Locum Consultant Haematologist in Manchester

Main area Haematology Grade Locum Consultant Contract Fixed term: 6 months (Potential to extend for a further 6 months.) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (Plus On Call) Job ref 413-MD-C2026-25171-OO

Site Haematology Mid Cheshire - E01009 Town Manchester Salary £113,565 - £150,569 Per Annum Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

As part of a collaborative venture between The Christie NHS Foundation Trust (CFT) and Mid-Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) we are pleased to be able to offer the opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Locum Consultant to join The Christie haematology clinical team based at Leighton Hospital. The post will support the service to provide an excellent and high-quality patient focused service to meet the demand from our patients and referring centres.

This job role is for 10 PAs per week plus on call for a Christie Clinical haematologist based at Leighton Hospital to provide clinical support to The Christie Haematology @ Leighton service. The post holder will join a team of 3 other experienced clinicians and a Lead Consultant.

Flexibility may be considered for those who are unable to work full-time due to personal reasons.

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will be responsible for providing consultant level support to The Christie clinical haematology service and to implement best practice in Haematology.

The role will include three outpatient clinics per week, responsibility for outpatients attending the Macmillan Cancer Care Unit for treatment and provision of specialist input into the care of inpatients at Leighton Hospital. The post holder will have considerable liaison with local General Practitioners for haematological advice and will join the existing consultant’s rota to manage this.

The post holder will be a core member of the haematology and lymphoma multi-disciplinary teams and the post also offers the opportunity to develop a special interest to suit the interests of the successful applicant and the unmet needs of the clinical haematology service.

A full and extensive overview of the responsibilities are detailed in the job description attached.

Working for our organisation

The postholder will contribute to the delivery of high‑quality consultant‑led care across 7 days. This includes participation in planned weekend and weekday clinical activity to support safe, timely decision‑making and continuity of care for patients.

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.
We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details please see the attached Job description and person specification.

The Christie Clinical Haematology service at Leighton will receive most referrals to the service from the Crewe/Nantwich and Northwich areas, with small numbers received from elsewhere across Cheshire and North Staffordshire; the catchment area is approximately 300,000. The clinical haematology service activity delivered at Leighton Hospital was around 1,300 first attendances patients and for the financial year of 2023-2024 and approximately 10,000 follow up attendances. All outpatients are managed from the Leighton Hospital site either as face‑to‑face or telephone appointments.

The clinical haematology inpatient and outpatient case mix consists of general haematology, low grade haematological malignancy which includes chronic myeloid and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, low grade non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, high grade NHL, Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple myeloma plus myelodysplasias and a variety of haemostatic and thrombotic problems. Cases of acute leukaemia in younger patients requiring intensive chemotherapy, and lymphoma/myeloma requiring stem‑cell transplantation are referred to the main Christie site in Withington.

The treatment of haematological malignancies is by protocol and is also based on the BCSH and North West Haemato-Oncology guidelines. There is a designated pharmacy service for preparing some cytotoxic chemotherapies and some will be supplied via a third party provider. Chemotherapy is electronically prescribed using the iQemo computerised system. Currently patients with low and high grade Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and Hodgkin’s lymphoma receive intravenous chemotherapy on the Macmillan Cancer Unit. Increasing use is made of the availability of novel chemotherapy agents via the Cancer Drugs Fund and by individual funding requests. During out of hours the medical team on-call provides cover for inpatients including arranging emergency admissions but will liaise with the on-call haematologist for appropriate advice.

When appropriate, patients with haemoglobinopathies are referred to the Sickle cell and Thalassaemia Centre at the Central Manchester Hospital. Patients with haemophilia and other congenital bleeding disorders are referred to the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Centre at the Manchester Royal Infirmary.
Multidisciplinary teamwork is provided by two excellent weekly meetings (separate lymphoma and Haematology multidisciplinary team meetings) via video link with the Christie Hospital which includes histopathology and radiology support.

Person specification

• FRCP / MRCP or equivalent
• FRCPath or equivalent
• GMC Registration with a license to practice
• Experience of teaching/training
• Additional research or teaching qualification
• MD/PhD
• Experience of recent and current research and or relevant publications

Experience

• Evidence of training and expertise in clinical and laboratory haematology
• Clinical experience and knowledge in: General Haematology Blood Transfusion Coagulation Malignant Haematology
• Evidence of continuing personal and professional development and keeps up to date with medical advances
• Knowledge and appreciation of the core legal, ethical and political issues which govern medical practice
• Evidence of clinical leadership and people management skills.
• Ensure delivery of a quality service
• Able to implement policies and plans
• Effectively review and allocate resources
• Review and manage progress
• Clear understanding of performance management and supports a performance culture
• Accountable for performance of self and others
• Empowers others to take responsibilityAble to develop and recognise the performance of others
• Experience in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
• Management training
• Attendance at ‘Teaching for Teachers’ or similar course
• Teaching qualification

Personal Skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Can own/commit to shared goals
• Can build effective teams and partnerships
• Flexibility, commitment and compatibility with colleagues and multidisciplinary staff in the department.
• Flexible and adaptable to change
• Acts with integrity – honest and trustworthy towards both patients and staff
• Is comfortable dealing with People
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Awareness of personal limitations.
• Able to return to site within approximately 60 minutes if required when on-call
• Willingness to travel to other sites when necessary

The closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants.
Application Information - If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, I regret that on this occasion your application will have been unsuccessful.

Sponsorship Information -We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications.Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

Pre-Employment Checks -To confirm your suitability for the role, we will carry out pre-employment checks in line with NHS Employment Check Standards . These include:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role, payment of this will be the applicants responsibility)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessmentEmployment history and reference validation

All applicants external to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust will be required to provide their HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will used to validate employment history andreferences.

If you require sponsorship, we will assess your eligibility based on current government guidance. If the role is not eligible and you cannot demonstrate your right to work, your conditional offer may be withdrawn.

If You're Offered the Role - you will be agreeing to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and will form part of the recruitment process. In the event that you are successful following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.
Sponsorship Information -We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications.Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.
No Smoking Policy - You should be aware the Trust operates a No Smoking Policy and therefore employees are not permitted to smoke at work.

Additional Information - We want to ensure that everyone who works at the Christie or uses our services is welcomed, valued and treated with dignity and respect.The Christie values diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels. In support of these commitments, we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people and people with disabilities for this post. Appointment will be only on merit.

We are committed to creating a balanced and diverse workforce. As such we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Together we will foster inclusion and tackle inequity and health inequalities in cancer care.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity in all our activities. We have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery in any of its forms, including slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour, and human trafficking. We are fully committed to acting ethically and with transparency in all our business dealings and relationships, and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in our organisation or supply chains.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Samantha Fox Job title Service Manager Email address Samantha.fox21@nhs.net Additional information

Dr Georgina Talbot - Clinical Lead Consultant Haematologist
Dr Faye Sharpley - Clinical Director Consultant Haematologist
Email: the-christie.haemsecretaries@nhs.net
Tel: +44 161 446 3278

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