Consultant Cellular Pathologist

UHCW; Coventry; Sur place; GBP 114 000 - 151 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (CWPS) invites applications for two replacement consultant cellular pathologists to join our forward-thinking team based at UHCW in Coventry. Sub-specialist interests in breast and gynaecological pathology are preferred, with broader opportunities in dermatopathology and other areas.

The appointee will provide diagnostic consultation, develop links with clinicians, and contribute to teaching and research within a teaching hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Independent reporting in cellular pathology including sub-specialist experience.
• Leadership of clinical team and ability to supervise and coach staff.
• Excellent spoken and written English; strong communication and teaching skills.

Responsabilités

• Provide diagnostic consultation and advisory service to the Network and primary care.
• Histology reporting will be digital once trained and validated; voice recognition training provided.

Connaissances

Independent reporting in cellular/path

Leadership of clinical team

Excellent communication and

Teaching skills

Description du poste

Site University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Town Coventry Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

Coventry and Warwickshire Pathology Services (CWPS) invites applications for two replacement consultant cellular pathologists to join our forward-thinking and friendly team based at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW).

CWPS are a large pathology network in the Midlands, providing pathology services for UHCW, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust.
We are seeking pathologists with sub-specialist interests in breast and gynaecological pathology, but would also consider dermatopathology, urology, haematolymphoid, thoracic, gastrointestinal and molecular pathology.

Participation in the autopsy service is welcomed but not essential.
Participation in research and teaching (at undergraduate and post graduate level) is encouraged and supported by protected sessions. University of Warwick’s Clinical Sciences Research Institute located on the UHCW site provides additional laboratory research facilities.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Dr Sarah Read-Jones, Clinical Lead for Cellular Pathology: 02476 968320 [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

The appointee will provide a diagnostic consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Network and primary care. Histology reporting will be digital once the appointee has been trained and fully validated. Voice recognition training will also be provided as this is the preferred method of report entry.

The appointee will develop close collaborative links with clinicians working in their area of specialist expertise and work to develop services provided to patients in these areas to the highest standards including the adoption of best practice guidance, the development of diagnostic and treatment protocols and all other relevant guidelines.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

There has never been a better time to join our team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information .

Person specification

Qualifications

• Meet All Essential
• Meet All Desirable

Experience

• Independent reporting in cellular pathology including appropriate sub-specialist experience.
• Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
• Leadership of clinical team.
• Ability to supervise, appraise and coach other doctors and non-medical staff.
• Ability to plan and support introduction of new service developments.
• Experience in diagnostic use of molecular pathology
• Experience of management role in cellular pathology
• Experience of managing accreditation

Knowledge & Skills

• Ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
• Effective administrative and time management skills.Training in clinical management.
• Understanding of management roles in NHS pathology and willingness to engage with and participate in management.
• Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
• Good spoken and written English
• Excellent communication and
• Ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
• Effective administrative and time management skills.Training in clinical management.
• Understanding of management roles in NHS pathology and willingness to engage with and participate in management.
• Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
• Good spoken and written English
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Effective teaching skills including ability to supervise and teach trainee pathologists.
• Commitment to continuing medical education.
• Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
• Knowledge of the human tissue act and its impact on clinical and academic pathology

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values.(As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below).

To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we’ll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.

Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.