Job summary
- Main area
- Haematology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (Mon-Fri,1:5 weekend on call, 1 evening per week on call)
- Job ref
- 179-8125698-MSC
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Bury St Edmunds
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 Pro Rata Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/09/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 16/10/2026
Employer heading
Consultant Haematologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
This is a permanent role within the Haematology department, based at the West Suffolk Hospital. The department covers an area with a population of around 280,000 and offers a wide-ranging service including inpatient chemotherapy, bispecific antibody therapy for lymphoma and myeloma, and post CAR-T therapy follow up care. Our haemato-oncology diagnostic service (HODS) and regional MDTs are based at Cambridge University Hospitals. The department provides a BCSH Level 2a service.
The post holder will have responsibility for patients with both malignant and non-malignant haematological conditions and will lead on the management of patients with haemostasis and thrombosis disorders. Our regional Haemophilia Comprehensive Care centre is Cambridge University Hospitals.
The post holder will also provide clinical support for our UKAS accredited Haematology laboratory, in particular for haemostasis.
All Consultants take responsibility for the ward inpatients on a pro-rata basis and participate in a 1:5 out of hours service with prospective cover.
Main duties of the job
(a) Provision with Consultant colleagues of a BCSH Level 2 Haematology service to the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
(b) Responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness and the proper functioning of the department.
(c) Responsibility relating to a special interest.
(d) Cover for colleagues' leave and other authorised absences
(e) Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff
(f) Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and for contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally
(g) Participating in medical audit, the Trust’s Clinical Governance processes, appraisal, job planning and in CPD
(h) Involvement in research, where appropriate
(i) Managerial, including budgetary, responsibilities where appropriate
(j) Staff are required to comply with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in line with Trust Policy
(k) A willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
(l) The post holder must at all times carry out their duties with due regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone's voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the care of patients with haematological problems and the work of the haematology laboratory.
•To share with colleagues’ responsibility for the day-to-day running of the haematology department.
• Teaching and training of junior medical staff, medical students, laboratory and nursing staff.
• To share with consultant colleagues the responsibility for the out of hours service on an agreed rota of 1:5 with prospective cover.
• To take responsibility for ward inpatients on a pro-rata basis.
• Development of strong networking arrangements for the haematology laboratory services.
• To liaise with the clinical colleagues in other specialities, to provide an advisory service within the hospital and for local general practitioners and to be contactable when necessary.
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning clinical governance and audit.
• To ensure active participation in continuing medical education (CME) and to keep up to date with new developments in the field of haematology.
Please see full Job Description and Person Specification attached
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Entry on the GMC specialist register in Haematology or be within six months of attaining Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training at the time 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.
- FRCPath or equivalent
- MRCP or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- MD or PhD.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Completion of approved JRCPTB curriculum in Haematology or evidence of equivalent knowledge, training and experience in Clinical and Laboratory Haematology practice.
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of haematological problems
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Ability to organise and manage a Haematology service
- Ability to manage and lead members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following: PLAB 1 PLAB 2 However, if applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Haematology
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Experience in management of Haematology in-patient and out-patient medicine
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a full spectrum of Haematology issues
Teaching and Training
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising F1s, F2s and SpRs
- Ability to teach clinical skills
- Experience of workplace- based assessment
- Experience in developing and delivering undergraduate teaching
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching basic clinic skills to undergraduates.
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Management and Audit Training
Essential criteria
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the Haematology service
- Ability to organise and manage day to day service delivery e.g. out-patient priorities
- Ability to manage and lead strategic developments in service delivery
- Experience of audit management
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
Personal Skills and Qualities
Essential criteria
- Good personal interactive communications skills: clarity of expression and purpose
- Ability to work as a team member
- Acceptance of management and administrative duties by working within a structured hospital team for the greater good
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance
Research and Publications
Essential criteria
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
Desirable criteria
- Ability to supervise research projects
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr I Lentell
- Job title
- Consultant Haematologist - Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01284 713789
- Additional information
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01284713740
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