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Job summary

Main area
Histopathology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (The department works and extended day over 7 days)
Job ref
287-LCL-45-24
Employer
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Liverpool Clinical Laboratories
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£99,532 - £131,964 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/07/2024 23:59

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Consultant Cellular Pathology

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for suitable candidates to apply for a specialised histopathology Consultant position at Liverpool Clinical Laboratories, which is part of Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust.

 

Liverpool Clinical Laboratories wish to appoint a substantive Consultant in Cellular Pathology with special interests in Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Pathology. An interest in and willingness to contribute to the post mortem service and post mortem training would be greatly welcomed. We are a well established and successful tertiary referral centre with regional and national repute. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the growth of our service in a friendly and stimulating environment. The cellular pathology service is one of the hubs of the Cheshire and Merseyside cellular pathology network, is the main training centre for cellular pathology trainees and has strong academic links with University of Liverpool.  All of this coupled with the recent move to purpose built new laboratory facilities on site and full roll out of digital pathology makes this the perfect time to be joining our dynamic and expanding department.

Main duties of the job

The appointees will have a significant commitment to the indicated subspecialty where close collaboration exists between clinicians and pathologists.

Applicants seeking full time (10 PAs) or less than full time are encouraged to apply. Flexible and home working is supported by teams.

The successful applicant will be involved in the whole range of diagnostic work for the respective subspecialty and will also have an opportunity to contribute to teaching and training of junior medical staff and biomedical scientists and to research. 

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full description of the role, including an overview of the cellular pathology department and the detailed person specification for the post, please see the attached job description.

Any candidate wishing to discuss the post further or arrange a visit to the department is welcome to contact  Dr. Vijay Sharma [email protected], Clinical Director (01517064968) 

Person specification

Qualifications and training

Essential criteria
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or 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
  • FRCPath. (or equivalent training or experience)
Desirable criteria
  • Higher degrees relevant to post.
  • Track record of publications in the field

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in cellular pathology sufficient to gain the above qualifications
  • Skills and experience that fit in with the Department’s current and future requirements
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of special expertise or interest in relevant specialties.

Skills and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Evidence of communication skills
  • Evidence of ability to lead
  • Evidence of ability to teach junior staff and undergraduate students
  • Evidence of involvement in clinical audit
  • Commitment to Clinical Risk Management and Clinical Governance
  • Experience in and commitment to teaching both medical and non-medical staff
  • Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development and lifelong learning
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of IT skills
  • Evidence of research and publications in relevant subjects
  • Evidence of involvement in teaching programmes
  • Recognised teaching skills courses
  • Recognised management and leadership courses

Other requirements

Essential criteria
  • Right to live and work in the United Kingdom
  • All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
  • For most non EEA applicants, there is a requirement for appropriate scores in the academic International English Language Test System (IELTS)
Desirable criteria
  • Willingness to live within a specified distance of the hospital

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr. Vijay Sharma
Job title
Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 706 4968
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