What are the responsibilities and job description for the Consultant Cellular Pathologist interest in Autopsy position at Freeman Hospital?
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Consultant Cellular Pathologist interest in Autopsy
Consultant
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job Overview
There are two posts available and they have been created to support the recently signed regional Coroner’s autopsy agreement and to continue the move of the autopsy service to provision by salaried pathologists with integrated post-mortem imaging.
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join one of the largest and most innovative Cellular Pathology Departments in the UK, with. The department itself is housed in excellent facilities at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, is a cancer-referral centre and hosts Novopath (previously an MRC Molecular Pathology Node laboratory).
We operate a well-established system of specialist reporting and the successful applicant will join a team of consultants and advanced practitioners. You will take a major role in the autopsy services.
In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.
Candidates for the post must be registered medical practitioners and on, or eligible to join, the Specialist Register within six months of the date of the Appointments Committee. You should also hold FRCPath or an equivalent level qualification
Please Read Attached Job Description And Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will be expected to specialise in Autopsy pathology but may be able to contribute to the work of another specialist pathology team or teams in the Department.
The successful candidates will be expected to participate in mortality and MDT meetings.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Antony Darne or Dr Peh Sun Loo, Joint Heads of Department, on 0191 2829440 or via email at [email protected] or [email protected].
Please Read Attached Job Description And Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Please Read Attached Job Description And Person Specification.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Consultants in the department currently spend approximately 85% of their time involved directly in clinical service provision and 15% undertaking supporting professional activities (audit, QA, CPD, management, research, teaching etc). Each consultant contributes 43 weeks to the rota with remaining weeks allocated to annual leave, study leave etc.
The advertised post is a 6 PA post, NHS-based, although there may be an opportunity for a candidate with an appropriate academic profile to participate in research activities at the Newcastle University. This would be negotiated with the university at the time of appointment. Where appropriate an application will be made for the appointee to be granted the title of Associate Clinical Lecturer in Cellular Pathology. The department undertakes a significant amount of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and you will be expected to participate in these teaching programmes.
Each year the autopsy team perform 1,800 autopsies of which 1,600 are for 2 local Coroners and 200 are paediatric/perinatal. The range of Coroner’s autopsies includes sudden deaths and the usual range of community deaths. NUTH is however a major trauma centre and a tertiary referral centre so the autopsy practice includes a wide range of trauma related and post-operative deaths.
The routine adult autopsy service is currently provided by an independent pathologist, two forensic pathologists, two neuropathologists, 2 salaried autopsy pathologists and 6 cellular pathology consultants. Autopsies are performed within modern, well equipped mortuaries on two sites (RVI and FH). There are 8 WTE APTs who function as a team to cover both sites. The lead Consultant, Dr Nigel Cooper, is a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Pathology and functions as a Home Office pathologist. Following the recent signing of the regional Coroner’s autopsy contract Post-mortem CT (PMCT) scanning is now an integral part of the autopsy service. PMCT scans are reported by trust consultant radiologists led by Dr Rob Holmes. The introduction of PMCT and the appointment of salaried autopsy pathologists are both elements of increased centralisation of the autopsy service combined with efforts to provide a better, more modern and stable service to local Coroners and more importantly to the people of the North East.
The perinatal autopsy service for the North East is already centralised at NUTH as are most of the neuropathology autopsies. The forensic pathologists for the North East are all based at NUTH. The autopsy service is supported by a dedicated team of five clerical staff.
Within the department, you will have a high quality microscope, and a personal computer with digital dictation and the option of voice recognition. You will also have access to secretarial support. The department has good facilities for digital photography of macroscopic and microscopic specimens. There is also equipment and technical support for production of material for educational, audit and research presentations. The Department is in the process of introducing Digital pathology for reporting, but this will not be compulsory.
You will be expected to participate in audit and in relevant EQA schemes. You will also be expected to take part in continuing professional development and annual appraisal (the latter including annual job plan review). Time and funds will be made available by the Trust for attendance of professional and educational meetings etc. and appraisal familiarisation courses are provided in-house. Current study leave entitlement is 30 days over 3 years. Time will be made available for necessary individual preparation to support the annual appraisal procedure. You will share responsibilities with existing consultant staff for the training and supervision of trainee medical staff, and will be required to devote time to these activities on a regular basis. You will be required to undertake administrative duties contributing to the running of the Cellular Pathology Department in co-operation with the Head of Department.
Flexibility:
In line with the Trust’s core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Please Read Attached Job Description And Person Specification.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications And Specialist Skills
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All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Louise Scorfield Job title HR Advisor Email address [email protected]
Consultant Cellular Pathologist interest in Autopsy
Consultant
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job Overview
There are two posts available and they have been created to support the recently signed regional Coroner’s autopsy agreement and to continue the move of the autopsy service to provision by salaried pathologists with integrated post-mortem imaging.
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join one of the largest and most innovative Cellular Pathology Departments in the UK, with. The department itself is housed in excellent facilities at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, is a cancer-referral centre and hosts Novopath (previously an MRC Molecular Pathology Node laboratory).
We operate a well-established system of specialist reporting and the successful applicant will join a team of consultants and advanced practitioners. You will take a major role in the autopsy services.
In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.
