Consultant Histopathologist

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

• Qualifications

  Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for registration within six months of interview.

• Qualifications

  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.

• Qualifications

  Applicants that are non-UK trained will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT

• Qualifications

  Evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT

• Qualifications

  FRCPath or evidence of equivalent qualification

• Other Requirements:

  Appropriate Immigration Status (where appropriate).

• Other Requirements:

  Good knowledge of spoken and written English.

• Other Requirements:

  An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.

• Personal Attributes:

  Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure.

• Personal Attributes:

  An enquiring and critical approach to work.

• Personal Attributes:

  Caring attitude to patients.

• Personal Attributes:

  Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other staff and agencies.

• Personal Attributes:

  Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development.

• Personal Attributes:

  Ability to liaise tactfully with clinical referrers and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

• Personal Attributes:

  Ability to work flexibly.

• Clinical Effectiveness:

  Experience of conducting clinical audit.

• Clinical Effectiveness:

  Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making and the implementation of change following the audit.

• Clinical Experience & Training:

  Recent wide experience and completion of Specialist training and ability in general histopathology and morbid anatomy.

• Clinical Experience & Training:

  Good writing and presentation skills

• Clinical Experience & Training:

  Willingness to develop an area of special interest to fit in with current establishment and service needs

• Teaching and Training Experience

  Ability to teach clinical skills to medical staff and medical students, and other disciplines

• Management and Administrative Experience:

  Ability to organise and prioritise their workload effectively.

• Management and Administrative Experience:

  Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures.

• Management and Administrative Experience:

  Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives.

• Management and Administrative Experience:

  General exposure to and understanding of managerial issues.

• Management and Administrative Experience:

  Sense of understanding and commitment to corporate responsibility.

• Management and Administrative Experience:

  Able to support the Clinical Director of Pathology.

• Academic Achievements, Research, Publications

  Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit.

• Academic Achievements, Research, Publications:

  Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.

• Academic Achievements, Research, Publications:

  An awareness of current speciality specific developments, initiatives and issues.

• Academic Achievements, Research, Publications:

  Knowledge of the principles that involved in research.

• Academic Achievements, Research, Publications:

  Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit.

• Professional and Multidisciplinary Team Working:

  Ability to work effectively with colleagues and within a team.