Consultant Haematologist-TAS/Haemoglobinopathies

Job summary

This is a full-time (10 programmed activities per week) Consultant in Haematology as a member of the NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT) cellular, apheresis and gene therapies team and the haematology team at Manchester Royal Infirmary focussing on haemoglobinopathies and red cell exchange.

Main duties of the job

Within NHSBT, the post-holder will focus on medical support to the non-malignant work carried out by Therapeutic Apheresis Service (TAS) team who work flexibly to support patients at Manchester Royal Infirmary, providing cross cover by phone to other sites nationally. They will be a member of a NHSBT consultant team focussed on leadership in red cell exchange with some support for plasma exchange services. This team is part of a broader team in Cellular, Apheresis and Gene Therapies.

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.