Consultant Histopathologist

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to recruit a Consultant in Histopathology. The Directorate provides services across 3 hospital sites within the county of Worcestershire. The candidate will benefit from working within a friendly and experienced team of 7 Substantive Consultants and 3 Locum Consultants.

As a Trust we are actively involved in developing the training program for students from the Three Counties Medical School based in Worcester which opens in September 2023. We look forward to establishing links with the new Medical School in addition to well-established relationships with the University of Birmingham and the University of Warwick.

As part of the Consultant Advisory Appointment Committee, shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a 5 minute presentation on the topic: Please discuss how the digital Pathology and Pathology networks can best be used to maximise efficiency and patients safety in Histopathology. Highlight the advantages and disadvantages.

Interested candidates are invited to contact Dr Mike Cornes to discuss the opportunity.

Interview date: 06/06/2024

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will participate in the provision of a general histopathology and diagnostic cytopathology service. You will be supported by strong and experienced reporting teams. The successful candidate should have an interest in Head and neck, skin, urology, gynae/colp and lung reporting. These specialities are those Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS trust is most in need of currently. Most other specialties can be considered. There is the opportunity to participate in Mohs surgery and coronial post mortems.

Further information can be found in the Job Description under the Supporting Information section.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:
Best services for local peopleBest experience of care and best outcomes for our patientsBest use of resourcesBest people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Job description
Job responsibilities

This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.
A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.The post-holder will provide support to the A& E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
Further information can be found in the Job Description under the Supporting Information section.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within six months of interview. 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. Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent. Desirable
Higher degree Experience
Essential
Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Pathology. Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty. Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients. Expertise in subspecialty. Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively. Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service. Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities. Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team. Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit. Desirable
Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate. Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making. Teaching Experience
Essential
Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines. Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates. Desirable
Ability to supervise postgraduate research. Personal Attributes
Essential
Ability to work in a team. Enquiring, critical approach to work. Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies. Commitment to Continuing Medical Education. Desirable
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels. Research Experience
Essential
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems. An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative. Desirable
Publications in relevant peer- reviewed journals in the last 5 years. Evidence of having undertaken original research. Other Requirements
Essential
An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.

Employer details
Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR51DD

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