Job Description

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 1 st 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 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



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.



To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the ' Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the 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 you'll 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 .



We're looking forward to hearing from you!