Consultant Paediatric and Perinatal Pathologist

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a substantive Consultant in Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology. The post covers 10 programmed activities, based at St George’s Hospital, and includes perinatal post-mortem pathology, placental pathology, and routine paediatric surgical pathology.

The appointee should have specialist training in paediatric and perinatal pathology and have passed the Final Paediatric Pathology Fellowship Exam or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Specialist training in paediatric and perinatal pathology.
• Final Paediatric Pathology Fellowship Exam of the Royal College of Pathologists or equivalent.
• Full and independent clinical responsibility for paediatric and perinatal pathology reporting.
• Active participation in clinical audit and teaching.
• Recent experience in independent reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide paediatric and perinatal pathology reporting service.
• Participate in perinatal/post-mortem service and placental reporting.
• Report routine paediatric surgical pathology.
• Engage in relevant clinicopathological meetings and MDTs.
• Contribute to training and supervision of junior medical staff.

Skills

Independent clinical running of a unit

Time management

Audit participation

Teaching and presentation skills

Education

Full GMC registration

FRCPath Paediatric / Perinatal Pathology

Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

UK equivalence evidence for non-UK trained

Higher degree in preparation or awarded

Job description

Consultant Paediatric and Perinatal Pathologist

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL PATHOLOGY Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 200-CW-713108-8198148-CA

Site St. George's Hospital NHS Trust Town London Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/11/2026 23:59

St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.

With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.

Co-located with St George’s, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King’s Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.

Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.

St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. It has a helipad which opened in spring 2014 and the work of its emergency department can currently be seen on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme. The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.

We also provide services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton. These include outpatient rapid diagnostic and treatment facilities, a minor injuries unit, limb fitting services and 70 elderly, intermediate care and rehabilitation beds.

As well as hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist, maternity and community services to children, adults, older people and people with learning disabilities. These services are provided from St John’s Therapy Centre, 11 health centres and clinics, schools, nursing homes and people’s own homes. The trust also manages the healthcare service at HMP Wandsworth.

Job overview

Applications are invited for a substantive Consultant Paediatric and Perinatal Pathologist to join our Cellular Pathology department. The post is a (whole) full time Consultant post with 10 programmed activities (PAs) and the post holder will be based at St. George’s Hospital. The post will include perinatal post-mortem (autopsy) pathology, placental pathology and routine paediatric surgical pathology.

The appointee is expected to have had specialist training in paediatric and perinatal pathology and to have passed the Final Paediatric Pathology Fellowship Exam of the Royal College of Pathologists or equivalent

Main duties of the job

The appointee, together with consultant colleagues in the Department, will be responsible for the provision of the paediatric and perinatal pathology reporting service. This will include:

• Participation in the perinatal and hospital consented paediatric post-mortem service.
• Reporting placentas.
• Reporting routine paediatric surgical pathology.
• Involvement in relevant clinicopathological meetings and MDTs.
• Contribution to the training and supervision of junior medical staff.

Participation in the coroner’s paediatric post-mortem service is not a compulsory requirement of this post. T he post holder will however be permitted to undertake commensurate Coronial post-mortem work outside the NHS Consultant Job Plan subject to clinical lead approval, Coronial agreement, time shifting and service constraints.

The successful candidate will be expected to work with professional colleagues and local managers in the efficient running of the Service and will share with Consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the Trust’s system of governance, and audit and maintain their CME/CPD.

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Education

• Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview).
• FRCPath Paediatric / Perinatal Pathology by examination or equivalent.
• Applicants that are UK trained, 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.
• Revalidation as appropriate.
• Higher degree in preparation or awarded.

Experience

• Ability to take full and independent clinical responsibility
• Specialist training in Paediatric and Perinatal pathology
• Active participation in clinical audit
• Active participation in teaching
• Relevant publication(s) in peer reviewed medical journal(s)
• Recent experience in independent reporting

Skills

• Ability to advise on the efficient and smooth running of a specialist service
• Ability to organise and manage own time effectively
• A good understanding of audit
• Teaching and presentation skills

Personal

• Interest in and commitment to research and teaching
• Ability to work in a team
• Good interpersonal skills
• Caring attitude to patients
• Commitment to continuing medical education
• Reside within 10 miles of St George’s Hospital during working week

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.

Name Dr. Nilu Wijesuriya Job title Consultant Histopathologist and Service Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 020 8725 0505 Additional information

Dr Amelia Heaford (Lead Paediatric & Perinatal Pathologist)

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