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Locum Consultant In Cellular Pathology | Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 07 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £99,532 - £131,964 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 06 September 2024 |
| Location: | Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7QB |
| Company: | Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6547836/396-2741-MS |
Summary
Interview date to be confirmed .
Applications are invited for this 10PA post of Locum Consultant Histopathologist at Kingston Hospital which is a new addition to the existing team. The applicant will join an existing team of eight Consultants in this busy DGH Department providing a wide range of diagnostic services within the Hospital and to local GPs.
Workload activity is approximately 28,500 surgical specimens and 1,750 Diagnostic Cytology specimens per annum.
The Department provides a wide range of cancer unit specialities including Breast, Haematopathology, Upper/Lower GI, Thyroid, Dermatology, Urology, Gynaecology and Respiratory. There is partial sub-specialisation with the lead for each discipline reporting the majority of those cases and this is supported by well-motivated BMS staff and administrative staff. The post-holder will be expected to have a wide experience of most sub-specialised areas and be prepared to participate in the reporting of all cases as necessary. Very few Hospital autopsies are performed and the local Coronial work is carried out by external Pathologists. The unit is UKAS/ISO accredited.
The Department fosters a team approach to service provision which is Patient centred with Cellular Pathology well represented in all Local MDTs and their management groups.
The Pathology department’s ethos is to provide a flexible, responsive and high-quality service which is a valued and integral part of each relevant patient pathway across the Trust. This is achieved through a well-developed team approach to providing the best possible service for our users and patients. The service aims to raise its profile to ensure that it features in the development plans of each of the service lines it supports, providing a more holistic approach to the patient pathway.
Cellular Pathology is situated on level 2 of Esher wing in a purpose-built Laboratory. The department of Cellular Pathology at Kingston Hospital has maintained full accreditation UKAS ISO 15189:2012 accreditation since 2015.All consultant offices are peripherally located with natural daylight and include a suitable diagnostic microscope with IT terminals.
Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust is a thriving hospital, located close to Richmond Park, Kingston town centre and central London and is readily accessible by public transport. Our Acute Assessment Unit is comprised of 50 assessment beds and is developing a Same Day Emergency Care Unit for our Acute Emergency Care outpatients and day cases. This unit is fed directly by GP referrals and also from our Emergency Department which is a Trauma Centre seeing over 100,000 attendances per year. There are 350 acute adult inpatient beds and a 12 bedded ITU.
This is a 10 PA locum consultant post for a fixed term length of 12 months. Precise areas of sub-speciality and incumbent detailed job planning are open to local agreement on appointment.
For further details please review the job description and person specification attached. Any queries please contact Yasir.
This advert closes on Wednesday 21 Aug 2024