Candidates for the post must be registered medical practitioners and on, or eligible to join, the Specialist Register within six months of the date of the Appointments Committee. You should also hold FRCPath or an equivalent level qualification
Please Read Attached Job Description And Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will be expected to specialise in Autopsy pathology but may be able to contribute to the work of another specialist pathology team or teams in the Department.
The successful candidates will be expected to participate in mortality and MDT meetings.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Antony Darne or Dr Peh Sun Loo, Joint Heads of Department, on 0191 2829440 or via email at [email protected] or [email protected].
Please Read Attached Job Description And Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Please Read Attached Job Description And Person Specification.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Consultants in the department currently spend approximately 85% of their time involved directly in clinical service provision and 15% undertaking supporting professional activities (audit, QA, CPD, management, research, teaching etc). Each consultant contributes 43 weeks to the rota with remaining weeks allocated to annual leave, study leave etc.
The advertised post is a 6 PA post, NHS-based, although there may be an opportunity for a candidate with an appropriate academic profile to participate in research activities at the Newcastle University. This would be negotiated with the university at the time of appointment. Where appropriate an application will be made for the appointee to be granted the title of Associate Clinical Lecturer in Cellular Pathology. The department undertakes a significant amount of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and you will be expected to participate in these teaching programmes.
Each year the autopsy team perform 1,800 autopsies of which 1,600 are for 2 local Coroners and 200 are paediatric/perinatal. The range of Coroner’s autopsies includes sudden deaths and the usual range of community deaths. NUTH is however a major trauma centre and a tertiary referral centre so the autopsy practice includes a wide range of trauma related and post-operative deaths.
The routine adult autopsy service is currently provided by an independent pathologist, two forensic pathologists, two neuropathologists, 2 salaried autopsy pathologists and 6 cellular pathology consultants. Autopsies are performed within modern, well equipped mortuaries on two sites (RVI and FH). There are 8 WTE APTs who function as a team to cover both sites. The lead Consultant, Dr Nigel Cooper, is a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Pathology and functions as a Home Office pathologist. Following the recent signing of the regional Coroner’s autopsy contract Post-mortem CT (PMCT) scanning is now an integral part of the autopsy service. PMCT scans are reported by trust consultant radiologists led by Dr Rob Holmes. The introduction of PMCT and the appointment of salaried autopsy pathologists are both elements of increased centralisation of the autopsy service combined with efforts to provide a better, more modern and stable service to local Coroners and more importantly to the people of the North East.
The perinatal autopsy service for the North East is already centralised at NUTH as are most of the neuropathology autopsies. The forensic pathologists for the North East are all based at NUTH. The autopsy service is supported by a dedicated team of five clerical staff.
Within the department, you will have a high quality microscope, and a personal computer with digital dictation and the option of voice recognition. You will also have access to secretarial support. The department has good facilities for digital photography of macroscopic and microscopic specimens. There is also equipment and technical support for production of material for educational, audit and research presentations. The Department is in the process of introducing Digital pathology for reporting, but this will not be compulsory.
You will be expected to participate in audit and in relevant EQA schemes. You will also be expected to take part in continuing professional development and annual appraisal (the latter including annual job plan review). Time and funds will be made available by the Trust for attendance of professional and educational meetings etc. and appraisal familiarisation courses are provided in-house. Current study leave entitlement is 30 days over 3 years. Time will be made available for necessary individual preparation to support the annual appraisal procedure. You will share responsibilities with existing consultant staff for the training and supervision of trainee medical staff, and will be required to devote time to these activities on a regular basis. You will be required to undertake administrative duties contributing to the running of the Cellular Pathology Department in co-operation with the Head of Department.
Flexibility:
In line with the Trust’s core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Please Read Attached Job Description And Person Specification.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications And Specialist Skills
Essential criteria
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC Registration
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
- FRCPath or equivalent
- CHAT unless FRCPath Forensic
- Higher Degree (MD or PhD)
- Diploma in medical Jurisprudence
- Diploma in Forensic Medical Sciences
- Diploma in Forensic Pathology
- FRCPath in Forensic Pathology
Essential criteria
- Has broad general experience in all areas of autopsy pathology
- Able to write coherent autopsy reports including detailed clinic-pathological correlation in a form useful to Coroners and clinicians
- Able to perform different autopsy types to a high quality
- Able to take independent responsibility for different autopsy types
- Able to give clear coherent evidence in court
- Has some experience of Neuropathology
- Has some experience of Forensic Pathology
- Has some experience of giving evidence in court
Essential criteria
- Has some evidence of previous administrative/management experience
- Has a good understanding of Clinical Governance
- Has proven management and administrative experience and skills and understanding of management goals
- Can provide evidence of having implemented change
Essential criteria
- Has experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Has experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Has attended courses to develop teaching skills
- Has a postgraduate qualification in medical education
Essential criteria
- Has evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings
- Has presented research findings at academic meetings
- Has a higher degree
- Has multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals
Essential criteria
- Has evidence of participation in audit
- Has evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit
Essential criteria
- Alignment with the Trust’s values
- Demonstrates a flexible approach to service delivery and a committed approach to development
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
- Has a commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Has ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
- Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 2.3MB)
- Newcastle Staff Benefits (PDF, 274.4KB)
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Louise Scorfield Job title HR Advisor Email address [email protected]
