Locum Consultant Cellular Pathologists/Histopathologists

Job summary

Applications are invited for two fixed term locum Consultant Cellular Pathologists / Histopathologists in the Department of Cellular Pathology at Barts Health NHS Trust. The jobs are to provide maternity leave cover. The appointment is to provide Histopathology reporting within Gynaecological Pathology and Gynaecological and Breast Pathology for Barts Health and the other hospitals for which we undertake service provision. Barts Health is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers and the largest Trust in the NHS. Together, our hospitals - Newham University Hospital, St Bartholomew's, The Royal London and Whipps Cross - deliver high quality clinical care to the people of East London and further afield. The hospitals offer a full portfolio of services to the local community and are home to some of the UK's leading specialist centres. The upheaval of COVID-19 has provided our consultant team with the opportunity to implement flexible working, both geographic and temporal, enabling us to deliver an efficient service in spite of the restrictions of lockdown. Going forward, we hope to retain and capitalise upon these changes which we feel allow us to maintain a healthy work-life balance whilst continuing to provide an excellent service for our users, both of which are major priorities for our Department. Our digital capabilities are expanding and we are in the process of implementing large volume slide scanning, remote frozen section macroscopy and reporting.

Main duties of the job

The post is based in the state-of-the-art Pathology and Pharmacy building at the Royal London hospital in Whitechapel. Cellular pathology services are provided along specialist lines. The department provides a high quality service and the appointee will be a full and active member of the team.

Applicants are required to hold full GMC registration with a licence to practice and to be on the GMC's Specialist Register.

A job description applicable to the post is appended, together with details of the department. This post is full time but those interested in part time work are also encouraged to apply.

About us

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

The Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel Rd

London

E1 1FR

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

The Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel Rd

London

E1 1FR

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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