Consultant in Paediatric and Perinatal Histopathology

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Full timePart time
Location: Manchester
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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) was formed in 2017 following the merger of Central Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (CMFT) and the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust (UHSM). With the inclusion of North Manchester General Hospital from the 1st April 2021, our organisation provides a single hospital service across the City of Manchester, where these changes will make a real difference to the health outcomes and quality of life for the communities we serve. As a result, it is an exciting and challenging period in the delivery of health and social care in Manchester and one that provides a wealth of opportunity.

THE POST

We are seeking to appoint two committed full-time (10 PA) Consultant Paediatric and Perinatal Pathologists to join our experienced and highly motivated team. This post will include perinatal and coroner's postmortem pathology, placental pathology, and routine paediatric surgical pathology.

Main duties of the job

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

You will join a team of six other full and part time Consultant Paediatric and Perinatal Pathologists. The main responsibilities of this post would be:

Participation in the perinatal and hospital-consented autopsy service. Participation in the coroner's autopsy service. Reporting placentas. Reporting routine paediatric surgical pathology, including gastrointestinal biopsies. Subspecialist reporting may be required to meet the needs of the department. Contribution to the paediatric oncology/neuro-oncology service. Involvement in relevant clinicopathological meetings and MDTs. Contribution to the training and supervision of junior medical staff. HM Coroner Postmortems can be undertaken within or outside the job plan and this can be discussed based on service needs at the time of the appointment, expertise and interests of the appointee.

About us

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential

MB ChB or equivalent Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview) Applicants who 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. Applicants who are non-UK trained will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT. FRCPath or equivalent Desirable MD, PhD or other higher degree Teaching and Audit Essential

Experience of Audit in Cellular pathology Teaching of junior medical staff Desirable Teaching of medical students Experience of supervision of ST2+ level trainees including workplace-based assessment and MSF Trained Clinical Supervisor Trained Educational Supervisor Academic Achievements and Research Desirable Publications in recognised Pathological and Clinical Journals Specialist interest in areas of Cellular pathology complementary to other consultants in the departments Research projects relating to the specialist area Interpersonal / Professional Skills Essential Organisational skills Communication skills Leadership skills Desirable Involvement in service development and/or quality improvement processes Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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