Job summary We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join one of the largest and most innovative Cellular Pathology Departments in the UK. The department itself is housed in excellent facilities at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, is a cancer-referral centre and hosts Novopath (previously an MRC Molecular Pathology Node laboratory). As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit. Candidates for the post must be registered medical practitioners and on, or eligible to join, the Specialist Register within six months of the date of the Appointments Committee. You should also hold FRCPath or an equivalent level qualification. Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Main duties of the job The successful candidate will be expected tospecialise in Cardiothoracic pathology within the Department. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in consensus meetings and MDT meetings. The post presents an opportunity to join a progressive team which continuously adopts and develops new diagnostic techniques, and will allow opportunities for involvement in teaching, training and research. We operate a well-established system of specialist reporting and the successful applicant will join a team of consultants and advanced practitioners. You will take a major role in the Cardiothoracic services. For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Antony Darne or Dr Peh Sun Loo, Joint Heads of Department, on 0191 2829440 or via email at antony.darnenhs.net or peh-sun.loonhs.net. Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification. About us Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally. We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Date posted 28 January 2025 Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff Grade Consultant Salary £105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 317-CON-25-002 Job locations Histology Medical Staff - Corporate Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP Job description Job responsibilities Consultants in the department currently spend approximately 85% of their time involved directly in clinical service provision and 15% undertaking supporting professional activities (audit, QA, CPD, management, research, teaching etc). Each consultant contributes 43 weeks to the rota with remaining weeks allocated to annual leave, study leave etc. The advertised post is a replacement 10 PA post, NHS-based, although there may be an opportunity for a candidate with an appropriate academic profile to participate in research activities at the Newcastle University. This would be negotiated with the university at the time of appointment. Where appropriate an application will be made for the appointee to be granted the title of Associate Clinical Lecturer in Cellular Pathology. The department undertakes a significant amount of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and you will be expected to participate in these teaching programmes. Cardiothoracic Pathology The Cardiothoracic team is currently composed on 6 consultants (Dr Joaquim Majo, Dr Neelima Thampy, Dr, Neil Robinson, Dr Nicola Lynch, Dr Julian Pulle, Dr Peh Sun Loo). Specimens include a wide range of types including pneumonectomies, lobectomies, lung wedges, heart explants, mediastinal, other cardiovascular specimens (such as temporal artery biopsies, femoral artery samples, cardiac valves etc), smaller biopsies for both benign (including interstitial lung diseases) and malignant conditions. In addition, cardiothoracic pathology team also provides post-cardiac and post-lung transplants (rejection surveillance biopsies) assessment. Within the department, you will have a high quality microscope, and a personal computer with digital dictation and the option of voice recognition. You will also have access to the Departmental secretaries. The department has good facilities for digital photography of macroscopic and microscopic specimens. There is also equipment and technical support for production of material for educational, audit and research presentations. The Department is in the process of introducing Digital pathology for reporting, but this will not be compulsory. You will be expected to participate in audit and in relevant EQA schemes. You will also be expected to take part in continuing professional development and annual appraisal (the latter including annual job plan review). Time and funds will be made available by the Trust for attendance of professional and educational meetings etc. and appraisal familiarisation courses are provided in-house. Current study leave entitlement is 30 days over 3 years. Time will be made available for necessary individual preparation to support the annual appraisal procedure. You will share responsibilities with existing consultant staff for the training and supervision of trainee medical staff, and will be required to devote time to these activities on a regular basis. You will be required to undertake administrative duties contributing to the running of the Cellular Pathology Department in co-operation with the Head of Department. Participation in the autopsy service is not a requirement of this post. Currently, approximately a fifth of the consultant staff undertake Coroners autopsies. Flexibility: In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work. Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Job description Job responsibilities Consultants in the department currently spend approximately 85% of their time involved directly in clinical service provision and 15% undertaking supporting professional activities (audit, QA, CPD, management, research, teaching etc). Each consultant contributes 43 weeks to the rota with remaining weeks allocated to annual leave, study leave etc. The advertised post is a replacement 10 PA post, NHS-based, although there may be an opportunity for a candidate with an appropriate academic profile to participate in research activities at the Newcastle University. This would be negotiated with the university at the time of appointment. Where appropriate an application will be made for the appointee to be granted the title of Associate Clinical Lecturer in Cellular Pathology. The department undertakes a significant amount of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and you will be expected to participate in these teaching programmes. Cardiothoracic Pathology The Cardiothoracic team is currently composed on 6 consultants (Dr Joaquim Majo, Dr Neelima Thampy, Dr, Neil Robinson, Dr Nicola Lynch, Dr Julian Pulle, Dr Peh Sun Loo). Specimens include a wide range of types including pneumonectomies, lobectomies, lung wedges, heart explants, mediastinal, other cardiovascular specimens (such as temporal artery biopsies, femoral artery samples, cardiac valves etc), smaller biopsies for both benign (including interstitial lung diseases) and malignant conditions. In addition, cardiothoracic pathology team also provides post-cardiac and post-lung transplants (rejection surveillance biopsies) assessment. Within the department, you will have a high quality microscope, and a personal computer with digital dictation and the option of voice recognition. You will also have access to the Departmental secretaries. The department has good facilities for digital photography of macroscopic and microscopic specimens. There is also equipment and technical support for production of material for educational, audit and research presentations. The Department is in the process of introducing Digital pathology for reporting, but this will not be compulsory. You will be expected to participate in audit and in relevant EQA schemes. You will also be expected to take part in continuing professional development and annual appraisal (the latter including annual job plan review). Time and funds will be made available by the Trust for attendance of professional and educational meetings etc. and appraisal familiarisation courses are provided in-house. Current study leave entitlement is 30 days over 3 years. Time will be made available for necessary individual preparation to support the annual appraisal procedure. You will share responsibilities with existing consultant staff for the training and supervision of trainee medical staff, and will be required to devote time to these activities on a regular basis. You will be required to undertake administrative duties contributing to the running of the Cellular Pathology Department in co-operation with the Head of Department. Participation in the autopsy service is not a requirement of this post. Currently, approximately a fifth of the consultant staff undertake Coroners autopsies. Flexibility: In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work. Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Person Specification Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills Essential Primary Medical Qualification Full GMC Registration Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC) Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by date of interview FRCPath or equivalent Desirable Higher Degree (MD or PhD) Specialist training in Cardiothoracic Pathology Clinical Experience Essential Broad general experience in all diagnostic pathology Evidence of experience in Cardiothoracic Pathology Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre Desirable Experience in Cardiothoracic reporting in a specialist histopathology service Management and Administration Experience Essential Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty An understanding of Clinical Governance Desirable Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals Evidence of leadership / project management Evidence of having implemented change Experience in developing and implementing new technologies Teaching Essential Experience of supervising junior medical staff Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching Desirable Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills Postgraduate qualification in medical education Research Essential Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings Desirable Higher degree Audit Essential Evidence of participation in audit Desirable Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit Personal Attributes Essential Alignment with the Trust's values. Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce A commitment to personal / unit CPD Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work Person Specification Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills Essential Primary Medical Qualification Full GMC Registration Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC) Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by date of interview FRCPath or equivalent Desirable Higher Degree (MD or PhD) Specialist training in Cardiothoracic Pathology Clinical Experience Essential Broad general experience in all diagnostic pathology Evidence of experience in Cardiothoracic Pathology Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre Desirable Experience in Cardiothoracic reporting in a specialist histopathology service Management and Administration Experience Essential Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty An understanding of Clinical Governance Desirable Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals Evidence of leadership / project management Evidence of having implemented change Experience in developing and implementing new technologies Teaching Essential Experience of supervising junior medical staff Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching Desirable Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills Postgraduate qualification in medical education Research Essential Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings Desirable Higher degree Audit Essential Evidence of participation in audit Desirable Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit Personal Attributes Essential Alignment with the Trust's values. Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce A commitment to personal / unit CPD Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work 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 Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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 Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address Histology Medical Staff - Corporate Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP Employer's website https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)