Consultant Histopathologist

Transformation Unit; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Consultant Cellular Pathologist to join the Berkshire/Surrey Pathology Services (BSPS) network. The appointee will provide diagnostic histopathology and cytopathology, join the existing team, and help raise departmental profiles through teaching and education.

The role requires broad experience in diagnostic histopathology and cytopathology with a Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists or equivalent, and GMC registration or eligibility.

Qualifications

• FRCPath or equivalent qualification.
• Full and Specialist GMC registration or eligibility within six months of interview.
• Higher degree (PhD/MD) submitted/awarded.

Responsibilities

• Support current delivery of histopathology and cytopathology services.
• Lead one or more subspecialty disciplines as requested.
• Participate in MDT meetings and external quality assurance schemes.

Skills

Diagnostic histopathology

Cytopathology

Leadership

Teamwork

Education

Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists

GMC registration

Higher degree (PhD/MD)

Tools

Digital Pathology

Job description

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.

We areCompassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We areAspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We areResourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We areExcellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.

Please note: all vacancies automatically close when 50 applications have been received.

Job overview

Weareseekingtorecruita10PApostforaConsultant Cellular Pathologist for the Royal Berkshire Hospital as part of Berkshire/Surrey Pathology Services (BSPS) Network.

The appointee will be required to be medically qualified and to have broad experience in diagnostic histopathology and cytopathology. It is expected that the appointee will hold Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists or show evidence of equivalent training and experience.Theappointeewilljointheexistingteamto provide specialistcaretothis growing population of patients and raise departmental profiles through teaching and education.

The aim of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Cellular Pathology service is to become a leader in the field of Cellular Pathology management and the successful applicant must therefore have the pre-requisite procedural and leadership skills as well as team work, drive and ambition to succeed in achieving these goals.

The simulation date is XXXXX and the interview date is XXXXX.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will support thecurrentdeliveryof histopathologyandcytopathology services, including contribution to the development of these services at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. The post would also benefit from taking the lead in one or more subspecialty disciplines. There is scope for negotiation within the department as to which cancer site the appointee will act as lead in, however there is currently a need to cover the Gynecology screening and non-screening workload and MDT, non gynae cytology workload, GIT workload.

Working for our organisation

Diversity is what makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will be outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Histopathology

Theappointeewilltakepartinthe generaldiagnosticsurgicalpathologyrota or,dependingon specialist experience, may focus on a specific area that fits better with the rest of the team. Therewillbeanominalresponsibilityforreportingurgentcasesonedayaweek.Theappointee willbeexpectedtosuperviseandreportwithourjuniormedicalstaffonequitablebasiswiththe rest of the consultant medical team.

Our current working practice within the department is for all of the consultant pathologists to undertake a proportion of the reporting each day (as allocated by the consultant with nominal responsibility for that day’s reporting).

Attendanceatappropriatecancermultidisciplinaryteam(MDT)meetingsastheleadordeputy pathologist will be required. Participation in appropriate external quality assurance (EQA) schemes is expected, as is participation in relevant clinical audits.

Cytopathology

The appointee will have an opportunity to report (if they wish) non-gynecological cytology workload in conjunction with the other 3 Consultants who undertake cytology.

The appointee will supervise the non-Gynae cytology work reported by the registrars on equitable basis.

Person specification

professional Qualifications

• FRCPath or show evidence of equivalent qualification.
• Full and Specialist registration (and with a license to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for registration within six months of interview. CCT date within 6 months
• Higher degree e.g., PhD/ MD submitted/awarded

clinical experience and skills

• Training and experience in diagnostic histopathology and cytopathology, sufficient to practice as an independent consultant.
• Commitment to the development of new diagnostic techniques Digital Pathology experience welcomed

We are NOTable to carry out telephone interviews thus applicants must be prepared to travel for an interview.

All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a probationary period.

No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.

All applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview. This is in order to comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016.

IMPORTANT:

1.Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we willuse this to contact you regarding your application.
2. Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

3. All vacancies followed by INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY have been classified as an internal role and only internal candidates will be considered.

4. All staff identified as AT-RISK who meets the requirements of the post will be prioritised accordingly. Priority will initially be given to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust employees.

5. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

Applications from Tier 2 candidates who require Tier 2 immigration status to work in the UK are welcome but such candidates will not be appointed to the post if there are a sufficient number of other suitable and available candidates, as the employing body will in those circumstances be unable to satisfy the Resident Market Labour Test as required by the Border Immigration Authority.

*The Trust operates a smoke-free policy*

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.