Consultant Neuropathologist

Job overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join the Department of Neuropathology at the Walton Centre. The Walton Centre is a specialist neuroscience trust covering a population of 3.5 million. We are looking for a dynamic neuropathologist to join our current neuropathologists to work in this department. The department has full neuropathology, immuno and EM facilities, and is interested in developing and expanding further. A research tissue bank and CSF biobank exist and are managed by a full time tissue bank manager. The Walton Centre has active neurosurgical and neurological support and cooperation for clinical work and research collaboration. This appointment would be expected to support the clinical workload of the department, and to help develop the service.

Main duties of the job

This includes adult surgical neuropathology (including intraoperative smears and frozen sections); CSF cytology; muscle and nerve biopsy pathology (including enzyme histochemistry, muscle protein immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy); electron microscopic examination of other specimens for diagnosis of neurological disease; post-mortem macroscopic and microscopic brain examination of fixed brains including 'high-risk' examinations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post-holder will be responsible, with colleagues and laboratory staff in the Department, for maintaining high diagnostic standards and for supporting the continuous development of new or improved techniques for the diagnosis and management of neurological diseases. They will be expected to participate in the National Neuropathology EQA Scheme, the registration costs of which will be supported by the Division.

The post-holder will be expected to attend and contribute to clinico-pathological conferences and case discussions and to liaise closely with clinical colleagues to provide a high-quality diagnostic neuropathology service. Current clinical and multidisciplinary team meetings are as follows: adult neuro-oncology – weekly; pituitary MDT – monthly; muscle and nerve pathology – every two weeks.

The post-holder and other consultant colleagues will be expected to provide cover for one another during periods of annual, professional or study leave. The post does not currently include responsibility for out-of-hours clinical cover.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.