Job summary
Applications are invited for the post of Senior Clinical Fellow in Chemical Pathology to commence as soon as possible for the following period:
1. 1 WTE (05 February 2025 till 11 May 2025)
2. 0.5 WTE (12 May 2025 till 10 January 2026)
This is an excellent opportunity within the Pathology department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The successful applicant will form part of the Trust's pathology department and will be a part of a team that includes 1 Chemical Pathologist and two Clinical Biochemists providing a comprehensive service. There is also a clinical component by doing outpatient clinics and inpatient ward rounds. Clinical results validation and clinical liaison are important components of the required duties of this position. The department provides a comprehensive range of services for our resident population of approximately 500,000 residing mainly in East and North Hertfordshire and extends to the borders of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, West Hertfordshire and Essex.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide general care within the department in close co-operation with colleagues and other specialties.
2. To participate in surgical cutup, surgical reporting, cytology reporting, thus ensuring the delivery of a high-quality histopathology and cytopathology service.
3. To advise and be available for consultation on clinical matters both generally and on an individual patient basis with clinical colleagues in the hospital, general practitioners, and Trust staff.
4. To participate in the department's teaching, audit, and educational activities.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work-life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Person Specification
Skills
Desirable
* Participated in research and published papers and original work in peer-reviewed journals.
Qualifications / Training
Essential
* Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council.
* MBBS or qualification of an equivalent level.
Desirable
* FRCPath (parts 1 and 2).
Previous Experience
Desirable
* Experience in Histopathology/Cytology at ST level or equivalent.
* NHS experience.
Knowledge
Essential
* Experience of audit.
Fitness to Practice
Essential
* Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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Employer details
Employer name
East and North Herts NHS Trust
Address
Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
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