Locum Consultant in Chemical Pathology and Metabolic Medicine

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Liverpool is seeking a Consultant Chemical Pathologist to join their esteemed team. This role involves managing Bone metabolic services, providing clinical advisory support, and participating in multidisciplinary meetings. Candidates must possess essential qualifications, including MB ChB and full GMC registration. This position offers a chance to influence clinical governance and integrate with evolving patient care pathways.

Qualifications

• Must possess demonstrable skills in written and spoken English.
• Full and specialist registration with the General Medical Council is required.
• Desirable MD or PhD.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Bone metabolic service management and development.
• Share responsibility at consultant level in metabolic bone disease clinics.
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings related to metabolic medicine.

Skills

Clinical advisory service

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical governance

Education

MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification

FRCPath or equivalent

MRCP or equivalent

Job description

Job summary: We are seeking a highly skilled Consultant Chemical Pathologist to join our team, providing expert diagnostic support and delivering exceptional patient care.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of highly skilled Consultant Chemical Pathologists and lead the services offered by the specialty.

The post is for 10 Programmed Activities (PAs): 8 clinical Direct Clinical Care (DCC) sessions, including two laboratory sessions, and 2 supporting programmed activities (SPAs).

The department of Metabolic Medicine is based at the Edward building (4th floor) at the new Royal Liverpool Hospital site. The laboratory services at Royal Liverpool Hospital merged with those at Aintree Hospital in 2012 to form Liverpool Clinical Laboratories (LCL).

Main Duties

• To take the lead in managing and developing the Bone metabolic service.
• To share responsibility at consultant level in the metabolic bone disease and lipid outpatient clinics.
• To provide a clinical advisory service for Clinical Biochemistry in the Blood Sciences Department of Liverpool Clinical Laboratories (LCL).
• To participate in multidisciplinary meetings related to metabolic medicine.
• To lead the clinical governance meetings for the specialty.
• Providing consultant level clinical and training supervision of medical and other staff associated with the unit.
• To help develop and maintain multidisciplinary clinical networks and care pathways appropriate to the evolving need of patients.

About Us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, and Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification

Essential qualifications: MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification, FRCPath or equivalent, MRCP or equivalent, and full and specialist registration with the General Medical Council.

Desirable qualifications: MD or PhD.

Language skills: Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.