Consultant Cellular Pathologist
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Date: 1 day ago
City: Chester, England
Salary:
£105,504
-
£139,882
per year
Contract type: Full time
Working hours: 5-10 sessions per week
A great team seeks new members. We are seeking enthusiastic and dynamic consultants to join our Cellular Pathology team. We actively support flexible working providing the opportunity to work full-time or part-time to meet your needs and those of the department.
The job content will be discussed with the appointee on a personal basis and reflect their working preference.
Chester is a great place to live and work. There are numerous attractive residential areas nearby, with good schools, sports and other amenities. There is easy access to North Wales, Liverpool, Manchester and the Lake District and direct connection with the national motorway network.
This is an exciting time to join our team. The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS FT and Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS FT are forming a collaborative pathology service south of the river Mersey to serve the joint population needs of both Trusts and primary care. Our joint service will be one of three hubs within the Cheshire and Merseyside pathology region.
The department is associated with the Merseyside training scheme. Teaching and research are encouraged, and a major emphasis is placed on quality through regular audit and case review meetings.
The successful candidate must have full GMC registration, possess FRCPath (Histopathology) or equivalent, have completed specialist training and be on the specialist register or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview.
For a detailed breakdown of the below duties, please see attached Job Description & Person Specification
The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
A great team seeks new members. We are seeking enthusiastic and dynamic consultants to join our Cellular Pathology team. We actively support flexible working providing the opportunity to work full-time or part-time to meet your needs and those of the department.
The job content will be discussed with the appointee on a personal basis and reflect their working preference.
Chester is a great place to live and work. There are numerous attractive residential areas nearby, with good schools, sports and other amenities. There is easy access to North Wales, Liverpool, Manchester and the Lake District and direct connection with the national motorway network.
This is an exciting time to join our team. The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS FT and Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS FT are forming a collaborative pathology service south of the river Mersey to serve the joint population needs of both Trusts and primary care. Our joint service will be one of three hubs within the Cheshire and Merseyside pathology region.
The department is associated with the Merseyside training scheme. Teaching and research are encouraged, and a major emphasis is placed on quality through regular audit and case review meetings.
The successful candidate must have full GMC registration, possess FRCPath (Histopathology) or equivalent, have completed specialist training and be on the specialist register or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview.
For a detailed breakdown of the below duties, please see attached Job Description & Person Specification
- Clinical
- Indicative Work Plan
- Teaching
- Clinical Audit
- Research and Innovation
- Contractual Commitment
- Associated Duties
The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
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