Consultant Cellular Pathologist

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is looking to appoint a substantive Consultant Cellular Pathologist to the Pathology Department at Warwick Hospital. This will be a replacement whole time equivalent post., Main Purpose of the Post The Pathology Department is part of the Coventry and Warwickshire Pathology Network between South Warwickshire Trust, George Elliot Hospital and University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire. The appointee will be based at Warwick Hospital and the employer would be South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust. This appointee will be required to deliver general and specialised reporting, participate in frozen section reporting and attend multi-disciplinary team (MDT). All of the MDTs are currently delivered via computer link (Microsoft Teams). The appointee will be required to interact with the clinicians and allied health professionals to provide pathological support and leadership required for the delivery of excellent services. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is currently no post mortem service at SWFT. Histopathology and Cytopathology reporting MDT support Cut-up support to the BMS-led structure Frozen section support Main Aims and Objectives of the Post

• Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview if UK trained))
• FRCPath, or equivalent
Desirable
• Research experience and / or higher qualifications
• Undertaken a fellowship programme to complement the post.
Professional Experience / Knowledge Essential
• Experience in Histopathology including appropriate sub-specialist experience
• Thorough and detailed knowledge of best medical practice
Desirable
• Experience in diagnostic use of molecular pathology
  
  In 2008 a single managed network providing all pathology support for South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT), University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) and George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust (GEH) and was established. This network is known as Coventry and Warwickshire Pathology Services (CWPS) and is hosted by UHCW NHS Trust. CWPS is a modern pathology network embracing the principles of Lord Carter's plan to modernise pathology services. The network has and continues to re-invest savings made through the reorganisation of services around a large hub site to improve the quality and extent of the services offered to patients. In 2015, CWPS acquired the contract to deliver pathology Services to Burton Hospitals NHS Trust, which led to the appointment of 3 additional consultants at SWFT. The Pathology laboratory for UHCW and GEH is centralized at UHCW.
The Pathology Department at SWFT is based at Warwick Hospital and is made up of 8 Consultants in histopathology ( overall), to which this post is a replacement following retirement. It is expected that the candidate would be forward thinking and innovative in the delivery of the pathology service, and be capable of leading a highly experienced multidisciplinary team., Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work. We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

Each post is based on a 10 PA contract for the full-time applicant. Additional PAs may be available following job planning exercise and flexible working patterns can be considered.