Job summary
Are you a dedicated ad experienced Chemical Pathologist looking for your next challenge? We are seeing a highly skilled Consultant Chemical Pathologist to join our team, where you will play a pivotal role in providing expert diagnostic support and delivering exceptional patient care.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a team a highly skilled Consultant Chemical Pathologists and leading the services offered by speciality.
The post is for 10 Programmed Activities (PAs): 8 clinical Direct Clinical Care (DCC) sessions including two laboratory sessions and 2 supporting programmed activities (SPAs).
The department of Metabolic Medicine is based at Edward building (4th floor) at new Royal Liverpool Hospital site. The laboratory services at Royal Liverpool Hospital merged with those at Aintree Hospital in 2012 to form Liverpool Clinical Laboratories (LCL). The main hub laboratories are based in Royal site with spoke laboratories at Aintree, Broadgreen site and at Liverpool Women's hospital.
If you have full registration with the General Medical Council and relevant certification in Chemical Pathology and proven experience in chemical pathology, including expertise in clinical biochemistry, endocrinology and metabolic disorders, we would welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties
1. To take the lead in managing and developing the Bone metabolic service.
2. To share responsibility at consultant level in the metabolic bone disease and lipid outpatient clinics.
3. To provide a clinical advisory service for Clinical Biochemistry in the Blood Sciences Department of Liverpool Clinical Laboratories (LcL).
4. To participate in multidisciplinary meetings related to metabolic medicine.
5. To lead the clinical governance meetings for the speciality
6. Providing consultant level clinical and training supervision of medical and other staff associated with the unit.
7. To help develop and maintain multidisciplinary clinical networks and care pathways appropriate to the evolving need of patients. This will include development of virtual consultations and engaging with, and involving, patient representative groups.
8. Subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Service, the post-holder will be expected to observe the Trust's agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust.
9. All medical and dental staff employed by the Trust are expected to comply with its Risk Management and Health and Safety Policies and with the guidelines of the General Medical Council's Good Medicine Practice.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed clinician to join our consultant team. The new consultant will share the provision of outpatient clinics, including virtual and face to face clinics, in metabolic bone diseases and lipid disorders. The post holder will also be expected to lead and develop the bone metabolic services across the LUHFT as well as supporting the research in bone metabolism. Any other sub-specialist interest which dovetails with the requirements of the department and the hospital will be encouraged and supported. The candidate will also be supported to develop a research interest, with excellent opportunities to collaborate within the Trust and University.
The candidate will be expected to manage 4 bone metabolic and 1 lipid outpatient clinic per week. The successful applicant will join the other consultants to provide advice on the management of biochemical abnormalities in inpatients within LUHFT and provide advice and guidance to General Practitioners on a one in five rota.
Main Duties
1. To take the lead in managing and developing the Bone metabolic service.
2. To share responsibility at consultant level in the metabolic bone disease and lipid outpatient clinics.
3. To provide a clinical advisory service for Clinical Biochemistry in the Blood Sciences Department of Liverpool Clinical Laboratories (LcL).
4. To participate in multidisciplinary meetings related to metabolic medicine.
5. To lead the clinical governance meetings for the speciality
6. Providing consultant level clinical and training supervision of medical and other staff associated with the unit.
7. To help develop and maintain multidisciplinary clinical networks and care pathways appropriate to the evolving need of patients. This will include development of virtual consultations and engaging with, and involving, patient representative groups.
8. Subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Service, the post-holder will be expected to observe the Trusts agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust.
9. All medical and dental staff employed by the Trust are expected to comply with its Risk Management and Health and Safety Policies and with the guidelines of the General Medical Councils Good Medicine Practice.
The duties outlined above are not intended to be exhaustive and may change as the needs of the department alter in line with current agendas. This job description will be subject to periodic review and amendment in accordance with the needs of the Trust.
The consultant appointed for this job will be provided with office space (to share with colleagues), personal computer available and a secretary to support admin work.
Audit and Clinical Governance
The post holder will be expected to follow national governance standards as set out in the Healthcare Commission document Standards for Better Health. In addition, the post holder will actively participate in the Trusts clinical governance strategy. Consultants are expected to provide a lead for, and undertake, quality improvement and clinical audit. The post-holder will be required to comply with the principles of research governance and Caldecott requirements.
CPD, Appraisal and Job Planning
Please see JD for more detail.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed clinician to join our consultant team. The new consultant will share the provision of outpatient clinics, including virtual and face to face clinics, in metabolic bone diseases and lipid disorders. The post holder will also be expected to lead and develop the bone metabolic services across the LUHFT as well as supporting the research in bone metabolism. Any other sub-specialist interest which dovetails with the requirements of the department and the hospital will be encouraged and supported. The candidate will also be supported to develop a research interest, with excellent opportunities to collaborate within the Trust and University.
The candidate will be expected to manage 4 bone metabolic and 1 lipid outpatient clinic per week. The successful applicant will join the other consultants to provide advice on the management of biochemical abnormalities in inpatients within LUHFT and provide advice and guidance to General Practitioners on a one in five rota.
Main Duties
1. To take the lead in managing and developing the Bone metabolic service.
2. To share responsibility at consultant level in the metabolic bone disease and lipid outpatient clinics.
3. To provide a clinical advisory service for Clinical Biochemistry in the Blood Sciences Department of Liverpool Clinical Laboratories (LcL).
4. To participate in multidisciplinary meetings related to metabolic medicine.
5. To lead the clinical governance meetings for the speciality
6. Providing consultant level clinical and training supervision of medical and other staff associated with the unit.
7. To help develop and maintain multidisciplinary clinical networks and care pathways appropriate to the evolving need of patients. This will include development of virtual consultations and engaging with, and involving, patient representative groups.
8. Subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Service, the post-holder will be expected to observe the Trusts agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust.
9. All medical and dental staff employed by the Trust are expected to comply with its Risk Management and Health and Safety Policies and with the guidelines of the General Medical Councils Good Medicine Practice.
The duties outlined above are not intended to be exhaustive and may change as the needs of the department alter in line with current agendas. This job description will be subject to periodic review and amendment in accordance with the needs of the Trust.
The consultant appointed for this job will be provided with office space (to share with colleagues), personal computer available and a secretary to support admin work.
Audit and Clinical Governance
The post holder will be expected to follow national governance standards as set out in the Healthcare Commission document Standards for Better Health. In addition, the post holder will actively participate in the Trusts clinical governance strategy. Consultants are expected to provide a lead for, and undertake, quality improvement and clinical audit. The post-holder will be required to comply with the principles of research governance and Caldecott requirements.
CPD, Appraisal and Job Planning
Please see JD for more detail.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
- FRCPath or show evidence of equivalent qualification
- MRCP or show evidence of equivalent qualification
- Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council, or be eligible for registration within six months of interview
- Applicants that 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 that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
Desirable
Language skills
Essential
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
- FRCPath or show evidence of equivalent qualification
- MRCP or show evidence of equivalent qualification
- Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council, or be eligible for registration within six months of interview
- Applicants that 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 that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
Desirable
Language skills
Essential
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
