Locum Consultant - cellular Pathologist

VerseOne Group; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

VerseOne Group is seeking a skilled histopathologist to provide a diagnostic histopathology service of the highest quality within a busy department. You will contribute to both general and specialist histology to ensure accurate reporting across a range of surgical specimens.

You will work flexibly with colleagues to meet timely reporting needs, participate in MDT meetings and help maintain standard operating procedures, audits and research to drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a diagnostic histopathology service of high quality.
• Contribute to development of general and specialist histology to support the Trust in ensuring high quality reports.
• Work flexibly with colleagues to support timely reporting of histology and cytology requests.
• Undertake an appropriate share of the frozen section rota.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary clinical meetings (MDT).
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of standard operating procedures.
• Ensure that standards are maintained and developed through clinical audit, evidence-based research and appraisal.

Job description

This is a busy department, receiving a wide range of surgical specimens from the major specialties including upper and lower GI, breast, urology, gynecology, renal, dermatology and plastic surgery, maxillo-facial and ENT, but not specialist lympho-reticular, paediatric pathology or neuropathology. Diagnostic (non-gynae) cytopathology, post-mortems, small and large specimen surgical pathology currently form separate elements of the rota. For the most part, the histopathologists' work is allocated dynamically using the RCPath workload point system to assign a daily workload appropriate to the agreed job. If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, then.

• Deliver a diagnostic histopathology service of high quality.
• Contribute to development of the general and specialist histology to support the Trust in ensuring provision of high quality reports.
• Work flexibly with colleagues to support the timely reporting of histology and cytology requests.
• Undertake an appropriate share of the frozen section rota.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary clinical meetings (MDT).
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of standard operating procedures.
• Ensure that standards are maintained and developed through clinical audit, evidence- based research and appraisal.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust