Consultant Histopathology - Gynaecological Histology
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Main area: Histopathology
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
10 sessions per week
Job ref: 374-CQ-1085-D
Site: Conquest Town Hastings
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Closing: 23/02/2025 23:59
We provide safe, compassionate and high-quality hospital and community care to over half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
The post holder will play an active role in the general workload of the department, with an interest in reporting gynaecological Histology. The successful candidate will join an impressive team dedicated to providing a first-class service. The post would suit either a first-time consultant or an established consultant wishing to relocate.
Main duties of the job
The post will be based at the Conquest site. As a senior employee of the Trust, you will work in close cooperation with, and support other clinical medical, professional, and managerial colleagues in providing high-quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients.
* The provision of a first-class service.
* Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty.
* Sustaining and developing teaching at ESHT.
* Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies.
* Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trusts service plans.
This position also encompasses the sub-title of ‘Lead Histopathologist for Cervical Screening Histology’. This element of the role will be included in your annual appraisal. The primary role of the lead histopathologist for Cervical Screening Histology is to ensure that the Cellular Pathology department at ESHT adheres to National guidance and meets the programme standards in cervical histology reporting.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The department is proudly UKAS accredited, with state-of-the-art equipment, dealing with over 29000 surgical cases and 2000 non-gynae cytology specimens per year. Consultant workload is allocated using a Warwick workload allocation system. An established double reporting system for cancer cases is in place to enhance quality assurance. The case mix is that normally seen in a district general hospital, with consultants taking an integral role in cancer MDTs.
Applicants are required to be registered medical practitioners. In addition, you will hold MRCPath/FRCPath or an equivalent level qualification. You must hold a GMC registration with a licence to practice and hold specialist registration; or be within 6 months of your CCT from the interview date.
Person specification
Qualifications & Registration
* MB BS or equivalent
* Fellowship of Royal College of Pathologists or equivalent
* Full (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) award of a CCT or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview
* MD or equivalent
* BSE accreditation
Training and experience
* Applicants that are UK trained should have wide experience in all aspects of Histopathology and Cytology
* Applicants must have subspecialty experience in gynaecological histopathology
* Experience as a Lead Histopathologist for Cervical Screening Histology
Administration Management
* Understanding of Laboratory management
* Understanding of recent initiatives and changes, including Clinical Governance and Appraisal
* Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
* Management course and/or qualifications
* Knowledge of the structure of Health Service
Audit, Research and Publications
* Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
* Understanding of the role of research
* Completion and/or Publication of audit projects
* Experience of clinical research culminating in presentation and publication of original studies, review articles, etc, relevant to specialty
* Ability to lead clinical research project
Personal skills & attributes
* Effective communicator, able to work in a multi-disciplinary team
* Ability to work with colleagues in other specialties to develop local services
* Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
* Demonstration of initiated projects
Teaching
* Enthusiasm for teaching medical students, nursing staff and other professional groups
Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
Our vision is to be:
* The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.
Our mission is to:
* Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.
Our strategic objectives are to:
* Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
* Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients’ experiences.
* Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.
Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:
* Safe
* Effective
* Caring
* Responsive
* Well led
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Dr Zainab Ali
Job title: Head of Department
Telephone number: 0300 133 4684
Informal discussions or department visits are encouraged and welcome.
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