Job summary
- Main area
- Histopathology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 214-CSTO24-6907250
- Employer
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- King's Mill Hospital
- Town
- Sutton-in-Ashfield
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Histopathologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
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Job overview
The successful candidate will join a current team of 6 Consultants, and 2 Specialty Doctors. This is a general histopathology post, and the appointee is expected to support service delivery by complementing existing team members.
For a substantive role, the appointee must have full registration with the GMC or be within six months of attaining a CCT in Histopathology at the time of the Appointments Committee. Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
The department provides a comprehensive histopathology service with a wide repertoire of specimens including breast, gastrointestinal, general surgical, gynaecological, and urological, ENT, respiratory medicine, lymphoreticular and dermatological specimens. There is no on-site neuro or cardiothoracic surgery or renal unit. Perinatal autopsies are carried out at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. Gynae Cervical Cytology service is provided by Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The Department is moving to using digital pathology for primary diagnostics, the appointee will be supported to transition to Whole Slide Image reporting and offered the opportunity to contribute to the future development of digital pathology diagnostics.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to:
· provide advice on the diagnosis, staging and prognosis of patients suffering from disease. Reporting and interpretation of specimen submitted to the department in line with RCPath guidelines.
· take joint responsibility with colleagues for quality assurance within the department including taking part in national external quality assurance programmes, where appropriate.
· participate in the annual appraisal and job planning process.
· work with relevant clinical teams in the provision of comprehensive Histopathology service to the users, including advice regarding appropriate specimen collection and investigations, interpretation of reports and the preparation of policies, procedures and guidelines. Answer phone calls to and from clinical colleagues, if required.
· be jointly responsible for the supervision, training and management of any junior staff in the department.
· be jointly responsible in the smooth and efficient running of the Histopathology department The over-riding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.
Working for our organisation
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust providing acute and community healthcare services for 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. Through the mid-Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Partnership, we work closely with health and social care partners, sharing responsibility for managing resources, meeting NHS standards, and improving the health of our communities.
Improving lives and enhancing care experiences are at the core of what we do, delivering the positive changes we aim to achieve. A culture of listening is essential to delivering safe, high, quality care and our Trust’s CARE values reflect this commitment. Developed in collaboration
with our staff, patients, service users and volunteers, these values are the foundation of our culture and guide us on our path to consistently delivering outstanding care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- FRCPath or equivalent
- Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Research degree in Histopathology
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of job plan
- Understanding of all aspects of specific focus of role
Management & administrative experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload
Desirable criteria
- The potential to develop management and leadership skills
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Willingness to contribute to the teaching programmes for undergraduate and post-graduate medical, laboratory and nursing staff
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable ability as a teacher with evidence of training for the role
Research
Essential criteria
- Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice
Desirable criteria
- Good academic and research publication record
Other
Essential criteria
- To have language competency and communication skills necessary to do the job safely and competently
- Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr James Thomas
- Job title
- Acting Deputy Medical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07966815994
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