• Job Description

  Req#: C9196-23-1007?language=en&page=2234&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Location- Royal Brompton Hospital

  This post is a new post for a whole time Consultant Cellular Pathologist, specializing in Thoracic Pathology

  Main duties of the job

  To provide, in association with other consultant staff, a full histopathology, cytology and PALS support service to the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, including undertaking frozen sections, as well as night-time and weekend cover on a rotational basis for urgent biopsies. The workload will comprise mainly thoracic pathology, with cover of cardiac pathology as required. General histopathology will still, however, comprise a minor part of the workload. The successful candidate will be expected to take part in the on-call rota for both sites; training for participating in the transplant service will be given as required.

  To participate in clinical-pathological meetings, conducting those dealing with thoracic disease, and providing cover for cardiovascular and transplant pathology meetings as appropriate.

  About us

  There is a single histopathology service which has been largely centralised at the Royal Brompton Hospital. The Laboratory at the RBH site is housed in adjacent well-equipped air-conditioned laboratories in the Sydney Street wing alongside other Pathology disciplines. A pathology "hot lab" is maintained at Harefield Hospital for the provision of a remote frozen section reporting service (performed digitally using a Leica-Aperio slide scanner). It is currently staffed by a specialist BMS. Senior medical staff has individual offices equipped with modern workstations, networked desktop computers to current Trust specifications and consultant-grade microscopes with co-observation bridges and digital cameras. The department is well equipped with relevant books and journals and there is access to library facilities on both sites. The laboratory management is anticipated to transition to Synnovis in August 2023, with no immediate change to service, but a transformation plan to develop digital pathology and enable hub and spoke working.

  Date posted

  28 June 2023

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Consultant

  Salary

  £88,364 to £119,133 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  196-CON-Patho-RBH-2371

  Job locations

  Royal Brompton Hospital

  Sydney Street

  London

  SW3 6NP

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To provide, in association with other consultant staff, a full histopathology, cytology and PALS support service to the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, including undertaking frozen sections, as well as night-time and weekend cover on a rotational basis for urgent biopsies. The workload will comprise mainly thoracic pathology, with cover of cardiac pathology as required. General histopathology will still, however, comprise a minor part of the workload. The successful candidate will be expected to take part in the on-call rota for both sites; training for participating in the transplant service will be given as required.

  To participate in clinical-pathological meetings, conducting those dealing with thoracic disease, and providing cover for cardiovascular and transplant pathology meetings as appropriate.

  Apart from informally teaching junior staff working directly with him/her, the post holder will be expected to make a positive contribution to postgraduate medical education within the organisation and undertake teaching of and support for junior doctors as necessary. The post-holder may also be expected to undertake teaching of both undergraduates at the Imperial College School of Medicine and postgraduate teaching within the North Thames region, although commitment to the hospital service and to in-post training of hospital staff must take priority.

  The post holder will undertake and contribute to appropriately funded and ethically approved research in thoracic pathology, in collaboration with the other members of thoracic pathology and other research teams in the Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield Hospitals and its research partners. This will include support from the recently formed respiratory and cardiac Clinical Research Facility. At times there is likely to be collaboration (by mutual consent) with the thoracic pathology group (Lead pathologist: Professor Andrew Nicholson) cardiac pathology group (Lead pathologist: Dr Jan Lukas Robertus) and the heart and lung transplantation unit at Harefield (Lead pathologist: Dr Alexandra Rice).

  The post holder will actively conduct/participate in audits related to both clinical and non-clinical aspect of the work and participate in Hospital audit programmes, including mortality meetings.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To provide, in association with other consultant staff, a full histopathology, cytology and PALS support service to the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, including undertaking frozen sections, as well as night-time and weekend cover on a rotational basis for urgent biopsies. The workload will comprise mainly thoracic pathology, with cover of cardiac pathology as required. General histopathology will still, however, comprise a minor part of the workload. The successful candidate will be expected to take part in the on-call rota for both sites; training for participating in the transplant service will be given as required.

  To participate in clinical-pathological meetings, conducting those dealing with thoracic disease, and providing cover for cardiovascular and transplant pathology meetings as appropriate.

  Apart from informally teaching junior staff working directly with him/her, the post holder will be expected to make a positive contribution to postgraduate medical education within the organisation and undertake teaching of and support for junior doctors as necessary. The post-holder may also be expected to undertake teaching of both undergraduates at the Imperial College School of Medicine and postgraduate teaching within the North Thames region, although commitment to the hospital service and to in-post training of hospital staff must take priority.

  The post holder will undertake and contribute to appropriately funded and ethically approved research in thoracic pathology, in collaboration with the other members of thoracic pathology and other research teams in the Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield Hospitals and its research partners. This will include support from the recently formed respiratory and cardiac Clinical Research Facility. At times there is likely to be collaboration (by mutual consent) with the thoracic pathology group (Lead pathologist: Professor Andrew Nicholson) cardiac pathology group (Lead pathologist: Dr Jan Lukas Robertus) and the heart and lung transplantation unit at Harefield (Lead pathologist: Dr Alexandra Rice).

  The post holder will actively conduct/participate in audits related to both clinical and non-clinical aspect of the work and participate in Hospital audit programmes, including mortality meetings.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • 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
  • FRCPath or equivalent
  • Full and specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)
  • MB BS or equivalent

  Desirable

  • Higher degree (PhD, MD etc)

  Experience

  Essential

  • Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in thoracic histopathology
  • Able to take responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision

  Skills

  Essential

  • Ability to conduct clinical audit
  • Ability to initiate and supervise research

  Desirable

  • Experience in the implementation of LIMS and Digital Pathology systems
  • Teaching experience

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • 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
  • FRCPath or equivalent
  • Full and specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)
  • MB BS or equivalent

  Desirable

  • Higher degree (PhD, MD etc)

  Experience

  Essential

  • Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in thoracic histopathology
  • Able to take responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision

  Skills

  Essential

  • Ability to conduct clinical audit
  • Ability to initiate and supervise research

  Desirable

  • Experience in the implementation of LIMS and Digital Pathology systems
  • Teaching experience

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Royal Brompton Hospital

  Sydney Street

  London

  SW3 6NP

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Royal Brompton Hospital

  Sydney Street

  London

  SW3 6NP

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

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