Consultant Haematologist

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 30 July 2026

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest integrated care providers in England, serving a population of around 600,000 people. We are a high‑performing organisation with a track record of success.

We are an enthusiastic and motivated unit providing opportunities to develop the Haematology services in County Durham and Darlington. We are looking for a colleague who will be able to work with us to achieve this goal.

The post is on a whole‑time basis with the department willing to explore flexibility in job plans to attract the right candidate. The appointee will form part of a current team of six Consultant Haematologists across the Trust. This appointment will facilitate and contribute to the development of Haematology services within the Trust and clinical networks. Within this role there will be scope to develop a specialist interest.

You must be fully registered with a GMC licence to practice and be on the specialist register (or within six months of entry) on the date of the interview.

The Trust welcomes all applications, regardless of age, gender, race, disability or sexual orientation.

The post holder will be expected to undertake clinical work in conjunction with their colleagues and other professional staff in order to maintain and develop haematology services and develop specialist skills in accordance with the needs of the department. They will also be responsible, in conjunction with colleagues, for planning future development of these services.

The post holder will be expected to work with appropriate stakeholders in primary care and tertiary centres to continue to develop integrated services.

The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and will be expected to provide a comprehensive clinical service to consultant colleagues in other clinical disciplines in the hospital and to general practitioners within the locality.

The post holder will participate in a weekday and weekend on‑call rota for haematology services. They will be expected to cover colleagues in their absence and ensure continuous patient care. The post holder will also deputise in the absence of colleagues in cases of annual leave, study leave and sickness as far as is practicable.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites – Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester‑Le‑Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community‑based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as they are currently under‑represented.

Inpatients are admitted under the care of the physicians, either on ward 42 in Darlington Memorial Hospital (where there is generally a mix of haematology, oncology, specialty and general medical patients) or other medical wards. Inpatient management of haematological aspects of patient care is undertaken by the haematologists in a joint liaison role with the physicians.

The bulk of the haematology caseload is outpatient and day‑cases; there are regular busy clinical sessions for these cases in each of Darlington, Bishop Auckland, Durham and Shotley Bridge Hospitals. Each day unit provides facilities for bone‑marrow biopsy, intravenous chemotherapy, venesections etc. Chemotherapy‑trained nurses assist on the day units at all sites. The day units facilities are shared with visiting oncologists.

The Trust works in partnership with the Northern Cancer Alliance and delivers level 2a care. Level 2b care upwards (approximately 15 cases per year) is delivered by the neighbouring trusts (South Tees and Newcastle Hospitals). Level 3 and 4 care is provided at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle. The clinical team attend the weekly lymphoma and leukaemia/myeloma MDTs at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle (either in…