Consultant in Chemical Pathology

Job description

Job responsibilities

Oxford University Hospitals is the hub of the South 4 Pathology Partnership. Chemical Pathology across the South 4 Pathology Partnership works in collaboration. Support of colleagues and services in the partner trusts will become an increasing component of the post, as an integrated laboratory information management system facilitates closer working across the sites. As a consultant in a specialist centre, the appointee will be expected to work closely with network colleagues to assure the quality of the work of the whole team.

The Chemical Pathology Consultant will have the use of an office at the John Radcliffe site, shared for part of the week with one other Consultant. The office is equipped with the usual furniture and a PC with word processing and spreadsheet facilities, and full access to the laboratory IT systems. There is a shared full-time departmental secretary.

The post holders duties will be primarily at the John Radcliffe and Churchill Hospitals, but it is a condition of the appointment that the post holder will be willing to work in any of the Trusts locations.

ClinicalThis post will work within a team of consultant medical and scientist colleagues to provide a comprehensive Clinical Biochemistry service to the Oxford University Hospitals. The consultant will provide expert support for the diagnosis and management of biochemical clinical problems, adviseon appropriate investigations for individual patients and help to determine the repertoire provided by the Clinical Biochemistry Department. The consultant will take a lead role in clinical liaison.

The consultant will also take a lead clinical role in the OUH Point-of-Care Testing Advisory Committee (PoCTAC). The Department of Clinical Biochemistry supports clinical outpatient services in lipid disorders, diabetes, metabolic bone disease, nutrition and inherited metabolic disorders. The particular areas of laboratory responsibilities and the clinical areas for which the appointee will have direct clinical responsibility will be agreed with him/her, taking into account his/her particular interests and the needs of the Department.

The post-holder will be expected to attend the weekly clinical meetingsand the weekly laboratory management meetings, and to participate in multidisciplinary meetings with other clinical departments as appropriate.Oxford University Hospitals is the hub of the South 4 Pathology Partnership. Chemical Pathology across the South 4 Pathology Partnership works in collaboration. Support of colleagues and services in the partner trusts will become an increasing component of the post, as an integratedlaboratory information management system facilitates closer working across the sites. As a consultant in a specialist centre, the appointee will be expected to work closely with network colleagues to assure the quality of the work of the whole team.

The Chemical Pathology Consultant will have the use of an office at the John Radcliffe site, shared for part of the week with one other Consultant. The office is equipped with the usual furniture and a PC with word processing and spreadsheet facilities, and full access to the laboratory IT systems. There is a shared full-time departmental secretary.

Teaching/Research

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is a teaching hospital trust, and the post-holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations. It is expected that this will be an integral part of everyday clinical activity.

The post-holders contribution to teaching, training and research will be included in the regular job plan review.

Clinical Governance

The post-holder will participate in all clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management and quality improvement activities, as required by the Trust and external accrediting bodies.

Personal and Professional Development

The post-holder will be required to keep themselves up to date with their relevant area of practice and to be able to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trust. Professional or study leave will be granted at the discretion of the Trust, in line with the prevailing Terms and Conditions of Service, to support appropriate study, postgraduate training activities, relevant CME courses and other appropriate personal development needs. The appointee is required to participate in the Trust personal appraisal and revalidation programme annually. There is a revalidation officer to provide administrative support and advice for medical staff maintaining their credentials for revalidation.

Management

The post-holder will be required to work within the Trust's management policies and procedures, both statutory and internal, accepting that the resources available to the Trust are finite and that all changes in clinical practice or workload, or developments requiring additional resources must have prior agreement with the Trust.

They will undertake the administrative duties associated with the running of their service under the direction of the Clinical Lead, Clinical Director and Operational Manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Full GMC registration with licence to practice
• FRCPath or equivalent
• Subspeciality Training

Desirable

• Higher Medical Degree

Experience

Essential

• Experience of complex cases in Chemical Pathology
• Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.

Desirable

• Independent reporting of complex cases in chemical pathology

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
• Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management.
• Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
• Willingness to share cases and seek second opinions appropriately
• Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
• Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities

Desirable

• Management qualification.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills necessary for explaining complex situations to professionals and non-professionals
• Education qualification
• Peer reviewed publications Research grants

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford

OX3 9DU

Employer's website

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