Consultant Haematologist

Job summary

Benefit from an enhanced starting salary of 140,342, under the Consultant contract for Wales.

Build your consultant career in one of Wales' most distinctive regions, joining a supportive Haematology team delivering care across Mid and West Wales.

We are seeking a Consultant Haematologist to join Hywel Dda University Health Board. Based at Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth, this role offers the opportunity to work within a collaborative service while contributing specialist expertise to a well-established team serving communities across four hospital sites.

Our team of consultants provides a comprehensive haematology service across West Wales, supporting a broad and varied patient population. The successful candidate will play an important role in delivering high-quality General Haematology services while helping to strengthen and develop subspecialist expertise within the wider department.

Based primarily at Bronglais Hospital, the postholder will work closely with colleagues across the Health Board's hospital network, contributing to a cohesive and patient-centred service. Support for the role includes a Specialty Doctor, Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialists, and Specialist Haematology Pharmacists, providing a strong multidisciplinary environment focused on delivering the best possible care.

We are looking for a clinician who will bring expertise, collaboration and a commitment to high standards of patient care. Alongside clinical responsibilities, there will be opportunities to contribute to service development, teaching and the ongoing evolution of haematology services across the Health Board.

Located in the vibrant university and coastal town of Aberystwyth, this role offers the opportunity to combine a rewarding consultant career with an exceptional quality of life, surrounded by stunning coastline, countryside and outdoor pursuits.

Main duties of the job Clinical
- The appointee should be able to demonstrate experience in the management of all Haematological conditions. The successful candidate will be able to develop a subspecialty across the health board and working alongside the other consultants to contribute to subspecialisation teams.

Inpatients
- The appointee will be expected to consult on all inpatients with the local medical team looking after them. Additional teaching on management of haematology patients will be essential. Liaising with the Acute Oncology Service which covers haematology in-patients Outpatients
- The appointee will be expected to participate in 3-4 clinics per week. Consideration for other subspecialist workload could be considered, depending on applicant's experience to date. There an increasing number of patients returning from the tertiary centres following treatments that return home between treatment cycles that need additional input from the local haematology team. BMA's are currently done weekly. Phone clinics are encouraged given the rural area and inability to travel for our patients.

Laboratory
- The appointee will be expected to help out with advice and input on blood films and reporting bone marrow reports

There is a weekly health board wide MDT and opportunities to join other MDTs from all Wales MDTs (Lymphoma, Myeloma, Myeloid).

About us Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

Four main hospitals:
Bronglais…