Job overview
Specialty Doctor/Clinical Fellow in Histopathology x 1 (full-time)
Applications are invited for one full-time replacement Specialty Doctor/Clinical Fellow post in Histopathology (one year fixed-term, renewable). The successful candidate will be joining a department with twelve Consultant Histopathologists, two honorary consultant pathologists, a Clinical Scientist for immunohistochemistry/molecular pathology and a cut up team made up of four specialty doctors and 1 pathologists’ assistant.
This is a very busy UKAS accredited department with an interesting, varied, and growing workload, covering virtually every specialty except medical renal biopsies and paediatric/neonatal pathology. All the samples from the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre at Basildon are processed in the department (cut-up, routine & special stains, immunohistochemistry and some limited molecular pathology using PCR) and the specialised cardiothoracic pathologists there hold honorary consultant appointments with the BHRUT cellular pathology department. The Trust hosts the Essex Neurosciences centre but reporting of neuropathology specimen has been outsourced since the single neuropathologist relocated several years ago.
There are approximately 34,000 surgical and 8,000 non gynaecological cytology specimen per year. Following centralisation of gynae cytology screening with introduction of primary HPV screening in December 2019, the department no longer receives such specimen. The department however still supports breast and bowel cancer NHS screening programmes and is a major Cancer Centre for Essex.
BHRUT is currently developing increasingly closer working relationship with Bart’s Health which is a major academic centre and one of the largest Trusts in England.
Main duties of the job
The main purpose of this post is to assist Consultant Histopathologists and Clinical Scientist in providing comprehensive histopathology services and morphologic molecular testing. The post holder will be expected to handle specimens and dissect specimens for Histological processing.
The post holder will use the alternative/CESR pathway to attain specialist registration with the GMC.
The post holder will be assigned a desk with microscope and internet/hospital IT -linked computer (with LIMS installed) in a shared office space. They will also have access to the Hospital library, post-graduate centre and the research and development unit.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the
We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential criteria
1. MBBS/MBBCh degree
2. FRCPath part I in histopathology or equivalent
3. GMC registration with license to practice.
Desirable criteria
4. FRCPath part II in histopathology
5. At least two years experience in clinical histopathology
6. Clinical audit and publications
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.