Job Description

Path Links invites applications for a full time substantive Consultant Cellular Pathologist based at Lincoln County Hospital.



Path Links is a single managed NHS clinical pathology network operating across Lincolnshire. It was formed in 2001 from the amalgamation of NHS pathology services in Boston, Grantham, Grimsby, Lincoln and Scunthorpe, The Cellular Pathology Department is a well-established centralised service and has a team of seventeen consultants. The laboratory is well equipped to provide the diagnostic tests required for reporting including Digital Microscopy to provide greater diagnostic versatility.



The successful applicant will have the opportunity to be appointed as Honorary Senior Lecturer at Hull York Medical School (HYMS). This honorary appointment is in recognition of contribution to teaching and research and holders of honorary titles may request access to HYMS and University premises and facilities, systems, and library services.



is approved by the Royal College.

AAC date:

To be confirmed



The directorate provides diagnostic services for the specialities of Breast, Dermatology, Urology, Gynae, Gastrointestinal and Head and Neck. We are keen to appoint a colleague with a broader range of interests with the ability to cross cover areas particularly Gastrointestinal, Dermatopathology and Breast. There is a daily multi-headed microscope session to review difficult/interesting cases. Workload would be tailored to experience. Multidisciplinary team meetings are supported on five hospital sites, the majority are attended via videoconference links. The new appointee may wish to choose a mentor from our supportive team of colleagues, particularly if this is their first consultant post. Autopsy services are conducted at Lincoln. Participation in the autopsy rota (mainly Coronial, on a time shift basis) is welcomed but not essential.



The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over 1.3 billion.



Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.



Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.



As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.



We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.



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All Consultants will be expected to contribute to the following:



Shared workload of histology and cytology as appropriate for their specialty interests



Specimen reporting and authorisation with clinical interpretation of reports



Provision of advice regarding specimen type / collection and investigations



Day to day supervision of diagnostic methods and examination of specimens



Occasional requirement to work or attend meetings at another hospital site



Provision of cover for planned leave of colleagues



Supervision, training and management of doctors in training in the department



Involvement in policy and SOP preparation



Responsibility for quality assurance performance within the department, including taking part in all relevant National External Quality Assurance (NEQAS) programmes



Responsibility for achieving and maintaining full accreditation via UKAS



Business planning, including the assessment and introduction of new methods, and forward planning for staff and equipment requirements.



Detailed job-plans and subspecialist interests will be discussed and agreed between the existing consultants and the successful candidate on appointment.



For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.



As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.



Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.



We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.



Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.



We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.



We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.



To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/



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"We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers".



Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.