Locum Consultant in Histopathology inGuildford inGuildford PUBLISHED
FRI 13 DEC 2024
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust rwXukNVN
The successful applicant will join a team of eight consultant Histopathologists at a recognized Cancer Centre, with opportunities to engage in specialized cellular pathology services. The department is part of the Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services, focusing on developing a robust molecular service and fostering academic collaborations with local universities. Both full-time and part-time applicants are encouraged, and those with or without subspecialty interests are welcome to apply.
Applications are invited for a 10 PA Locum Consultant Histopathologist post to join a team of 8 consultant Histopathologists supporting clinical services. This is a Locum Consultant post created with a view to fill up a substantive post in 6 months.
The post holder must be medically qualified with a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within six months of interview. The post holder should have the Fellowship of Royal College of the Pathologists or show evidence of equivalent. Applicants both with and without well-developed subspecialty interests are encouraged to apply. Practitioners unable for personal reasons to work full time are welcome to apply for this post.
The post holder must have at least 6 months UK Consultant level experience or 12 months post FRCPath UK experience.
Urgent reporting of specimens from the surgical clinics at the hospitals is part of the service provided. The Royal Surrey Hospital is a recognised Cancer Centre and the successful candidate will be involved in the special cellular pathology services required by such a centre. Specialist Registrars rotate within cellular pathology at RSH on a 6-12 monthly basis and supervision and teaching of the junior medical staff is a necessary part of this post.
The post holder will have an option of participating in coroner's post-mortem service rota and/ or supervision of registrars in post-mortem examination.
The post holder will be expected to participate in the Regional EQA Scheme for histopathology and the CPD scheme of the Royal College of Pathologists. The post holder will also be required to take part in suitable specialist EQA Schemes related to their designated areas of special responsibility, where such schemes are in existence.
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About us
At present Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services is a single NHS Pathology directorate serving Ashford and St Peters Hospital, Frimley Health (Frimley Park Hospital and Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospital), Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts including St Lukes Cancer Centre and Royal Berkshire Hospital.
As a part of pathology service reconfiguration and the formation of Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services (BSPS), the Histology laboratory has been centralised at Royal Surrey Hospital for the Surrey sites. The Histology laboratory for the Berkshire sites is based at a new site within the Reading University campus. The Gynaecological cytology service has been centralised at St Peters Hospital. This is a progressive department with ambition to develop a strong molecular service and academic links through the clinical academic group status with the University of Surrey and its Veterinary School as well as maintaining links with Royal Holloway.
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