Job summary
The haematology service sits within the Haematology & Immunology service line with consultant haematology posts part funded by the Pathology directorate. The consultant haematology team is currently comprised of 11 consultant haematologists (9.43WTE including 0.2WTE research university funded post). This is a new post for a consultant to expand our team with increased myeloma activity and CAR-T development planned in this financial year.

The consultant team is supported by 5.8WTE Registrar posts, 1WTE research registrar and 1 registrar teaching fellow. There are in addition 4 junior doctors rotating on a 4-monthly basis through the inpatient ward, these are made of 1 F2 post, 3 IMT1/2 posts and a physician associate.

Consultants contribute towards the management of inpatients and outpatients. Patients are formally under the shared care of all consultants as a combined department with responsibility for inpatients managed on a rolling weekly 'attending' rota. All consultants contribute towards the Monday morning ward round hand over meeting. The weekly attending consultant leads a further ward round on a Thursday. The attending consultant of the week is responsible for all inpatients under the care of haematology, including SCT patients. Further advice regarding SCT patients can be sought from the four consultants with specific SCT expertise.

Main duties of the job
This is a Haemto-oncology post for a clinician with a special interest in myeloma. This post has been created to provide support for the myeloma service and help lead on the introduction of novel therapies for myeloma including the potential for CAR-T therapy.

Fixed sessions will include:

• Myeloma clinic
• Myeloma trials clinic
• CLL clinic
• Participation in CAR-T cell patient assessments and treatment planning.
• Weekly Monday ward round
• Weekly Friday departmental integrated diagnostics meeting

You will be expected to be on call for a week at a time on a 1 in 8.5 basis, although this may be adjusted to suit those looking to work on a less than full time basis. During an on call week, you will be responsible for all inpatients, new patients and day unit patients. On call duties are supported by a haematology specialist registrar on call.

The post will be reimbursed at the rate of 10 PAs for full time appointments. 1.5 are dedicated as SPAs.

The post holder will have a commitment to regular teaching at undergraduate, postgraduate and specialist registrar level.

The post holder will be expected to undertake adequate and appropriate continuous professional development (CPD) which will be fully supported by Trust funded study leave.

About us
We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Job responsibilities
The Plymouth haematology service is the lead tertiary centre in the South West Peninsula with a catchment area of 1.8 million people. The consultant team are proud to lead a research active haematology service with an impressive national and international reputation in the research arena.

The haematology service sits within the Haematology & Immunology service line with consultant haematology posts part funded by the Pathology directorate. The consultant haematology team is currently comprised of 11 consultant haematologists (9.43WTE including 0.2WTE research university funded post). This is a new post for a consultant to expand our team with increased myeloma activity and CAR-T development planned in this financial year.

The consultant team is supported by 5.8WTE Registrar posts, 1WTE research registrar and 1 registrar teaching fellow. There are in addition 4 junior doctors rotating on a 4-monthly basis through the inpatient ward, these are made of 1 F2 post, 3 IMT1/2 posts and a physician associate.

Consultants contribute towards the management of inpatients and outpatients. Patients are formally under the shared care of all consultants as a combined department with responsibility for inpatients managed on a rolling weekly attending rota. All consultants contribute towards the Monday morning ward round hand over meeting. The weekly attending consultant leads a further ward round on a Thursday. The attending consultant of the week is responsible for all inpatients under the care of haematology, including SCT patients. Further advice regarding SCT patients can be sought from the four consultants with specific SCT expertise.

Clinics are disease-specific rather than named consultants, however specialist interests are covered as listed in the table below (alphabetical order by surname):

Name
Role
Dr David Burns
Consultant Clinical Haematologist
Ward Lead for Haematology
Specialist interests: CAR-T, SCT and Lymphoma

Dr Sam Burrows
Consultant Clinical Haematologist
Training Programme Director for Haematology
Specialist interests: Haemostasis, Thrombosis, Red Cell Disorders and Haematopathology

Dr Hannah Hunter
Consultant Clinical Haematologist
Trust TYAC Lead
Specialist interests: Myeloma, SCT and Acute Leukaemia

Dr Claire Hutchinson
Consultant Clinical Haematologist
Specialist interests: CLL, Lymphoproliferative Disorders, Lymphoma and Research

Dr Claire Lentaigne
Consultant Clinical Haematologist
Specialist interests: Haemostasis and Thrombosis, Platelet Disorders, General Haematology and Myeloma

Dr David Lewis
Consultant Clinical Haematologist
Clinical Governance Lead
Specialist interests: Lymphoma, SCT and Clinical Research

Dr Patrick Medd
Consultant Clinical Haematologist
Service Line Lead, Haematology and Immunology
Programme Director, Southwest Peninsula Transplant Service
Specialist interests: Acute Leukaemia, Lymphoma and SCT

Dr Georgina Naylor
Consultant Clinical Haematologist
MPN lead
Special interests: MPN, CLL

Surgeon Commander Thomas Scorer RN
Consultant Clinical Haematologist
Transfusion lead
Specialist interests: Transfusion, Haemostasis and Thrombosis, Defence Pathology

Dr Yin Thi
Consultant Clinical Haematologist
Obstetric Haematology Lead
Specialist interests: General Haematology, Myeloma, Haemostasis and Thrombosis and Obstetric Haematology

Dr D. Wayne Thomas
Consultant Clinical Haematologist
Clinical Lead, Peninsula Pathology Network
Undergraduate Teaching Lead
Specialist interests: Haemostasis, Thrombosis, Blood Transfusion, Iron and Laboratory Haematology

Person Specification
Education, qualifications & special training
Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
• Applicants, 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.
• To be on the appropriate GMC specialist register for haematology or eligible for admission within six months of interview

Experience
Essential

• Extensive experience and training in general clinical haematology

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Address
Derriford Hospital
Derriford Hospital
Plymouth
PL6 8DH
United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Directorate Manager
Helen Churchward
helen.churchward@nhs.net
01752431343

Details
Date posted
18 August 2026

Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade
Consultant

Salary
£113,565 to £150,569 a year
per annum

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time,
Part-time,
Flexible working

Reference number
216-G1-HAE8178346

Job locations
Derriford Hospital
Derriford Hospital
Plymouth
PL6 8DH
United Kingdom