Job summary
- Main area
- Histopathology
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 10 sessions per week (Full-Time)
- Job ref
- 180-CON-4935
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrooke's Hospital
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum, pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/12/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 30/01/2025
Employer heading
Consultant in Histopathology
Consultant
Job overview
Applications are invited for two new Consultants in Histopathology with a special interest in reporting gastrointestinal pathology, in addition to skin and/or head and neck pathology at Addenbrooke’s Hospital part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
In order to be considered applicants must meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification.
You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in Histopathology or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.
As part of our commitment to supporting the medical workforce in the part they play in delivering an excellent caring service to patients, all newly appointed Consultants attend our five-day Consultant Development programme within a year of joining the Trust. Leadership is a key requirement of doctors’ professional work and this innovative programme is designed to support Consultants to hone the leadership and management skills they need to succeed at CUH.
Working for our organisation
The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.
Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, 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) will also be subject to this requirement.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The primary duties of this post will be reporting of surgical specimens with a particular focus on gastrointestinal in addition to skin or head & neck pathology. The department is staffed by a team of over 50 specialist Histopathologists.
The successful appointees may also be able to participate in the departmental postmortem rota.
The department is fully digitised and successful applicants will be expected to move towards digital reporting as part of the national drive to digitise Histopathology services.
Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Standards
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Professionalism
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Specialty Specific Skills (related to the post)
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Clinical Governance (improving patient care)
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Understanding of the NHS
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Dr Michael Eden
- Job title
- Clinical Lead for Histopathology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223 596250
- Additional information
Informal enquiries about this post should be addressed Dr Michael Eden, Clinical Lead for Histopathology via email at [email protected] or alternatively by telephone 01223 596250.
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