Locum Consultant Histopathologist Job Cardiff area,Wales UK,Doctor/Physician

Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
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Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

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To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

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Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve
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Job overview

Our complete commitment to developing careers means we’re looking for proactive, motivated, forward thinking and dynamic individuals to join our clinical team. This post is an important part of our ongoing development of medical services at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, offering the successful applicant the opportunity to work closely with the existing Pathology Consultants to provide a high standard of care across the Trust.

We are seeking consultants with enthusiasm, commitment and drive to work closely with colleagues throughout the organisation and within the community to help lead the organisation.

This is a fixed-term appointment, based at Lister Hospital in Stevenage. The post comprises 10 programmed activities (PAs). There is no on call commitment.

This is an excellent opportunity within the Pathology department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The successful applicant will form part of the Trust’s pathology department and will be a part of the current team of 9 consultants providing a comprehensive Cellular Pathology service. The department provides a comprehensive range of services for our resident population of approximately 600,00 residing mainly in East and North Hertfordshire and extends to the borders of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, West Hertfordshire and Essex

Main duties of the job

To participate in surgical cutup, surgical reporting, cytology reporting, Frozen section reporting, thus ensuring the delivery of a high quality histopathology, cytopathology service.
To advise and be available for consultation on clinical matters both generally and on an individual patient basis with clinical colleagues in the hospital, general practitioners and Trust staff.
To participate in the training of the Clinical fellows.
To be responsible for interpretation of results and advise on appropriate further investigations where necessary.
To participate in the management of the service and work with laboratory staff and pathology management team to set clinical priorities and resolve operational problems.
To lead laboratory staff on clinical matters. The Consultant Pathologist will instruct and work with laboratory staff in the day to day handling of cases.
To participate in audit, accreditation and quality assurance schemes.
To undertake Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as required by the Royal College of Pathologists.
To comply with the Trust mandatory training program.
To work with colleagues on setting the strategic clinical direction and development of the pathology service and to participate in administrative duties as required.
To advise and discuss with the pathology management team changes in methodologies or introduction of new equipment, consumables or new tests.

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