Consultant in Cellular Pathology

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Research support

Mentorship through the Consultant Leadership Programme

Access to high-tech simulation facilities

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a Consultant in Cellular Pathology at Royal Preston Hospital. This full-time, permanent role involves providing histopathology services without neuropathology reporting. Responsibilities include staff recruitment, coordination of duties, and participation in departmental management and board meetings.

Consultants are encouraged to engage in research and are supported with leadership training and annual appraisals. Excellent facilities are available for ongoing education and development.

Qualifications

• Consultant level qualifications in Cellular Pathology.
• Experience in managing and recruiting junior medical staff.
• Ability to coordinate with various healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Oversee recruitment and training of junior staff.
• Co-ordinate rosters and allocations for department staff.
• Attend Board meetings and participate in resource management.
• Manage pathology services and delegate responsibilities to senior staff.

Job description

We have a vacancy arise for a Consultant post in Cellular Pathology. This will be based at Royal Preston Hospital and is a full time, permanent post. The working week will be Monday‑Friday 9am to 5pm with no expectation of on call for this post. The successful applicant will join our team of consultants and will be required to provide a comprehensive histopathology service. You would not be required to report neuropathology cases. You will also be required to develop specialist interests to complement the existing specialist Cancer services.

Responsibilities

• 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 his/her charge and for administrative duties associated with these services and the proper functioning of the department, though he/she may delegate certain responsibilities to the senior staff within the department.

We are in collaboration discussion with the other 3 trusts in Lancashire and Cumbria including Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS Trust. A central laboratory Hub has been proposed.

Modern Education Centres are based at both Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital sites and offer excellent library and study facilities, including PC/Internet support for staff and students as well as high‑tech simulation facilities.

All new Consultants are actively encouraged to be research active and supported in every way to carry out research in this trust.

All newly appointed substantive consultants are enrolled on the award‑winning Consultant Leadership Programme and, as part of that, mentorship is available.

All consultants have annual appraisal with a trained appraiser and are supported with the revalidation process.