Consultant in Cellular Pathology in Blackburn

We have a vacancy arise for a Consultant post in Cellular Pathology. This will be based at Royal Blackburn Hospital and is a full-time, permanent post. The working week will be Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm with no expectation of providing on-call for this post. The successful applicant will join our team of consultants and will be required to provide a comprehensive histopathology service.

Main duties of the job:

• Co-operate with other members of the Pathology Directorate to ensure effective administrative arrangements are made in the laboratory.
• Recruitment and appointment of junior medical staff, BMSs and secretarial staff having dealings with the histopathology department.
• Arrangement of rosters of staff, allocation of duties to them and their instruction in necessary organisational matters.
• Co-ordination with staff in other professional disciplines and health care workers outside the hospital.
• Attendance at Board meetings and other committees when pathology issues are being discussed and participation in resource management.
• Continuing management responsibility by agreement with other consultants in the Cellular Pathology Department.

About us:

Royal Blackburn Hospital is a major referral centre for HPB, Head & Neck and Urology Cancer Services and we also receive cancer resections from Colorectal, Breast and Gynae Units. It is a national screening unit for Bowel cancer screening patients. The Department is recognised for 4 Cellular pathology STs and is supported by 2 Senior Clinical Fellows.

Applicants are expected to be experienced in all aspects of histopathology and non-gynae cytology and there are opportunities to develop special interests although experience in breast, urology, colorectal and skin pathology would be more beneficial to the post.

Our Hospital is situated close to the motorway networks and at close proximity to beautiful countryside of Ribble Valley and the Lake District and is 40 minutes away from Manchester.

Person Specification:

• Qualifications:
• Full and specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC).
• MBChB or equivalent or evidence of equivalent qualifications.
• FRCPath or evidence of equivalent qualification.
• If UK trained, must be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
• Non-UK trained applicants will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT/CESR.
• Experience & Skills:
• Wide range of experience in Histopathology and Non-Gynae Cytology.
• Interest in other specialist areas including Dermatopathology, Oral/Head and Neck pathology.
• Qualified to perform autopsies.
• Management:
• Evidence of Clinical Leadership.
• Evidence of commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development.
• Research and Development:
• Evidence of interest in personal development e.g. through research and/or publications.
• Personal:
• Effective communication skills, both written and oral.
• Good organisation skills.
• Works well within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Resident within 30 minutes travel time to Blackburn.
• Health:
• Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship:

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.

UK Registration:

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.