Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This is a full time fixed term role for 12 months.
The successful candidate will join a current establishment of 6.25 WTE Consultants and 3.0 WTE Specialty Doctors.
The department is accredited for postgraduate training and currently there is an ST3 trainee rotating through the department as part of East Midlands (North) rotation. There is also an FY2 trainee as part of Trust rotation. The department has a successful record of CESR training.
The appointee must have full registration with the GMC or within six months of attaining a CCT in Histopathology at the time of the Appointments Committee. Applicants that are non-UK trained will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT. The Department is a teaching and training department and the appointee will be expected to deliver undergraduate teaching (tutorials) and to participate in training Specialty Trainees in Histopathology.
The Department is moving to using digital pathology for primary diagnostics. The appointee will be supported to transition to Whole Slide Image reporting and offered the opportunity to contribute to the future development of digital pathology diagnostics.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to:
1. Provide advice on the diagnosis, staging and prognosis of patients suffering from disease. Reporting and interpretation of specimens submitted to the department in line with RCPath guidelines.
2. Take joint responsibility with colleagues for quality assurance within the department including taking part in national external quality assurance programmes, where appropriate.
3. Participate in the annual appraisal and job planning process.
4. Work with relevant clinical teams in the provision of comprehensive Histopathology service to the users, including advice regarding appropriate specimen collection and investigations, interpretation of reports and the preparation of policies, procedures and guidelines. Answer phone calls to and from clinical colleagues, if required.
5. Be jointly responsible for the supervision, training and management of any junior staff in the department.
6. Be jointly responsible for the smooth and efficient running of the Histopathology department. This is a general histopathology post, and the appointee is expected to support service delivery by complementing existing team members.
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust providing acute and community healthcare services for 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We are working closely with partners in health and social care through the Mid Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Partnership to take collective responsibility for managing resources, delivering NHS standards, and improving the health of the population we serve.
We put the patient at the centre of everything that we do, and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically led organisation.
We are truly proud to be the HSJ Trust of the Year for 2020, and we are proud of our CQC ratings.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* FRCPath or equivalent
* Full registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
* Research degree in Histopathology
Experience
* Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of job plan
* Understanding of all aspects of specific focus of role
Teaching
* Willingness to contribute to the teaching programmes for undergraduate and postgraduate medical, laboratory and nursing staff
* Demonstrates ability as a teacher with evidence of training for the role
Management
* Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload
Research
* Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice
* Good academic and research publication record
Other
* To have language competency and communication skills necessary to do the job safely and competently
* Ability to communicate effectively with team members, clinicians, GPs, and other agencies
* Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
* Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
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.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£105,504 to £139,882 a year pro rata per annum
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