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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Haematologist with a specialist interest in Myeloid Disorders to join a well-established Haematology service in Wales. This replacement post offers the opportunity to work within a progressive multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality clinical care, innovative service development, education, and research within a major regional Haematology service.

The successful candidate will join a team of Consultant Haematologists providing comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, laboratory, haemato-oncology, bone marrow transplant, and specialist haematology services. The department has strong multidisciplinary working relationships and a long-standing commitment to education, research, and service innovation.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

The Consultant Haematologist will:

• Provide Consultant-led clinical Haematology services
• Deliver specialist Myeloid clinics alongside General Haematology services
• Participate in inpatient and outpatient Haematology care
• Provide ward attending responsibilities within the Haematology unit
• Participate in the Consultant Haematology on-call rota
• Contribute to acute Haematology admissions and liaison Haematology services
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and cancer pathways
• Support service development, governance, and quality improvement initiatives
• Participate in teaching, supervision, and training of junior medical staff and students
• Contribute to audit, research, and innovation activities
• Work collaboratively with nursing, pharmacy, laboratory, and allied healthcare teams
• Participate in annual appraisal, revalidation, and continuing professional development activities

Department & Service Overview

The Haematology service delivers comprehensive clinical and laboratory Haematology services across a large regional population. The department includes:

• Specialist Myeloid services
• Acute Leukaemia services
• Myeloma services
• Lymphoma services
• Bone Marrow Transplant services
• Haemophilia and inherited bleeding disorder services
• General Haematology clinics
• Haemato-oncology services
• Advanced laboratory and transfusion services
• Multidisciplinary cancer and pathology services

The service is supported by an experienced multidisciplinary workforce including Consultant Haematologists, Clinical Scientists, specialist nurses, pharmacists, Biomedical Scientists, Physician Associates, and laboratory teams.

Specialist Clinical Services

The department provides advanced and tertiary-level Haematology care, including:

• Intensive treatment for acute leukaemias
• Management of lymphomas and myeloma
• Bispecific antibody therapies
• Autologous stem cell transplantation
• Bone marrow transplant services
• High-count CML management
• Aplastic anaemia therapies
• Haemophilia and inherited bleeding disorder management
• Regional haemato-oncology pathways
• Acute inpatient Haematology care

The service includes a dedicated Bone Marrow Transplant unit and comprehensive specialist Haematology support services.

Laboratory & Diagnostic Facilities

The Laboratory Medicine service is highly developed and includes:

• Automated Haematology and Biochemistry laboratories
• Blood transfusion services
• Specialist coagulation laboratories
• Cellular Haematology laboratories
• Flow cytometry facilities
• Immunophenotyping services
• Bone marrow diagnostic services
• Advanced Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
• UKAS accredited laboratories operating to ISO 15189 standards

The department processes over 5.5 million laboratory tests annually and is actively modernising services through advanced digital infrastructure and integrated pathology networks.

Teaching, Research & Academic Opportunities

The post offers excellent academic and educational opportunities, including:

• Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching
• Educational supervision responsibilities
• Participation in formal teaching programmes
• Research and clinical trials involvement
• Audit and quality improvement projects
• Opportunities to develop specialist academic interests
• Collaboration with university and regional research partners
• Participation in innovation and translational medicine initiatives

The department has strong links with leading medical schools and research institutions across Wales.

Person Specification

Requirements

Essential

• Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise
• FRCPath qualification
• Specialist Registration in Clinical Haematology or eligibility within 6 months
• Evidence of equivalence to UK CCT standards where applicable
• Clinical expertise in Myeloid Haematology
• Experience working within multidisciplinary clinical teams
• Evidence of audit and service improvement participation
• Experience teaching and supervising clinical staff
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Ability to undertake Consultant on-call responsibilities

Desirable

• Higher degree, such as MD or PhD
• Research experience in Haematology
• Experience in innovation and improvement methodologies
• Interest in clinical development and service leadership
• Academic and teaching interests
• Experience working with complex Haematology pathways
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