Specialist in Cellular Pathology

Job overview

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is looking for a fixed term (12 months) Specialist Doctor as maternity cover. The doctor will be based at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and will work alongside the consultant and laboratory team. The role will include the full range of clinical activities including cutup, reporting and MDT activity.

There is no on-call commitment in this role.

Main duties of the job

• Cutup, reporting and clinical liaison over pathology specimens (histology and non-gynae cytology) and MDT meetings.
• To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in multi-professional team.
• To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the doctor's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a doctor’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.

For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as:

• 9 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes all clinical work - cutup, reporting, clinical review and MDT preparation and attendance
• 1 PA Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) - includes CPD, audit, teaching and research.