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From the employer's advert, checked 26 October 2026.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors as “Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust” (Skilled Worker). Register checked 23 October 2026.
About the job
Job summary
This is a full-time Specialty Registrar post to join the clinical Haematology department at Gloucestershire Royal Hospitals. The department has an excellent track record of supporting doctors to develop their career and achieve training posts.
These posts will be based at the Regional Cancer Centre based at Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH) and Gloucester Royal Hospital (GRH) on a rotational basis. The posts will join an established team of 9 Consultants who provide a full range of diagnostic and clinical haematology services to a population of approximately 650,000. This includes clinical (attending) inpatient duties to BCSH Level 3 care at the Regional Cancer Centre based at Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH), day care services at Gloucester Royal Hospital and outpatient and laboratory facilities at both sites. The Consultant team is supported by 3-4 Specialty Trainees (St3+), 3 Specialty Doctors, 1 ST1/2, 1 FY1, 1 Transfusion Practitioner, 1 ANP, 7 Specialist Nurses and 3 non-medical prescribers. In addition, resident doctors support the inpatient wards on a rotational basis
Main duties of the job
We are looking to appoint a suitable medical physician to support Haematology at Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucester Royal Hospital, with appropriate teaching and supervision of junior doctors and medical students. The candidate will join a committed and supportive team looking after haematology patients.
Involving mainly outpatient work, the post involves reviewing patients during and post treatment, with appropriate training given to undertake chemotherapy assessment and prescribing in outpatient clinics and on the day unit at GRH.
The post will also involve ward work, covering the inpatient unit, comprising 2 dedicated oncology and haematology wards (40 beds) and the Acute Haematology and Oncology Unit. The post holder will also be involved in the management of and referrals from other departments.
This post is ideally suited to a candidate considering a career in haematology, and looking for experience prior to seeking a haematology training post. The candidate will:
Work closely with their colleagues to provide cover across the day unit, out patients and the ward to deliver high quality patient care
Experience will be gained in the management of common malignancies, including chemotherapy assessment.
To provide effective middle grade leadership to the staff working on the ward, day unit and outpatient clinics
To lead, in conjunction with the Consultant workforce, the education programme for junior doctors
About us
We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475* in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.
Our workforce is almost 9,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research. You could make a real difference to our patients' lives by joining our team.
*Figures based CCG data on the number of people registered at a GP surgery in Gloucestershire
Job responsibilities
SPECIFIC AIMS & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS POST:
- The appointee will be expected to support the delivery of high quality care to the patients presenting to the Department with Haematological disorders
- To examine and treat both in-patients and out-patients referred to the Department
- To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff
- To participate in the undergraduate teaching programme
- To be fully compliant with Trust mandatory training requirements
- To actively participate in the departmental education programme
To work within the framework of team decisions.
- To show initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility
Please see attached Job description for more information
Job description
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