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Job summary

Main area
Histopathology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PA's)
Job ref
225-BCPS-7045259
Employer
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
New Cross Hospital
Town
Wolverhampton
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust logo

Consultant Cellular Pathologists

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

 

 

Job overview

We are looking to appoint 3  Cellular Pathology Consultants to join our friendly, well-established team.  

Applicants should have completed Specialist Training and be entered on the Specialist Register of the GMC, or have a CCT or equivalent date in Histopathology within 6 months of the date of interview. 

All reporting specialties will be considered however we are looking for candidates who have a keen interest in, Lung, Hematopathology, Urology, Gynae  and Dermatopathology 

 

Main duties of the job

The BCPS Cellular Pathology service is a fully consolidated service with the hub laboratory at Wolverhampton and Essential Service Laboratories (ESL) at the other sites. The only cellular pathology service provided at the ESLs is a frozen section facility. The combined surgical pathology workload for BCPS is anticipated to be approximately 92,000 surgical pathology requests per annum. The successful candidate will be based at the hub laboratory at the New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, but will be responsible for all relevant cellular pathology material for the whole BCPS (from all 4 trusts).

 

 

Working for our organisation

The Black Country Pathology Service (BCPS) has been formed by four Trusts looking to collaborate to optimise the use of resources. These Trusts are: The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, (DGFT), The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, (RWT), Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, (SWBH) and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, (WHT).The BCPS provides a comprehensive pathology service to a population of approximately 1.76 million.

Applications are invited for a suitably qualified Consultant Cellular Pathologists to join the team of 31 consultants based at RWT. We are seeking colleagues who would like to work in our friendly department with shared responsibilities and special interests. The existing team of consultants have a close collaborative working relationship, meeting daily to discuss difficult cases and management matters.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PRINCIPLE DUTIES OF THE POST

  • To provide and develop with Consultant colleagues, a comprehensive Histopathology / Cytopathology / Andrology / post mortem examination service for the Trust and to collaborate with colleagues in all disciplines including primary and tertiary care, where appropriate, to achieve an integrated service for patients.

 

  • To develop such special skills and interests appropriate to the agreed overall development of the department.

 

  • To provide specialist advice and skills training to colleagues from other disciplines as required for the optimum delivery of patient care.

 

  • To develop and maintain collaborative relationships with medical colleagues in other specialities and participate in multidisciplinary meetings and other postgraduate meetings.

 

  • To take joint responsibility for the professional supervision and development of training posts in the department.

 

  • To demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit – this will include the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical practice.

 

  • To take part in medical audit and research as appropriate.

 

  • To participate in the management of service within Cellular Pathology and where appropriate within BCPS.

 

  • To develop and maintain good communications with General Medical (and Dental) Practitioners and appropriate outside agencies.

 

 

  • To ensure own practice is up to date; this will include taking responsibility for own continued professional development and participating in the Trusts Performance Review.

 

  • To participate in relevant Regional and National EQA Schemes.

 

  • To participate in annual appraisals and Job Plan review.

 

  • As a team member with the present Consultants to operate a system of cover for annual, study and professional leave.

 

  • To deputise for absent colleagues, as far as is practicable.

 

To maintain professional standards and obligations as set out by the General Medical Council. 

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • MBBS

Registration

Essential criteria
  • GMC

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Higher Level (or equivalent) training in Histopathology, Cytology and post mortems

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Branko Perunovic DM FRCPath FEBP MBA
Job title
BCPS Medical Director
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01902695297
Additional information

For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please contact Dr Branko Perunovic on 01902695297, e-mail [email protected]  or Dr Kelvin St.Pierre-Robson  (BCPS Clinical Lead for Cellular Pathology) on 01902 307999 Extension 88434 e-mail:  kelvin.robson@nhs.net  or Dr Helen Jones (BCPS Deputy Clinical Director) on 01902 307999 Extension 88252, e-mail [email protected].

 

 

 

 

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