Trainee/ qualified Advanced practitioner in Cellular Pathology

Job overview

• The post holder will be recognised as specialist in their field, and as such the expert practice of the function will comprise the most significant part of their role.
• The post holder will assist the Consultant Histopathologist staff in specimen dissection and in that role will be expected to carry out the following duties according to the appropriate standard operating procedures, ensuring health and safety guidance is followed.
• Performing specimen dissection as part of the different histopathology speciality teams.
• Teaching, training, organisation and supervision of Biomedical Scientists and ST1 junior medical staff in appropriate dissection techniques.
• Providing support and advice to junior medical staff and trainee BMS staff in Specimen dissection.
• Work under own initiative referring to standard operating procedures and amending as required after consultation with Histopathologist and Histopathology Management Team.

Main duties of the job

• Performing specimen dissection as part of the different histopathology speciality teams.
• Teaching, training, organisation and supervision of Biomedical Scientists and ST1 junior medical staff in appropriate dissection techniques.
• Providing support and advice to junior medical staff and trainee BMS staff in Specimen dissection.
• Work under own initiative referring to standard operating procedures and amending as required after consultation with Histopathologist and Histopathology Management Team.
• Working with medical staff to develop and improve techniques in dissection
• Participating in multi-disciplinary team meetings (MDT) meetings for educational purposes and to facilitate CPD.
• Attaining appropriate knowledge, skills and qualifications in relation to advanced practitioner role. To be responsible in consultation with the Lead Pathologist and the Laboratory Manager for the strategic direction of the service with regards to specimen dissection ensuring the service is developed in line with national and local policy.
• Liaising with colleagues external to the department to improve services, e.g. Bowel Cancer Screening Nurses.
• Responsible in consultation with the Lead Pathologist for histology audits as required demonstrating the quality of the histology service.
• To have time to regularly observe specimen dissection by experienced pathologists.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.