Consultant in Cellular Pathology

The laboratory was designed in collaboration with the staff and has modern equipment including height adjustable dissection benches and a recently introduced Sakura Tissue-Tek Prisma Plus automated slide stainer and coverslipper, and a Dako Omnis immunohistochemistry immunostainer. Another similar immunostainer is being brought in to meet the increasing demands of immunohistochemistry and molecular pathology. The laboratory currently operates with two digital scanners which are used on a daily basis.

The appointed candidates will join an existing team of 6 senior medical staff including Consultants. On joining the department, you will become part of a well-established, friendly team and will help us continue to drive forward improvements in the service that we provide to our patients. As a senior member of the team, you will become a key part in the delivery of training and supervision to our junior colleagues.
As a Trust, we place high importance on staff wellbeing, you will be offered a wide variety of support to help you maintain your wellbeing and to help colleagues maintain theirs. The Trusts Health and Wellbeing team has won a National Award during 2020 for the work they have done locally.

The appointed candidates will join an existing team of 6 senior medical staff including Consultants. On joining the department, you will become part of a well-established, friendly team and will help us continue to drive forward improvements in the service that we provide to our patients. As a senior member of the team, you will become a key part in the delivery of training and supervision to our junior colleagues.

As a Trust, we place high importance on staff wellbeing, you will be offered a wide variety of support to help you maintain your wellbeing and to help colleagues maintain theirs. The Trusts Health and Wellbeing team has won a National Award during 2020 for the work they have done locally.

Essential criteria
- Fully registered with the GMC
- CCT (or equivalent for non-UK applicants of equivalent status), or be accredited (or equivalent), and be on the GMC Specialist Register in the specialty appropriate for this consultant post at the time of taking up the consultant appointment. Alternatively, candidates can hold or be within 6 months of their CCT at interview or have applied to be on the GMC Specialist register via CESR.
- FRCPath (UK) or equivalent
- Clinical training/experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT
- Expertise in full range of Cellular Pathology workload
- Ability to lead a multi-professional team and take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Sub-speciality interests will be supported. The department is particularly interested in pathologists practising hematopathology, gynaecological Pathology, uropathology and GI pathology.
- Demonstrable ability to manage priorities
- Demonstrable multi-disciplinary team leadership skills
- Evidence of participation in audit and understanding basic principles of management
- Flexible approach to work organisation
- Evidence of management/leadership skills training
- Intermediate to Advanced level IT skills
- Ability to teach clinical skills to trainees, laboratory staff and multi disciplinary teams
- Interest in leading multi-professional education
- Publications in peer reviewed journals is desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Caring and empathetic attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, health professionals, hospital staff and other agencies.
- Commitments to Continuing Professional Development
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level
- Willingness to work in other areas of the Trust or Trust wide sites if required as directed by the department Clinical Lead

- Flexible working,