Consultant Histopathologist - Welcome Bonus - £20K
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Opportunities have arisen to join our teams at Ipswich Hospital as a full-time Consultant.
Applicants will have completed CCT or equivalent (CESR) and must be on the Specialist Register.
Histopathology provides a reporting service to the Trust, the community, and local private hospitals, with workload distributed using the RCPATH points system according to job plan. In addition, there is an opportunity to boost income from private work, which is shared equally between the consultant team, and an opportunity to participate in the Post Mortem Service provided to the local coroner (although this is not mandatory).
Any applicant who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues.
Our Enhanced Welcome package includes an additional £20,000 and relocation costs to thank you for choosing to work at our trust and your new journey with ESNEFT.
Main Duties of the Job
CLINICAL
The new appointee will automatically be a member of the Medical Staff Committee.
The post-holder will:
1. Participate in the departmental rota for routine surgical pathology reporting and dissection.
2. Attend MDTs according to rostering and clinical need.
3. Participate in the MDT cancer care structure and assume leadership for cell pathology in at least one MDT according to the interests of the postholder and the needs of the department in consultation with existing consultant colleagues.
4. Refer specialist cases to appropriate referral centres for reporting.
About Us
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provides hospital and community health care. We serve a wide geographical area with a population approaching a million residents. We deliver care services from two acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals, patients' homes, surgeries, and community and high street clinics. We have more than 11,000 staff, with an annual budget of over £650 million. We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia.
We're investing more than £150 million over five years in a capital building programme to transform services at our hospitals and ensure patients and staff have the best possible environments.
We would like you to help us provide the best care and experience for the communities we serve in east Suffolk and north Essex. You can find out more about us on our website.
We are committed to being a great place to work, train, and receive care. As a large organisation, we offer exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education, and training.
We have a simple philosophy: Time Matters. Time matters for our patients, their families, and our staff. By focusing on time, we can remove unnecessary stress and frustration, giving our patients a better experience and ensuring you have more time to care and make the most of your skills.
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Job Responsibilities
GENERAL
The post-holder will:
1. Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service of the highest standard.
2. Work with multidisciplinary teams to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines.
3. Develop and maintain good working practices, including adhering to departmental SOPs and guidelines issued by professional bodies such as the Royal College of Pathologists.
4. Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues and other members of the team, including laboratory, secretarial, and mortuary staff.
5. Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services, and primary care.
6. All Consultants have a continuing and individual responsibility for the diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients in their charge. Within Histopathology, Consultants are expected to share in the duties associated with providing an efficient and effective service, making use of all available skill mix including biomedical scientist dissection. The Consultant will be responsible to the Chief Executive of the Trust via the Clinical Lead and Divisional Director.
Envisaged Job Plan
Ipswich typical week:
0900-1300
1300-1700
MONDAY
Cut up/Laboratory reporting (1 DCC)
SPA (0.5) / (0.5) MDT Prep
TUESDAY
Laboratory reporting including MDT (1 DCC)
Laboratory reporting (1 DCC)
WEDNESDAY
Laboratory reporting (1 DCA)
Laboratory reporting (1 DCC)
THURSDAY
SPA (1)
Laboratory reporting (1 DCC)
FRIDAY
Laboratory reporting (1 DCC)
Laboratory reporting (1 DCC)
Person Specification
Qualifications
* GMC
* Entry on Specialist Register
Experience
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for reporting surgical pathology
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.
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