Senior Clinical Fellow in Haematology; ST

Overview

Senior Clinical Fellow in Haematology (ST3-5). The closing date is 19 February 2026.

The Service for haematology inpatients is centred in the Haematology Unit (Laurel 3 Ward) at Worcester Royal Hospital. The nine Consultant Haematologists within the county act as attending physicians to the Haematology Unit for one-week periods on a rotational basis. They are responsible for the admission and management of all inpatients requiring level 1 & level 2 care.

Worcester Royal Hospital (WRH) is part of the West Midlands Specialist Training Programme for Haematology, and we currently have two Haematology SPR on rotation for 6-12 months. There are also two Speciality Doctors who, in addition to the Haematology SPR, support inpatient and outpatient care, day case reviews and the Haematology laboratory.

There are teaching sessions for the middle grade doctors.

The Haematology Unit is also supported by a GPST trainee, 2 or 3 FY2, a P.A. and an FY1 doctor designated to Haematology.

This 6 month full-time post provides an opportunity to gain further knowledge and experience in haematology and would be suitable for candidates at ST3-5 level that have already completed some specialist training in haematology. The postholder will contribute to ward based, day case and outpatient care of oncology patients. There will be a requirement to train and supervise resident doctors on rotation.

A commitment to the out of hours on call rota is a requirement, along with previous NHS experience.

Trust employed NHS experience is essential.

We reserve the right to close the post early if we receive a high number of applications.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

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This job description, together with the Capabilities Framework and job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.

A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to:

• provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners.
• provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary team in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
• be responsible for the continuing care and treatment of patients in their charge and personal performance of clinical duties as agreed in your job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to and training of their staff.
• provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
• attend Consultant ward rounds and triage ward referrals.
• prepare patients for planned treatment and procedures, including post-operative care as required.
• provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care, including discharge summaries.
• attend multi-disciplinary meetings, which may be cross county and cross site.
• collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and departmental objectives.
• provide professional supervision, training and management of junior medical staff, carrying out teaching, assessment and accreditation duties as required and contributing to…