Consultant Haematologist Western General Hospital and St John's Hospital CG 2089

NHS Lothian

Consultant  Haematologist -  Lymphoid Malignancy

Reference: CG 2089

 Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, full time (40 hours per week) post based at Western General Hospital and St John’s Hospital.

 This is an exciting opportunity for a Haematologist with a specialist interest in lymphoid malignancy to join the friendly and enthusiastic team at the Edinburgh Haematology Centre, based at the Western General and St John’s Hospitals.  The Western General hospital is the central hub for cancer services for South East Scotland, is a University teaching hospital with strong links to the University of Edinburgh medical school and a has a highly active research community working in the field of cancer. The Haematology unit is recognised at BCSH level 3 service.  The Haematology facilities are undergoing a major refurbishment with creation of a state of the art facility that include inpatient, TYA unit and co-located  day ward planned to open in May 2021.  The service is JACIE accredited for autograft transplant, and application for immune-effector cell therapy accreditation has been submitted.  The department has a thriving clinical trials portfolio with phase 1-3 trials currently open across a range of indications.  The St John’s hospital at Howden is a busy district general hospital serving the population of West Lothian and parts of Edinburgh city, offering daycase and outpatient haematology services.  A refurbished and expanded day unit opened in 2020 providing a modern and spacious facility.

This is a new post.  The successful applicant will have a good grounding in general and malignant Haematology and will contribute to inpatient and outpatient Haematology, including out-of-hours Haematology on call on a 1 in 6.6 basis.  There is a separate team for haemophilia on-call.  The candidate is expected to develop a sub-specialty interest in lymphoid malignancy.  The post is intended as full-time (10PAs, 9 DCC, 1 SPA), split with 0.6 wte at St John’s Hospital and 0.4 wte at the Western General Hospital.

For further details / informal visits contact Dr Angus Broom, Clinical Director for Haematology, angus.broom@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or 0131 537 1905 or Dr Ioannis Koutsavlis, Consultant Haematologist, Ioannis.Koutsavlis@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or 01506 523356 / 0131 537 3451

For minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk

We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted.  Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally. 

Please note that details of all current medical vacancies for NHS Lothian can be found at www.medicaljobs.scot.nhs.uk

Closing Date: 20^th April 2021.

Interview Date: 19^th May 2021.

NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.