Consultant Histopathologist

We are looking for a dynamic and motivated Consultant Histopathologist at 10PAs, to join our team of high performing and productive consultants to provide a Cellular Pathology Service.

The Cellular Pathology Department is based on the site of Royal Derby Hospital.

This is a very busy UKAS accredited department with an interesting, varied and growing workload, covering most specialities except medical renal biopsies, neuropathology and paediatric/neonatal pathology, and includes a team of 12 consultants and two specialty doctors.

Provision of comprehensive Cellular Pathology service to the users, including advice regarding appropriate specimen collection and investigations, interpretation of reports and the preparation of policies, procedures and guidelines.

Review and validation of laboratory reports. Answer phone calls to and from clinical colleagues.

The department is committed to both undergraduate and postgraduate education. A commitment to the autopsy service is also desirable.

To be jointly responsible for the supervision, training and management of any junior staff in the department.

To be jointly responsible in the smooth and efficient running of the cellular pathology department.

Take joint responsibility with colleagues for quality assurance within the department including taking part in national external quality assurance programmes.

To participate in the annual appraisal process.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• Ongoing support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
• We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust over 3,300 per week
• An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day 6th largest in the country
• Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
• We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
• We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
• We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day

The department currently receives approximately 47,000 surgical and 5,000 non gynaecological cytology specimens per year.

Additionally, following the reorganisation of the cervical screening programme, the department became one of 8 hubs nationwide for HPV testing and gynae cytology.

Subspecialist reporting is well developed with individuals reporting in at least 3 different areas.

Individual consultants are protected from excessive diagnostic workload by a workload management system that is based on the RCPath workload scoring system.

Each consultant Histopathologist in the department has sole use of a well-appointed office equipped with microscope and up to date IT facilities including the use of speech recognition software and proforma reporting (AES).

Additionally, with the full implementation of digital pathology over the next 18 months, consultants should expect to have a digital workstation within the hospital and at home.

Please see attached job description for a detailed description of main clinical, educational, managerial and service development activities.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamentalValuesof Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In terms of location, Derby and Burton offer the best of both worlds - city life on the doorstep of a stunning rural environment.

We border the National Forest and we are in easy reach of the Peak District, offering outstanding natural beauty. Centrally located, we have excellent transport links to the rest of the country including major cities.

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