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Consultant Cellular Pathologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.
With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.
Co-located with St George’s, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King’s Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.
Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. It has a helipad which opened in spring 2014 and the work of its emergency department can currently be seen on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme. The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.
We also provide services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton. These include outpatient rapid diagnostic and treatment facilities, a minor injuries unit, limb fitting services and 70 elderly, intermediate care and rehabilitation beds.
As well as hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist, maternity and community services to children, adults, older people and people with learning disabilities. These services are provided from St John’s Therapy Centre, 11 health centres and clinics, schools, nursing homes and people’s own homes. The trust also manages the healthcare service at HMP Wandsworth.
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SOUTH WEST LONDON PATHOLOGY
BASED AT
ST GEORGE’S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CONSULTANT HISTOPATHOLOGIST x 4
Gastrointestinal, Breast, Urology, Skin and
Head and Neck pathology.
APPOINTMENT
Applications are invited for four substantive Consultant Histopathologists to join our Cellular Pathology department. All four posts are full time with 10 programmed activities (PAs), and the post holder(s) will be based at St. George’s Hospital.
These are a combination of three replacement posts along with a fourth new post reflecting increased demand related to service expansion.
The three substantive replacements posts are expected to be ‘like for like’ replacements in order to align the individual consultant job plans with the overall service needs /team job plan (in accordance with the Trust job planning policy).
The job planned specialties included in each of the three replacements posts are as follows:
- Post 1. Uropathology with Dermatopathology
- Post 2. Breast pathology with GI Pathology
- Post 3. GI pathology with Dermatopathology
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DUTIES OF THE POST
The appointee/s, together with consultant colleagues, will be responsible for the provision of uropathology, breast pathology, gynaecological pathology, and diagnostic cytology reporting service along with supervision of trainee doctors.
The successful candidate will be expected to work with professional colleagues and local managers in the efficient running of the Service and will share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the Trust’s system of governance, and audit and maintain their CME/CPD.
The consultant appointed will have a continuing responsibility for the care of specimens from patients in their charge and for the proper functioning of the department. They will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of their patients and specimens and the running of the clinical department.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest healthcare units in the United Kingdom accommodating more than 900 beds and employing 6,000 members of staff. It provides general acute services alongside all major tertiary disciplines including neurosciences, cardiothoracic, and specialist children’s services. Every year the Trust treats around 90,000 inpatient and day cases and 450,000 outpatients.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
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DUTIES OF THE POST
The appointee/s, together with consultant colleagues in the Department, will be responsible for the provision of Breast, Urological, Gastrointestinal, skin pathology and Head and Neck reporting service.
The successful candidate will be expected to work professionally with all colleagues (medical, technical, and administrative) and local managers in the efficient running of the Service. They will be expected to contribute to the management and delivery of the service along with their consultant colleagues. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the Trust’s system of governance, and audit and maintain their CME/CPD. They will also have a commitment to participate in the Trust’s professional development and to ensure their suitability for revalidation with the GMC. The appointee will be expected to observe the Trust’s agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust.
The consultant appointed will have a continuing responsibility for the care of specimens from patients in their charge and for the proper functioning of the department. They will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of their patients and specimens and the running of the clinical department.
The configuration of responsibilities will be reviewed from time to time and the appointee will be expected to work with consultant colleagues to provide a reliable and expeditious service. Compliance with the requirements of good clinical governance and any new national arrangements for medical recertification will be expected.
Manyleb y person
Education
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview)
- FRCPath or show evidence of equivalent qualification
- Applicants that are UK trained must also be a holder of a 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
- Revalidation as appropriate
- Medical degree
Meini prawf dymunol
- Higher degree in preparation or awarded
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to take full and independent clinical responsibility.
- Thorough general training within all aspects of general histopathology/cytopathology
- Active participation in clinical audit
- Active participation in teaching
Meini prawf dymunol
- Management experience.
- Relevant publication(s) in peer reviewed medical journal(s)
- Recent experience in independent reporting
Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to advise on the efficient and smooth running of a specialist service.
- Ability to organise and manage
- A good understanding of audit
- Teaching and presentation skills
- IT skills
Meini prawf dymunol
- Research skills
- Leadership skills
Personal
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Interest in and commitment to research and teaching.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Caring attitude to patients
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Commitment to continuing medical education.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Reside within 10 miles of St George’s Hospital during working week
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Dr Charanjit Kaur
- Teitl y swydd
- Clinical Lead
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 0208 725 4995
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
Informal enquiries about this post should be made to Dr Charanjit Kaur Clinical Lead for Cellular Pathology: [email protected]
Deputy Clinical Lead for Cellular Pathology: Dr Nilukshi Wijesuriya [email protected]
Rhestr swyddi gyda St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust yn Gwasanaethau gwyddor iechyd neu bob sector