Job summary
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) was formed in 2017 following the merger of Central Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust. With the inclusion of North Manchester General Hospital from 1st April 2021, our organisation provides a single hospital service across the City of Manchester.
THE POST
We are seeking to appoint a committed Consultant Histopathologist to join our experienced and highly motivated team at the Oxford Road Campus (ORC), although there may be a requirement to work across our other sites. It is intended that this post will join the Gynae reporting team. The post holder will be required to report diagnostic cytology.
The subspecialist MFT Gynaecological pathology team supports clinical services provided by St Mary's Hospital, which represents one of the UK's largest integrated and multidisciplinary gynaecology services. Services provided include gynaecological oncology, uro-gynaecology, reproductive medicine, benign gynaecology, maternity and obstetrics, vulval surgery and colposcopy (including the NHS cervical screening programme). St Mary's Hospital is a regional referral centre, providing highly specialised secondary and tertiary care to patients in the Greater Manchester region and beyond. The Gynae path team at ORC receive approximately 10,000 cases per year for reporting.
Main duties of the job
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
You will join a team of 22 other full and part time Consultants in the Adult Histopathology Department at ORC who provide a reporting service for Head and Neck.
As a member of subspecialist MFT Gynaecological pathology team, the appointee will
Report a wide range of gynaecological cases, including complex gynae oncology cases (vulval, cervical, endometrial, tubo-ovarian and gynae sarcoma cases), small biopsies, cervical cases (including screening programme biopsies and loop excisions) and benign gynaecology cases
Offer a specialist review service of external cases for patients referred to St Mary's for treatment and/or MDT discussion
Attend, review and present cases at the weekly St Mary's gynae-oncology MDT
Attend, review and present cases at other gynae MDTs, including the vulval CPC meeting, benign gynaecology MDT and colposcopy MDT (discussing cervical screening programme patients)
Contribute to the gynae cut up rota (including dissection of complex cancer resections)
Report frozen sections / provide intra-operative consultation service to the gynae-oncology team (predominantly ovarian tumours)
Work collaboratively as part of a subspecialist team, with a focus on high quality, peer review and patient safety
Be engaged in audit and service improvement projects, and participate in the National Gynaecological Pathology EQA
Take an active role in teaching and training of resident doctors attached the Gynae path team
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MB ChB or BDS or equivalent
- Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or General Dental Council (GDC) (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)
- Applicants who 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 who are non-UK trained will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
- FRCPath or equivalent
Desirable
- MD, PhD or other higher degree
Teaching and Audit
Essential
- Experience of audit in cellular pathology
- Teaching of junior medical staff
Desirable
- Teaching of medical students
- Experience of supervision of ST1 level training including workplace-based assessment and MSF
- Trained Clinical Supervisor
- Trained Educational Supervisor
Academic Achievements and Research
Desirable
- Publications in recognised Pathological and Clinical Journals
- Specialist interest in areas of Cellular Pathology complementary to other Consultants in the departments
- Research projects relating to the specialist area
Interpersonal / Professional Skills
Essential
- Organisational Skils
- Communication Skills
- Leadership Skils
Desirable
- Involvement in service development and / or quality improvement processes
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MB ChB or BDS or equivalent
- Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or General Dental Council (GDC) (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)
- Applicants who 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 who are non-UK trained will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
- FRCPath or equivalent
Desirable
- MD, PhD or other higher degree
Teaching and Audit
Essential
- Experience of audit in cellular pathology
- Teaching of junior medical staff
Desirable
- Teaching of medical students
- Experience of supervision of ST1 level training including workplace-based assessment and MSF
- Trained Clinical Supervisor
- Trained Educational Supervisor
Academic Achievements and Research
Desirable
- Publications in recognised Pathological and Clinical Journals
- Specialist interest in areas of Cellular Pathology complementary to other Consultants in the departments
- Research projects relating to the specialist area
Interpersonal / Professional Skills
Essential
- Organisational Skils
- Communication Skills
- Leadership Skils
Desirable
- Involvement in service development and / or quality improvement processes
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).
