Consultant Haematologist

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The closing date is 05 February 2026

University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust (UHB) is recruiting a haematology consultant, specialising in myeloid malignancies and allogeneic stem cell transplantation to join their dynamic team. The successful post holder will join an innovative and supportive team of consultant haematologists and clinical academics focussed on delivering specialist haematology care and transformational academic research for one of the largest trusts in the UK.

The successful candidate will work within a team comprising of dedicated speciality doctors, resident doctors, specialist nurses, nurses, advanced clinical practitioners, physician associates, clinical psychologists, pharmacists, therapists, administrative, data and quality teams.

UHB Haematology Service delivers tertiary specialised services including Level 3 & 4 stem cell transplantation, CAR-T cell therapy, gene‑edited stem cell therapy, teenage and young adult (TYA) cancer care, full therapeutic apheresis/plasma exchange services including in‑house extracorporeal photopheresis, a specialist integrated haematological malignancy diagnostic service (known as MIRHO), the regional comprehensive haemophilia centre including provision of gene therapy and TTP care.

Inpatient care is based at QEHB, which has more than 60 inpatient beds along with the dedicated Young Persons Unit for TYA care. Outpatient services include ambulatory and day unit provision of chemotherapy, cellular therapy and other haematological treatments.

BCCTT performed more than 330 cellular therapies in 2024, of which 119 were allogeneic stem cell transplants.

The new appointee will join this integrated team delivering complex therapies including stem cell transplantation for patients from the West Midlands with myeloid malignancies. A regional myeloid MDT complements our internal haematology and transplant MDTs and this represents an excellent opportunity for the appointee to contribute to the region’s approach to myeloid malignancies. The appointee will also have opportunities to directly contribute to the quality and strategy of BCCTT which successfully received JACIE reaccreditation March 2024.

The appointee should be able to demonstrate experience and specific interest in the management of patients with myeloid malignancies including AML, MDS, myeloproliferative conditions and bone marrow failure syndromes. They should also have knowledge and experience of the delivery of stem cell transplantation and post‑transplant care, including management of transplant complications.

BCCTT is classified as a BCSH level 4 and CAR‑T facility and maintains JACIE accreditation as a clinical and collection facility.

The Centre for Clinical Haematology (CCH) is the day case, apheresis/ECP, outpatient facility at QEH, refurbished in 2018. CCH co‑locates clinical and research staff from the NHS and University of Birmingham. The IMPACT and TAP national trials programme is based in CCH.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people.

As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

KEY SKILLS

• Demonstrates good interpersonal skills with patients, relatives and members of the clinical team
• Ability to gain confidence and trust
• Positive contribution to MDTs
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients and their families

• Broad experience and understanding of haematology
• Specialist non‑malignant and general haematology sub‑speciality experience
• Ability to cope with pressure
• Ability to respond to change
• Conscientious and hardworking

• Flexibility in working pattern

• GMC Registration with licence to practice
• MRCP
• MBChB
• FRCPath

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust