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Job overview
AAC Interview Date: Friday 17th July 2026
This is a 9 + 1 PA full‑time Consultant Haematologist post. The Trust‑wide post completes a team of 8 other Consultants working across the Trust. The appointee is expected to be broadly skilled and to take part in all the clinical and laboratory work of the Department. The post includes the responsibility of Research Lead for Haematology, so relevant interest and experience would be welcome. The post is available to start from 8 June 2026. A Consultant wishing to work less than full time may be considered for the post; modification of the job content would be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with colleagues.
Main duties of the job
- To always comply with the GMC’s guidance on ‘Good Medical Practice’.
- To ensure that patient confidentiality is always maintained.
- To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your Clinical Leads.
- To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
- On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust’s corporate Induction (or arranged Consultant Induction).
- To participate in the Trust’s Statutory & Mandatory training programme.
- To be responsible for the clinical management of in‑ and out‑patients under your care.
- To demonstrate flexibility according to departmental requirements after discussion with the Clinical Lead.
- To contribute to the clinical care of patients referred to the Haematology Department at both St Helier and Epsom General Hospitals.
- To participate in three out‑patient clinics per week.
- To participate in the clinical rotas for the management of the in‑patients at St Helier Hospital.
- To have an office with own desk and personal computer; access to a microscope, including 2‑ and 6‑headed microscopes for teaching purposes.
- To receive dedicated secretarial support from shared medical secretaries/patient pathway coordinators.
- To be responsible for advising all laboratory users, including general practitioners, on general haematology problems, as required.
- To review the division of responsibilities within Haematology once an appointment is made; the final job plan will reflect the agreed division between all the Consultants and the post holder’s area of expertise.
Working for our organisation
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.
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.
We are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.
Person specification
Qualifications
- MrcPath / FRcPath
- FRcPath
Experience
- Clinical skills – outpatients and inpatients
- Clinical experience and IT
Contact details
Name: Dr Stella Appiah‑Cubi – Job title: Clinical Lead and Consultant Haematologist – Email: stella.appiahcubi@nhs.net – Telephone: 020 8296 4928
Name: Dr James Croft – Joint Clinical Lead – Email: j.croft@nhs.net
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