Consultant Haematologist

Main area Haematology Grade Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PA's per week) Job
-MQ13-26

Employer East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Town Blackburn Salary £109,725 - £145,478 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 13/02/2026 23:59

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

We are actively seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic consultant to join the Clinical Haematology Service at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.

This job role is for 10 PAs per week to support the development and delivery of clinical haematology and laboratory services at our two hospital sites - Royal Blackburn and Burnley General. Additional PAs are negotiable at interview.

A locum fixed term contract would be considered if the candidate is on a CESR pathway and due to complete within 2 years.

Flexibility may be considered for those who are unable to work full-time due to personal reasons.

Visits will be happily supported for candidates and their families. Applicants must hold valid registration with the GMC.

We provide a clinical and laboratory service, managing a full range of haematological conditions to BCSH level 2a. Clinical haematology in-patient beds are shared with the Integrated Care Team. The friendly department has recently been expanded to include two Specialty Doctors, one JCF, an Advanced Practitioner, four Clinical Nurse Specialists (one for Haemoglobinopathies), a Cancer Support Worker and two transfusion practitioners.

The modern Blood Sciences laboratory is ISO
15189 UKAS Accredited.

ELHT holds a weekly independent haemato-oncology MDT, with diagnostic services provided by HMDS Leeds and Radiotherapy services provided by Royal Preston Hospital. The MDT is highly rated in the recent cancer peer review. Autologous transplant services are provided by Royal Victoria Hospital Blackpool.

Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine. All major disciplines are included with the exception of Virology and Immunology which are centralised at Preston.

The Haematology MDT at ELHT has met the QSIS standard at a higher level across the region. The diagnostic service is provided by the Haematological Malignancy Diagnostic Service at The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Department of Blood Sciences is UKAS accredited.

The post holder should have a broad training in clinical and laboratory haematology and must hold full and specialist registration with a licence to practise with General Medical Council. Additionally they should be holder of Certificate of Completion of Training or be within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by the date of interview. Development of an area of special interest will be encouraged and the post holder will expected to participate in the on-call rota, providing advice and clinical help across hospital and community.

The successful candidate is expected to undertake Clinics at both Royal Blackburn site and Burnley General Hospital. We have active educational programmes and the post holder is expected to participate in Core Medical Trainee and undergraduate teaching.

• Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview)
• Applicants that are UK trained, must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. If applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT

• Attendance at appropriate professional meetings and courses
• Experience in one or more subspecialty areas and ability to take a lead role in that area

• Practical - Diagnosis and management of wide range of haematology disorders
• Audit - Understanding and experience of performing audit during general professional and higher specialist training
• Teaching - Evidence of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and commitment to these within the Trust
• Research - Awareness of basic research methods;
  Familiarity with evidence based practice
• Attendance at courses in teaching, appraisal and mentorship
• Previous research projects/publications

• Clear commitment to lifelong learning
• Experience of evidence based medicine
• Ability to keep up to date in the speciality
• Membership of appropriate post-graduate societies

• Understanding of current NHS management systems including clinical governance and risk management
• Attendance at appropriate…