Overview
Client Name: East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation NHS Trust
Role: Substantive Consultant Histopathologist
Salary: £105,504 – £139,882 per annum pro rata
Hours: Full time ideally however, x4 days per week considered
Requirements: Doctors must be on the specialist register to be considered for this role
Location: Ipswich Hospital
Job overview
Opportunities have arisen to join the teams at Ipswich Hospital as a full time Consultant.
Applicants will have completed CCT or equivalent (Portfolio Pathway) and must be on the Specialist Register.
Histopathology provides a reporting service to the Trust, the community and local private hospitals. In addition there is opportunity to boast income from private work, which is shared equally between the consultant team, and an opportunity to participate in the Post Mortem Service which is provided to the local coroner (although this is not mandatory).
Any applicant who is unable for personal reasons, to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues.
Our Enhanced Welcome package includes an additional £20,000 and relocation costs to thank you for choosing to work at our trust and your new journey with ESNEFT. (Welcome Bonus subject to Tax)
Main duties of the job
CLINICAL
The new appointee will automatically be a member of the Medical Staff Committee.
The post-holder will:
Participate in the departmental rota for routine surgical pathology reporting, and dissection.
Attend MDTs according to rostering and clinical need.
Participate in the MDT cancer care structure and assume leadership for cell pathology in at least one MDT according to the interests of the postholder and the needs of the department in consultation with existing consultant colleagues.
Refer specialist cases to appropriate referral centres for reporting.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
Job description
Job description, person specification and all extra details available upon request
If this could be of interest to you or you wish to find out more then please apply.
Person Specification
Essential
- FRCPath or evidence of equivalent qualification
- Full and specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)
- Full GMC
- 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
