Consultant in Cellular Pathology

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Consultant post in Cellular Pathology based at Royal Blackburn Hospital. This full-time, permanent position involves delivering a comprehensive histopathology service within a multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will contribute to service leadership, participate in governance, and support lab administration while maintaining high standards of patient care.

Qualifications

• Wide range of experience in Histopathology and Non-Gynae Cytology.
• Experience in leadership and governance within a pathology department.
• Commitment to audit and clinical service development.
• Experience with developing and managing pathology services.

Responsibilities

• Co-operate with the Pathology Directorate to ensure efficient laboratory administration.
• Arrange rosters and allocate duties; instruct staff on organisational matters.
• Coordinate with other healthcare staff and external teams.
• Attend Board meetings and committees; participate in resource management.

Skills

Histopathology

Non-Gynae Cytology

Clinical Leadership

Audit & service development

Education

MBChB or equivalent

FRCPath or equivalent

GMC Registration/License to practice

Job description

We have a vacancy arise for a Consultant post in Cellular Pathology. This will be based be based at Royal Blackburn Hospital. and is a full time, permanent post.

The working week will be - Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm with no expectation of providing on call for this post.

The successful applicant will join our team of consultants and will be required to provide a comprehensive histopathology service.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to co-operate with other members of the Pathology Directorate to ensure effective administrative arrangements are made in the laboratory, which will include: -

• Recruitment and appointment of junior medical staff, BMSs and secretarial staff having dealings with the histopathology department.
• The arrangement of rosters of staff, the allocation of duties to them and their instruction in necessary organisational matters.
• Co-ordination with staff in other professional disciplines and health care workers outside the hospital.
• Attendance at Board meetings and other committees when pathology issues are being discussed and to participate in resource management.
• Continuing management responsibility by agreement with other consultants in the Cellular Pathology Department, specifically for the service in their charge and for administrative duties associated with these services and the proper functioning of the department, though they may delegate certain responsibilities to the senior staff within the department.

About us

Royal Blackburn Hospital is a major referral centre for HPB, Head & Neck and Urology Cancer Services and we also receive cancer resections from Colorectal, Breast and Gynae Units. It is a national screening unit for Bowel cancer screening patients. The Department is recognised for 4 Cellular pathology STs and in addition supported by 2 Senior Clinical Fellows.

Applicants are expected to be experienced in all aspects of histopathology and non-gynae cytology and there are opportunities to develop special interests although experience in breast, urology, colorectal and skin pathology would be more beneficial to the post.

Our Hospital is situated close to the motorway networks and at close proximity to beautiful countryside of Ribble Valley and the Lake District and is 40 minutes away from Manchester.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

What we can offer

Job Plan/On-call Requirements

The Team

Qualifications

Essential

• Full and specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)
• MBChB or equivalent or evidence of equivalent qualifications
• FRCPath or evidence of equivalent qualification
• If an applicant is UK trained, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
• Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT/CESR

Desirable

• Evidence of academic excellence in Pathology

Experience & Skills

Essential

• Wide range of experience in Histopathology and Non-Gynae Cytology

Desirable

• Interest in other specialist areas including Dermatopathology, Oral/Head and Neck pathology.
• Qualified to perform autopsies

Management

Essential

• Evidence of Clinical Leadership
• Evidence of commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development

Desirable

• Management course/ certificate.
• Computer skills

Research and Development

Essential

• Evidence of interest in personal development e.g. through research and/or publications

Desirable

• Evidence of developing new diagnostic services

Personal

Essential

• Effective communication skills, both written and oral.
• Good organisation skills.
• Works well within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Resident within 30 minutes travel time to Blackburn.

Desirable

• Car owner/driver

Health

Essential

• Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice