Consultant Chemical Pathologist

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint Consultant Chemical Pathologist with an interest in covering Clinical Chemistry, clinics in Lipid disorders and the medical aspects of metabolic and bariatric surgery.

Applications are invited for a new post of Consultant Chemical Pathologist to join the current Consultant Chemical Pathologist and Consultant Clinical Scientists working in Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

You will join an enthusiastic and forward-thinking clinically orientated team working to optimally develop the lipid clinical service, weight loss, the medical aspects of metabolic and bariatric surgery and the laboratory service.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will be appointed to a 10PA new position to cover the following clinical duties;

Offering clinical guidance and scientific advice and assistance to hospital clinicians and general practitioners on the selection, performance and interpretation of clinically relevant tests, and may be involved in relevant ward rounds/MDT discussions;
Working with the BMS, Clinical Scientist and MLA staff in the laboratory with clinically related queries;
Shared authorising of laboratory results and other laboratory-related tasks;
On call role out of hours providing clinical oversight to the Biochemistry and Toxicology service provided by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Direct clinical care in Lipid clinics working in the expanding lipid service which covers the trust area. This is an expanding service which covers; review of referrals to the service; assessment of new lipid clinic patients; review of those patients under lipid clinic care; oversight of those patients on hospital only lipid lowering medication. as well as an opportunity for further clinical sessions in areas of interest.
There will also be opportunity to be involved in the expanding tier 3 weight management service which will require medical oversight.
Clinical involvement in the medical side of metabolic and bariatric surgical patients including pre and post operative management and follow up of patients. There are specific areas which require medical input including overseeing need for very low-calorie diets and post operative metabolic issues. Involvement in the use of GLP1 agonist medication would be an area of responsibility with an opportunity to develop this service.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Date posted

30 October 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-6740307HD

Job locations

North Tyneside Genertal Hospital

Rake Lane, North shields NE29 8NH

North Shields

NE29 8NH

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the expansion of our LIPIDS outpatient service and promote education and training to patients who are referred into the service, while also providing advice and guidance to primary care colleagues to manage patients in the community .

Offering clinical guidance and scientific advice and assistance to hospital clinicians and general practitioners on the selection, performance and interpretation of clinically relevant tests, and may be involved in relevant ward rounds/MDT discussions;

Working with the BMS, Clinical Scientist and MLA staff in the laboratory with clinically related queries.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working with the BMS, Clinical Scientist and MLA staff in the laboratory with clinically related queries.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists or Equivalent
Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required to obtain UK CCT
Clinical training and experience in the relevant Subspecialty
Full GMC Registration

Desirable

Experience of Audit Management
Experience of teaching to undergraduates
Experience of Supervising StR's
Formal training in Clinical Supervision / train the trainers

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists or Equivalent
Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required to obtain UK CCT
Clinical training and experience in the relevant Subspecialty
Full GMC Registration

Desirable

Experience of Audit Management
Experience of teaching to undergraduates
Experience of Supervising StR's
Formal training in Clinical Supervision / train the trainers

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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