About the role
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision – "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community." Following our recent CQC inspection we have been rated "Good" and our overall rating has improved to "Good". We are Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful and Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice.
Amazing things happen at the Trust – delivered by amazing people. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees, whether clinical or non‑clinical.
The aim of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Cellular Pathology service is to become a leader in the field of Histopathology/Cytology management. The successful applicant must therefore have the requisite procedural and leadership skills as well as teamwork, drive and ambition to achieve these goals.
Key responsibilities
* Support the delivery of histopathology and cytopathology services, including contributing to the development of these services within the Trust.
* Maintain one or two subspecialist interests (preferably Gynae Colposcopy, MDT, medical liver, haematopathology and inflammatory skin).
* Participate in general diagnostic surgical pathology rota, with nominal responsibility for reporting one day in every seven and supervising the reporting of junior medical staff.
* Attend appropriate cancer multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings as the lead or deputy pathologist.
* Engage in external quality assurance (EQA) schemes and relevant clinical audits.
* Report one sixth of the non‑gynecological cytology workload in association with three other consultants.
* Supervise registrars’ non‑Gynae cytology work on an equitable basis.
Essential qualifications and experience
* FRCPath or evidence of equivalent qualification.
* Full and Specialist registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) – or eligibility for registration within six months of interview; CCT date within six months.
* Medical qualification with broad experience in diagnostic histopathology and cytopathology.
* Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists or equivalent training and experience.
* Training and experience sufficient to practice as an independent consultant.
* Previous responsibility for clinical governance and GMC Good Medical Practice.
* Evidence of active involvement in audit.
* Good IT skills and proficiency in the use of patient and hospital databases.
* Able to organise oneself and prioritise clinical workload.
* Demonstrable interest in laboratory management and administration.
Desirable qualifications and experience
* Higher degree (e.g., PhD or MD).
* Commitment to new diagnostic techniques such as Molecular pathology and good knowledge of all aspects of general diagnostic histopathology and cytopathology.
* Commitment and experience in Digital Pathology and a track record of publications in peer‑reviewed journals.
* Evidence of providing good teaching and supervision to trainees to the level of GMC accredited educational supervision.
* Educational qualification.
* Evidence of clinical leadership role demonstrating accountability for quality of care, financial controls and efficient workforce management.
* Excellent written and spoken English communication with clinical and other colleagues.
* Evidence of good multi‑disciplinary and multi‑professional team working.
* Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels.
Additional information
We are NOT able to conduct telephone interviews; applicants must be prepared to travel for an interview. All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a probationary period. Unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails will not be accepted.
All applicants must have appropriate UK professional registration and must demonstrate fluency in English to an appropriate standard (assessed at interview) to comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
#J-18808-Ljbffr