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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Consultant Haematologist to join a progressive healthcare organisation in Scotland. The successful candidate will work closely with two established substantive consultants within a modern, purpose-built hospital facility, delivering high-quality clinical and laboratory haematology services to the regional population.

This post offers a broad and rewarding role across malignant and non-malignant haematology, haemato-oncology, transfusion medicine, outpatient care, inpatient management and laboratory leadership. There is excellent scope to develop a subspecialty interest aligned with service needs and personal expertise.

Candidates with 1 year of NHS experience are encouraged to apply.

Main Duties of the Job

• Deliver Consultant-led care for patients with a wide range of haematological disorders across inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Manage patients with haematological conditions, including malignant and non-malignant, such as haemato-oncology cases.
• Provide clinical leadership within the Haematology Laboratory and Blood Transfusion service.
• Participate in chemotherapy, new patient, and follow-up clinics.
• Undertake ward rounds and ongoing management of haematology inpatients.
• Provide expert clinical advice to primary care, secondary care and multidisciplinary teams.
• Participate in weekly MDT meetings, radiology discussions and regional cancer network meetings.
• Support blood bank governance, transfusion protocols and transfusion committee activities.
• Contribute to service development, innovation and quality improvement projects.
• Participate in audit, governance, appraisal and patient safety programmes.
• Teach and supervise junior doctors, speciality doctors, medical students and multidisciplinary staff.
• Participate in the consultant on-call rota (currently 1:3 with prospective cover).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essentia

• MBBS or equivalent Primary Medical Qualification
• Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register, or within 6 months of CCT / CCST
• FRCPath or equivalent recognised qualification

Experience

Essentia

• Minimum 1 year NHS experience
• Broad experience across Clinical Haematology
• Experience in malignant and non-malignant haematology
• Experience in Blood Transfusion services
• Ability to independently manage inpatient and outpatient haematology cases
• Experience in clinical governance and audit

Desirable

• Haemato-Oncology expertise
• Subspecialty interest development
• Leadership/management experience
• Research activity or publications
• Experience implementing quality improvement initiatives

Skills & Attributes

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong diagnostic and clinical judgement
• Leadership ability with a team-building mindset
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Commitment to continuous professional development
• Patient-centred and compassionate approach