Job Overview Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board wishes to appoint one Specialty Doctors in Histopathology to join the current team of eleven general Histopathologists. This post will help to support the service during a sustained recruitment drive to develop a minimum team of 12-13 Consultant Histo-/ Cytopathologists, following the consolidation of the three previously separate DGH Cellular Pathology departments into a single functional unit of the Pathology Clinical Programme Group. The post will be fixed term for a period of 12 months in the first instance, but may be extended for a further 12 months subject to service need and Executive approval. The successful applicant will contribute to the provision of a routine comprehensive Diagnostic Histopathology Service to the Health Board and will be principally based at Glan Clwyd Hospital. This is a full time (10 sessions) post. The working week will be a standard 7.5 hour working day Monday to Friday. Some flexibility will be permitted subject to agreement with the Clinical Director. Main duties of the job The successful candidates will undertake a range of duties under the supervision and direction of the Consultant Pathologists - these will include the dissection and reporting of major surgical resection specimens, including cancer specimens, with the report being issued with a Consultant. Duties will also include attending relevant multi-disciplinary team meetings, and reporting a range of surgical biopsy specimens with appropriate Consultant supervision. A named Consultant will be ultimately responsible for all reports issued. There is no mandatory requirement to participate in cytology. Working for our organisation Agorwyd labordy newydd, pwrpasol (gyda chyfleusterau llawn ar gyfer adrodd gan feddygon ymgynghorol / tîm amlddisgyblaethol a marwdy) ar safle Ysbyty Glan Clwyd (Bodelwyddan) ym mis Awst 2013. Ceir is-safleoedd, sy’n derbyn sbesimenau, sydd â lleoedd ar gyfer meddygon ymgynghorol/ysgrifenyddion ac adnoddau ar gyfer adrodd yn llawn / tîm amlddisgyblaethol a marwdy yn Ysbyty Gwynedd ac Ysbyty Maelor Wrecsam. Mae gennym dechnoleg AI ar gyfer adrodd neu fiopsïau prostad a phrosesydd meinwe cyflym x120 newydd. Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities A new, purpose-built laboratory (with full consultant reporting / MDT and mortuary facilities) opened at the Ysbyty Glan Clwyd site (Bodelwyddan) in August 2013. Satellite sites, with specimen reception, consultant / secretarial accommodation and full reporting / MDT and mortuary facilities remain in place at Ysbyty Gwynedd and Ysbyty Wrexham Maelor. We have AI technology that supports the reporting or prostate biopsies and a new x120 rapid tissue processor. This is an exciting opportunity to offer support to committed staff and colleagues with the encouragement of the Health Board. North Wales is one of the most beautiful and pleasant areas of the United Kingdom in which to work and live with particular appeal to those who enjoy an active or outdoor lifestyle. The main base is well placed close to Junction 25 of the A55. North Wales offers a myriad of opportunities for outside leisure whether that be sailing from Deganwy, climbing and walking in Snowdonia or Mountain biking in Llandegla. It is an excellent place to bring a young family; talk to us if your partner is a Health Professional as well so we can consider how we might support their career. We work closely with the other tertiary centres in Cardiff, Liverpool and Manchester and have links close link with Bangor University. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Shall have GMC Registration Shall have completed at least two years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis), at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed-term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty, Desirable criteria FRCpath part 1 EXPERIENCE Essential criteria Broad experience in general histopathology including handling of cancer resection specimens Desirable criteria Sub-specialty interests CLINICAL GOVERNANCE Essential Criteria An understanding of the Strategic and Operational issues underpinning Clinical Governance, their application in daily practice and how this can be evidenced ABILITY Essential Criteria Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working Counselling and communication skills Basic IT skills Desirable criteria Evidence of management training AUDIT Essential Criteria Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice. Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance. Evidence of completed audit projects