Consultant Histopathologist

Path Links is a single managed NHS clinical pathology network operating across Lincolnshire. It was formed in 2001 from the amalgamation of NHS pathology services in Boston, Grantham, Grimsby, Lincoln and Scunthorpe, The Cellular Pathology Department is a well-established centralised service and has a team of sixteen consultants. The laboratory is well equipped to provide the diagnostic tests required for reporting including Digital Microscopy to provide greater diagnostic versatility.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to be appointed as Honorary Senior Lecturer at Hull York Medical School (HYMS). This honorary appointment is in recognition of contribution to teaching and research and holders of honorary titles may request access to HYMS and University premises and facilities, systems, and library services.

Job Description is approved by the Royal College.

**AAC date**: 30th July 2024

The directorate provides diagnostic services for the specialities of Breast, Dermatology, Urology, Gynae, Gastrointestinal and Head and Neck. We are keen to appoint a colleague with broader range of interests with the ability to cross cover areas including Gastrointestinal, Urology, Head & Neck and Dermatopathology. There is a daily multi-headed microscope session to review difficult/interesting cases. Workload would be tailored to experience. Multidisciplinary team meetings are supported on five hospital sites, the majority are attended via videoconference links. The new appointee may wish to choose a mentor from our supportive team of colleagues, particularly if this is their first consultant post. Autopsy services are conducted at Lincoln. Participation in the autopsy rota (mainly Coronial, on a time shift basis) is welcomed but not essential.

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

All Consultants will be expected to contribute to the following:
Shared workload of histology and cytology as appropriate for their specialty interests

Specimen reporting and authorisation with clinical interpretation of reports

Provision of advice regarding specimen type / collection and investigations

Day to day supervision of diagnostic methods and examination of specimens

Occasional requirement to work or attend meetings at another hospital site

Provision of cover for planned leave of colleagues

Supervision, training and management of doctors in training in the department

Involvement in policy and SOP preparation

Responsibility for quality assurance performance within the department, including taking part in all relevant National External Quality Assurance (NEQAS) programmes

Responsibility for achieving and maintaining full accreditation via UKAS

Business planning, including the assessment and introduction of new methods, and forward planning for staff and equipment requirements.

Each year thousands of people choose to come to Lincolnshire, primarily for the quality of life it has to offer. There is real mix of a thriving urban city with an impressive cathedral, bustling historic market towns, idyllic villages, miles of unspoilt coastline and areas of natural beauty. One of the biggest attractions, especially for those moving north, is the comparative affordability of houses.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you a