Job summary
Consultant Cellular Pathologist, special interest in Gastrointestinal Pathology
The Cellular Pathology Department which is based at Northwick Park Hospital requires a substantive consultant in Cellular Pathology, with a special interest in Gastrointestinal Pathology who will work alongside an established team of twelve other pathologists.
A subspecialist interest in Liver Pathology is desirable.
Candidates wishing to work part time or additional PAs will also be considered.
There is a stratified payment system in place for internal backlog management that allows payments reflective of complexity to be made for additional cases undertaken.
Main duties of the job
The department of Cellular Pathology at NPH was joined by the St Mark's Academic Unit of Gastrointestinal Pathology in 1995 and by the CMH department in 2002. It occupies levels 4WX and 6X, part of the wing of the campus that houses the endoscopy suite, St Mark's Hospital and the Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research (NPIMR). This wing is also close to the theatre block. It includes the Regional Cytology Training School facilities. Within the department are two interconnecting seminar rooms (seating for up to 60 persons) and an electron microscopy suite. The "hot" laboratory on the CMH site has facilities for frozen section work, fine needle aspiration and a small reporting office.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The appointee will be expected to take on the duties of a specialist working mainly in gastrointestinal pathology.
The Departments routine workload includes a broad spectrum of screening and diagnostic cases together with network, national and international referral cases.
St Marks is one of the largest review centres in the UK for GI pathology, especially for polyposis, complex inflammatory bowel disease and cancer cases.
The diagnostic workload within the Department for Gastrointestinal Pathology ranges from 13,500-15,000/year.
This is a great opportunity for pathologists who wish to consolidate and further enhance expertise in these areas and participate in research and other academic activities.
For more information on this post/s, please refer to the Job Description attached to this advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The appointee will be expected to take on the duties of a specialist working mainly in gastrointestinal pathology.
The Departments routine workload includes a broad spectrum of screening and diagnostic cases together with network, national and international referral cases.
St Marks is one of the largest review centres in the UK for GI pathology, especially for polyposis, complex inflammatory bowel disease and cancer cases.
The diagnostic workload within the Department for Gastrointestinal Pathology ranges from 13,500-15,000/year.
This is a great opportunity for pathologists who wish to consolidate and further enhance expertise in these areas and participate in research and other academic activities.
For more information on this post/s, please refer to the Job Description attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Skills
Essential
- FRCPath or evidence of equivalent qualification
- Applicants that are UK trained, must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview
- Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview)
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate experience and clinical expertise in Gastrointestinal Histopathology
- IT Skills and computer literacy
Desirable
- Experience training graduates
- NHS experience within the last 3 years
- Evidence of sub-specialist experience in liver pathology
Person Specification
Qualifications / Skills
Essential
- FRCPath or evidence of equivalent qualification
- Applicants that are UK trained, must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview
- Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview)
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate experience and clinical expertise in Gastrointestinal Histopathology
- IT Skills and computer literacy
Desirable
- Experience training graduates
- NHS experience within the last 3 years
- Evidence of sub-specialist experience in liver pathology
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had 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) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had 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) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
