Locum Consultant in Haematology with an interest in Haemoglobinopathy
| Posting date: | 06 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 05 February 2026 |
| Location: | Tooting, SW17 0QT |
| Company: | st georges nhs trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7716927/MC712740-7222229-CA3 |
Summary
A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This is a fixed term appointment within the haematology department to cover one of the haemoglobinopathy and haemostasis consultants. We are seeking consultant in haematology to work four days a week with expertise in all aspects of non-malignant haematology (including haemoglobinopathy and haemostasis). The post holder will be expected to work collaboratively with consultant colleagues to provide an expert general and diagnostic haematology service as part of the non‐malignant haematology team in the laboratory, outpatient and inpatient settings.
The appointee will be responsible for the development and maintenance of a high standard of practice of clinical and laboratory haematology.
The duties of the post are:
1. To provide inpatient care and consultative advice on an attending rota for non malignant patients and issues.
2. To work closely with the existing haemoglobinopathy consultants to provide an expert , comprehensive, haemoglobinopathy service, including overseeing and supporting the running of a new sickle cell ED bypass unit.
3. To help in the delivery of a high-quality comprehensive haemostasis service to both inpatient and outpatients, contribute to department activities (MDTs, educational activities, teaching) and be an active member of the team.
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
The appointee will be required to engage in and promote clinical governance and service improvement initiatives within the Trust.
The appointee will be responsible for providing laboratory and clinical haematology support to the non‐malignant haematology team and to work with the existing consultants to provide comprehensive expertise in haemoglobinopathy and haemostasis disorders.
The candidate will be expected to ensure that the standards and procedures comply with current statutory requirements and Department of Health recommendations. They will have the providing support to specialist nursing teams within these services.
The appointee will be required to be familiar with the clinical work of the department so that they may contribute to clinical care as required and advice on problems relating to diagnostic haematology problems.
The appointee will be involved in the provision of the undergraduate haematology teaching programme on the four- and five-year MBBS courses as well as other health science courses. The appointee will be expected to support postgraduate training of SpRs on the SW London Haematology Training Programme.
On a practical level the appointee will be required to provide clinical activity in both inpatient and outpatient environments. All the haematology consultants have admitting rights, based on clinical priority, the BMT co‐ordination process and discussion with the Trust bed management team. Haematology patients are admitted to the Ruth Myles unit (RMU) and the Gordon‐Smith ward. When these wards are full, haematology patients may be admitted into acute ward beds through the usual admission process whilst remaining under the care of haematology.
This advert closes on Tuesday 20 Jan 2026
This is a fixed term appointment within the haematology department to cover one of the haemoglobinopathy and haemostasis consultants. We are seeking consultant in haematology to work four days a week with expertise in all aspects of non-malignant haematology (including haemoglobinopathy and haemostasis). The post holder will be expected to work collaboratively with consultant colleagues to provide an expert general and diagnostic haematology service as part of the non‐malignant haematology team in the laboratory, outpatient and inpatient settings.
The appointee will be responsible for the development and maintenance of a high standard of practice of clinical and laboratory haematology.
The duties of the post are:
1. To provide inpatient care and consultative advice on an attending rota for non malignant patients and issues.
2. To work closely with the existing haemoglobinopathy consultants to provide an expert , comprehensive, haemoglobinopathy service, including overseeing and supporting the running of a new sickle cell ED bypass unit.
3. To help in the delivery of a high-quality comprehensive haemostasis service to both inpatient and outpatients, contribute to department activities (MDTs, educational activities, teaching) and be an active member of the team.
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
The appointee will be required to engage in and promote clinical governance and service improvement initiatives within the Trust.
The appointee will be responsible for providing laboratory and clinical haematology support to the non‐malignant haematology team and to work with the existing consultants to provide comprehensive expertise in haemoglobinopathy and haemostasis disorders.
The candidate will be expected to ensure that the standards and procedures comply with current statutory requirements and Department of Health recommendations. They will have the providing support to specialist nursing teams within these services.
The appointee will be required to be familiar with the clinical work of the department so that they may contribute to clinical care as required and advice on problems relating to diagnostic haematology problems.
The appointee will be involved in the provision of the undergraduate haematology teaching programme on the four- and five-year MBBS courses as well as other health science courses. The appointee will be expected to support postgraduate training of SpRs on the SW London Haematology Training Programme.
On a practical level the appointee will be required to provide clinical activity in both inpatient and outpatient environments. All the haematology consultants have admitting rights, based on clinical priority, the BMT co‐ordination process and discussion with the Trust bed management team. Haematology patients are admitted to the Ruth Myles unit (RMU) and the Gordon‐Smith ward. When these wards are full, haematology patients may be admitted into acute ward beds through the usual admission process whilst remaining under the care of haematology.
This advert closes on Tuesday 20 Jan 2026
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