Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

The post is a part-time Consultant Haematologist appointment comprising 6 Programmed Activities (PAs) and includes the following responsibilities:

Outpatient Clinical Services (2 PAs)

• Deliver two consultant-led outpatient clinics per week, including one thrombosis clinic and one general haematology clinic.
• Assess, investigate, diagnose, and manage patients with benign and malignant haematological disorders.
• Manage new and follow-up patients.
• Support urgent and suspected cancer referrals, including Two Week Wait pathways.
• Liaise with primary care and referring specialties to ensure coordinated patient care.

Clinical Administration (1 PA)

• Review laboratory and diagnostic results.
• Complete clinic correspondence and clinical documentation.
• Maintain accurate electronic patient records.
• Arrange investigations, follow-up appointments, and treatment plans.
• Undertake patient-related administrative activities arising from clinical care.

Liaison Haematology (1 PA)

• Provide specialist haematology advice to clinicians across the Trust.
• Review inpatient consultation requests and support inpatient management.
• Respond to telephone and electronic clinical queries.
• Contribute to the management of the shared consultant email inbox.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to support patient care.

Laboratory Reporting and Multidisciplinary Team Working (1 PA)

• Report peripheral blood films, bone marrow aspirates, and other haematology investigations.
• Review provisional reports completed by resident doctors and provide consultant supervision.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings and diagnostic case discussions.
• Support urgent diagnostic pathways, including Two Week Wait referrals.

Advice and Guidance and Referral Management (1 PA)

• Review and triage referrals to the haematology service.
• Respond to A&G requests.
• Prioritise urgent referrals and ensure timely access to specialist services.
• Support efficient patient pathways and appropriate onward management.

Supporting Professional Activities

The Post Holder Will Also Be Expected To

• Participate in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, and service development.
• Maintain continuing professional development, appraisal, and revalidation requirements.
• Teach and supervise junior medical staff, medical students, and members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Comply with Trust policies, mandatory training, and professional standards.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MRCP or equivalent FRCPath or equivalent
• 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 be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
• Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT

Desirable criteria

• Higher degree e.g. MD, PhD

Experience

Essential criteria

• Able to evaluate own clinical practice
• Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to organise and develop service provision

Skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in laboratory and clinical aspects of Haematology
• Willingness to be involved in teaching at undergraduate and post graduate levels as necessary including laboratory scientists in Haematology
• Understand principles and participated in audit activity, and participation in audit projects related to haematological practice
• Understand the principles of Clinical Governance and demonstrate experience of evidence-based practice

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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