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Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of acute clinical services for a catchment area of up over 1 million people. Our vision is “to provide every patient with the care we want for those we love the most”, reflecting the utmost importance that we attach to the quality of care and experience that each and every one of our patients receives.
We provide specialist services in radiotherapy, neonatalogy, paediatrics, orthopaedics, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, rheumatology, medicine and surgery. Every year our 7,000 staff treat people from Norfolk, neighbouring counties and further afield. Our patients are referred to us by around 100 local GP surgeries and other acute hospitals and primary care Trusts around the country. We are involved in the teaching and training of a wide range of health professionals, in partnership with the University of East Anglia and other local education providers.
Consultant Biomedical Scientist
Closed for applications on: 6-May-2024 00:04
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 6-May-2024 00:04
Key details
Location
- Site
- Cotman Centre, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
- Town
- Norwich
- Postcode
- NR4 7UB
- Major / Minor Region
- Norfolk
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Salary
- £70,417 - £81,138 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 8c)
Specialty
- Main area
- Cytology
At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare to over one million people across Norfolk and surrounding areas. Our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’, and if this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.
NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre.
Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:
People-focused
We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.
Respect
We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.
Integrity
We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.
Dedication
We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.
Excellence
We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital.
Wish you were here? So do we.
We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be. We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.
At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with diverse abilities and people within the LGBT+ community.
Job overview
Consultant BMS in Cervical Cytology
We at the East of England Cervical Screening Service at Norfolk & Norwich Hospitals Trust are seeking someone who relishes a challenge and enjoys working at the lead provider for the HPV Primary cervical screening programme serving over 400,000 women per year.
The East of England area is comprised of 6 STP regions each requiring a coordinated and efficient network of sample transport links from primary care to pathology reception services, IT connectivity, and direct referrals to 18 regional colposcopy units and a robust cytology failsafe of all patient referrals and outcomes.
The laboratory also currently processes around 2,500 diagnostic cytology samples per year.
The position will be based at the Cotman Centre, which is set within the Norwich Research Park adjacent to the UEA campus.
Advert
The Consultant BMS for the cervical screening service works under the direction of the Cytology Clinical Lead and deputise for the Consultant BMS Lead as required. They will demonstrate advanced knowledge, skills & experience as a clinical cytologist, giving clinical advice on patient management and follow-up recommendations, in line with national guidance & to provide specialist training to departmental staff & to service users both inside & outside of the Trust
The Consultant BMS will report & refer abnormal cervical screening samples, manage the review of cases for regional colposcopy MDT meetings & review of invasive cases for audit. The role of the STP regional pathway manager is challenging & will be expected to take the lead & ensure that inter-organisational co-operation, communication & processes are in place to maintain the quality of the whole screening pathway across the STP region within East of England
The Pathway Manager is the point of focus for communication between the Norfolk & Waveney cervical screening service & the service users across the STP region. This includes NHS England & NHS Improvement Screening & Imms Team, SQAS Team, Cancer Registry, regional STP NHS Trusts, GP surgeries & community clinics, iCaSH sexual health clinics, HM military & HM Prison institutions. The role is to ensure that professional well managed & coordinated arrangements are in place for meeting national requirements applicable to those parts of the cervical screening programme
Working for our organisation
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Responsible for the management of a complex workload of cytology.
- This includes participation in primary screening, rapid review, checking and reporting of all grades of cervical cytology samples, giving appropriate management recommendations.
- Participation in the colposcopy Multidisciplinary Team Meetings (Colp MDT’s) for the relevant STP region. Communication with clinicians and colposcopists ensuring correct patients management is provided based on cytological findings. To arrange Consultant BMS cover during planned leave.
- Promotes and demonstrates best practice within cervical cytology. This requires demonstration of clear scientific and clinical reasoning at an advanced level
- Co-ordinates and undertakes the processing of LBC gynaecological cytology specimens.
- Ensures that the ethical and moral dimensions of practice are followed.
- Maintains personal professional and technical competence and awareness by mandatory CPD in accordance with the continuing registration requirements of the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Participates in national proficiency testing in order to demonstrate maintenance of screening competence.
- Maintains personal and departmental professional standards as required by the Trust, by the HCPC, Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) and the Royal Colleges.
- Provides technical specialist information, often of a complex nature, to service users and within protocols advice of a limited clinical nature including the requirement for further investigations.
The Job Description, which includes a Person Specification, provides a full outline of responsibilities and requirements for this role. Please use your supporting statement to demonstrate how you meet the person specification.
Travelling to work
Staff parking is available onsite; however, this is limited during core working hours. We have more capacity in the evening and at weekends and can usually provide spaces during those hours.
We look to allocate these spaces fairly. Our Travel Office have a set of criteria that staff must meet in order to qualify. If you qualify for a space, you may be placed on a waiting list if we are at full capacity.
The NNUH is served by a number of public buses, and we offer generously discounted monthly passes with First Bus & Konect.
The Costessey Park and Ride runs regularly each day from 06:30 (from P&R) to 20:45 (from NNUH) and this service is free for NHS staff. There is a regular Thickthorn P&R service as well which is free. Applications to the Travel Office are required for this service. We also have a discounted service from the airport P&R if you purchase a bundle. Please see Konect website for further details.
The NNUH host multiple bicycle racks and a salary sacrifice scheme. We also benefit from a Beryl station onsite.
If you work at another Trust site, please discuss travel and parking arrangements at interview.
DBS
If this post involves working with children or adults the application form will ask for information regarding previous convictions as you will be required to undertake a Criminal Record and Barring Check known as a DBS check.
If you are a new employee or registering with the Staff Bank you will need to meet the cost of this unless your salary is less than point 9 of Afc
NHS Service
Should you be appointed to the post we will need to establish any previous NHS service via the ESR IAT and we will accept the submission of your application as your agreement to this.
UK Registration
You will need to have current UK professional registration where this is a requirement of the role.
Application
Following candidate feedback and to reduce our dependency on paper, all our communication with you regarding your application will be by email so could you please check your e-mails (and Spam) regularly.
We value equality in our team and recruit from all sections of the community. We recognise there is a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and if you meet the minimum criteria detailed in the person specification and have a disability, you may wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme by indicating this in the relevant section on your application.
We look forward to receiving your application and if you do not hear within the next four weeks this will usually mean that you have not been short-listed. However, if you wish to confirm this please contact the person indicated on the advert.
Flexibility
Whilst every effort will be made to recruit to the post as it is advertised, there may be occasions where we consider alternative working patterns, such as part time working, or contract types, such as secondments, depending on circumstances. Should you wish to work in a different working pattern to that stated in our advertisement, please indicate this in the supporting statement to your application.
Useful Information
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC State registration
- IBMS/RCPath Advanced Specialist Diploma in Cervical Cytology.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience in a senior position in cytology at a senior grade, working in a field of practice relevant to the cervical screening programme.
Skills
Essential criteria
- In-depth knowledge of the quality requirements pertaining to Cytology Laboratories, Colposcopy Clinics and the NHSCSP.
- Excellent verbal, written and presentational skills
Attitude, aptitude
Essential criteria
- Enthusiastic, positive and highly motivated. Able to relate well to all levels of personnel.
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Viki Frew
- Job title
- Consultant Biomedical Scientist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01603 286033
No longer accepting applications
Sorry, this vacancy is no longer accepting applications.
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