Consultant Cellular Pathologist

Job summary

Working hours: 5-10 sessions per week

A great team seeks new are seeking enthusiastic and dynamic consultants to join our Cellular Pathology team. We actively support flexible working providing the opportunity to work full-time or part-time to meet your needs and those of the department.

The job content will be discussed with the appointee on a personal basis and reflect their working preference.

Chester is a great place to live and work. There are numerous attractive residential areas nearby, with good schools, sports and other amenities. There is easy access to North Wales, Liverpool, Manchester and the Lake District and direct connection with the national motorway network.

This is an exciting time to join our team. The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS FT and Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS FT are forming a collaborative pathology service south of the river Mersey to serve the joint population needs of both Trusts and primary care. Our joint service will be one of three hubs within the Cheshire and Merseyside pathology region.

The department is associated with the Merseyside training scheme. Teaching and research are encouraged, and a major emphasis is placed on quality through regular audit and case review meetings.

The successful candidate must have full GMC registration, possess FRCPath (Histopathology) or equivalent, have completed specialist training and be on the specialist register or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview

Main duties of the job

For a detailed breakdown of the below duties, please see attached Job Description & Person Specification

Clinical Indicative Work Plan Teaching Clinical Audit Research and Innovation Contractual Commitment Associated Duties Out of hours

About us

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds. Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility. Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Person Specification

Professional qualifications

Essential

Primary medical qualification FRCPath or show evidence of equivalent qualification Full and specialist registration with GMC CCT or equivalent

Desirable

A relevant Higher Qualification Management training

Training & Experience

Essential

Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience Evidence of participation in CPD

Teaching/ research/audit/ publications

Essential

Experience/interest in teaching Understanding of principles of research and audit Regular attendance at audit meetings Understanding of Clinical Governance and the individual responsibilities it implies

Desirable

Teaching accreditation Evidence of recent research activity and publications Recent personal involvement in audit Ability to supervise audit projects

Professionalism

Essential

Enthusiasm and commitment to the speciality

Desirable

Membership of appropriate societies

Personal Skills

Essential

Ability to work well as a member of a team Ability to work as team leader when required Possess good verbal and written communication skills

Desirable

Broad range of IT skills Experience of supervision of other staff.

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