Locum Consultant Cellular Pathologist int. in Cyto & Lung Pathology

Post Overview

This is a Locum consultant post for 6 months. The Department of Cellular Pathology is seeking a full-time (10 PA) or part-time (8 PA) locum consultant to join a dynamic and supportive team of colleagues. The post holder must have a demonstrable major interest in lung pathology and cytopathology with a current diagnostic cytology and lung pathology practice. The department is involved in many exciting initiatives and we are looking for an individual with appropriate skills to complement the teams and keep the service at the forefront of clinical and academic excellence.

The laboratory has full UKAS/ISO accreditation status. The post holder will be accountable to the Clinical Lead in Cellular Pathology.

The Department operates a system of specialist reporting, each consultant having one or more special interests, which facilitates dealing with difficult cases and enhances patient care in accordance with Calman‑Hine recommendations.

The specialist interests of this post are lung pathology and cytopathology. Cytopathology will form the main workload (4.5‑5 PAs) with diagnostic lung pathology comprising the minor component (3.5‑4 PAs).

The Department of Cellular Pathology provides services to Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals, local general practitioners in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Strategic Health Authority and local Coroners. It is a major cancer and infection referral centre. The main Cellular Pathology Department is located at St Thomas' Hospital, 2nd Floor North Wing.

As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking certain groups of staff to work more flexibly so that we can offer services to patients in the evenings and  regard this flexibility as essential if we are to continue to provide first class patient care in the future.

As a result, any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern of working in the future if required and in accordance with the provisions of the new Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust consultant contract.

£109,725 to £145,478 a year p. a excl. London Zone (Pro rata)