Client Name: East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation NHS Trust
Role: Consultant Histopathologist
Shifts: 10 PA's a week
Location: Ipswich
Benefits:
* Over 5,000 new job requests received every week, giving you a wide range of work to choose from as well as priority access.
* First sight of large number of jobs across multiple NHS trusts/health boards, meaning you are one step ahead of your colleagues.
* Competitive pay rates so you get the pay you deserve.
* Flexibility on jobs/shifts so you can choose when and how you work.
* A dedicated point of contact who will be with you every step of the way.
* Free CPD courses and wellbeing support to take you to the next level in your career.
* Lucrative referral scheme meaning you can refer a friend and earn £500*!
* Revalidation support so you can continue providing the best care to patients in need.
* 24/7/365 service - we are available when you need us.
Are you a Consultant Histopathologist looking for your next role?
Working at the well-renowned Ipswich Hospital, you will be working as part of a fantastic team of healthcare professionals who strive to provide a world class service to all patients who enter the hospital. As a consultant, you will be a pillar of knowledge and expertise for your colleagues, and use your experience of histopathology to help study patients' organs, tissues, cells and genetics to provide a diagnostic consultation and make a difference to someone's life.
Ipswich Hospital have a clear set of values and behaviours, so in your senior role you will be able to help more junior-level doctors learn these and help take them to the next step of their career.
General key skills
In addition to your qualifications, as a Consultant Histopathologist, you will have:
* Excellent communication skills to manage a wide range of relationships with colleagues
* Emotional resilience, a calm temperament and the ability to work well under pressure
* Teamwork and the capacity to lead multidisciplinary teams, which includes communication and discussion of findings
* Problem-solving and diagnostic skills
* Organisational ability and effective decision-making skills
* First-class time and resource management for the benefit of patients
Main Duties/Responsibilities
As a Consultant Histopathologist with East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation NHS Trust you will:
* Provide a diagnostic consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the network and primary care. Histology reporting will be expected to be done digitally once you have been trained and fully validated. Voice recognition training will also be provided as this is the preferred method of report entry.
* Develop close collaborative links with clinicians working in their area of specialist expertise and work to develop services provided to patients in these areas to the highest standards including the adoption of best practice guidance, the development of diagnostic and treatment protocols and all other relevant guidelines.
* Be encouraged to support reporting of any systemic cytology associated with their sub-specialty area(s) of interest. The post does not have a requirement for cervical screening cytology reporting.
* Be required to interact with the clinicians and allied health professionals to provide pathological support and leadership required for the delivery of excellent services.
* Be involved in the post-mortem service for the coroner, for which appropriate time will be allocated in your job plan (this is only if you choose to do so).
* Be encouraged to take part in research and, where possible, to support the development of digital pathology.
* Participate in regular clinical meetings and other postgraduate activities.
* Supervise trainee pathologists working in the department and will assist in their training and appraisal.
* Participate in the appraisals, annual review scheme, mandatory training, and be responsible for ensuring that you comply with the requirements for revalidation by the General Medical Council and continue to hold a licence to practise.
* Committed to, and involved in, clinical governance, risk management and clinical audit, including audit of reporting discrepancies. This will include the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical practice, participation in departmental, interdepartmental, and national audit programmes as well as supporting and developing good laboratory practice as required for United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) accreditation.
* Register with and participate satisfactorily in the Royal College of Pathologists Continuing Professional Development programme.
* Take part in National and other EQA schemes as appropriate to their reporting workload.
* Provide a consultation service and advisory service to other clinical colleagues in other specialties and primary care.
* Share responsibility for data protection arising out of the use of computers, comply with all relevant Trust Policies and Procedures, and take responsibility for improving and complying with infection control practices.
Qualifications/Licenses/Certifications
Essential
* Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)
* Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
* Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
* FRCPath. or equivalent.
* MBBS/MB ChB or equivalent
So, if you can combine empathy and understanding with specialised critical care, we want to hear from you. Apply today.
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