Consultant cellular pathologists

Service Overview

The BCPS Cellular Pathology service is a fully consolidated service with the hub laboratory at Wolverhampton and Essential Service Laboratories (ESL) at the other sites. The only cellular pathology service provided at the ESLs is a frozen section facility. The combined surgical pathology workload for BCPS is anticipated to be approximately 92,000 surgical pathology requests per annum. The Black Country Pathology Service (BCPS) has been formed by four Trusts looking to collaborate to optimise the use of resources. These Trusts are The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (DGFT), The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT), Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust (SWBH) and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust (WHT). The BCPS provides a comprehensive pathology service to a population of approximately 1.76 million.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be based at the hub laboratory at the New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, and will be responsible for all relevant cellular pathology material for the whole BCPS (from all four trusts).

Qualifications and Interests

• Completed Specialist Training and be entered on the Specialist Register of the GMC, or have a CCT or equivalent date in Histopathology within six months of the date of interview.
• All reporting specialties will be considered, but we are looking for candidates who have a keen interest in Gynae and Dermatopathology.