trials.
The appointee is expected to demonstrate a firm commitment to the principles of clinical governance, including: § Developing and maintaining appropriate systems and practice to ensure effective clinical audit in the Haematology service. § Attending and contributing to the Trust’s Clinical Governance Programme. § Participating in the Trust’s Clinical Incident Reporting system. § Developing a programme of personal continuous professional education and development in accordance with the Royal College requirements.
The Trust will provide the necessary support for this. The on-call commitment for this post is currently 1 in 7. The on-call availability supplement is currently Category A and currently classed as medium frequency with an on-call availability supplement of 3 % currently payable.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This replacement post in haematooncology will attract 10 PA’s with on call reneumeration. 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 Haematooncology needs of the Acute Trust . The new appointee will take part in a 1:7 on-call rota to cover the inpatient service at MMUH as non-resident . Staff ward cover for haemato-oncology patients includes one IMT, and two FY1 resident doctors on the medical rotations, and the permanent full time Haematology specialty doctor. The appointee will be based at new MMUH site when on ward cover (2 weeks in rotation with other consultants) whereas clinics are held at the sites of Sandwell and City Health Campus.
The Haematology day unit is situated at Sandwell health campus and is managed by senior chemotherapy nurse and trained ACPS. We have a team of 4 specialist nurses who assist in managing haemonc clinics and ward and provide a holistic service to haematooncology patients. In addition we have two rotational specialty registrars and an IMT resident doctor working for SCAT service, however cross cover is available when needed. The SCAT center is located at MMUH separate to main ward and is manned by specialist SCAT nurses and separate SCAT medical staff. 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. We have at least two dedicated research nurses, a support assistant and two data coordinators who help in recruitment and data collection. We are also seeking a clinical research fellow to help in the recruitment and also support our research staff in already established research clinics. 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 now fully digitalized and 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. Chetan Varma, Tel: 0121 507 5841 Email: [email protected] Clinical Director::Dr. Kamel Sharobeem, Tel: 0121 507 3636 Email: [email protected] Consultant Haematologist and Clinical specialty Lead, Dr Farooq Wandroo – Tel: 0121-507-3095 - Email: farooq.wandroo@nhs.
Person specification
Qualifications:
Essential criteria
- • Entry on the Specialist Register in Clinical Haematology (or CCT expected within 6 months from the date of interview)
- • MRCP, FRCPath or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- • Higher Degree i.e Phd,MD
Clinical Experience:
Essential criteria
- • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in Clinical Haematology
Desirable criteria
- • Special interest that complements the existing consultants
- • Interest in Haematoncology
Clinical Effectiveness
Essential criteria
- • Experience of conducting clinical audit
Teaching and Training experience:
Essential criteria
- • Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines.
Desirable criteria
- • Formal training in teaching
Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience:
Essential criteria
- • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Desirable criteria
- • Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to Clinical Haematology
- • Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years.
- • Evidence of having undertaken original research
Other Requirements:
Essential criteria
- • Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise
- • An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
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
- Dr Farooq Wandroo
- Job title
- Consultant Haematologist & Specialty Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121-507-3095
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