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Hywel Dda University Health Board

About
Hywel Dda University Health Board provides healthcare services to a total population of around 372,320 throughout Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. It provides Acute, Primary, Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities services via General and Community Hospitals, Health Centres, GP's, Dentists, Pharmacists and Optometrists and other sites.
Contact
- Address
- Glien House
- Cillefwr Industrial Estate
- Johnstown
- Carmarthen
- Carmarthenshire
- SA31 3RB
- Contact Number
- 0300 303 6138
Consultant Cellular Pathologist
Accepting applications until: 06-Apr-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 06-Apr-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Glangwili General Hospital
- Town
- Carmarthen
- Postcode
- SA31 2AF
- Major / Minor Region
- Carmarthenshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (10 sessions)
Salary
- Salary
- £106,000 - £154,760 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant)
Specialty
- Main area
- Histopathology
Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.
If you are registered Health Care professional considering relocating to the Hywel Dda area in West Wales please don’t hesitate to contact our recruitment campaigns team directly via [email protected]
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Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join an established and experienced team of specialist consultant Pathologists across the region, responsible for the provision of Cellular Pathology services.
As part of this role you will have clinical, educational and training responsibilities.
You will provide a clinical diagnostic service, which will include responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, within a multidisciplinary team environment.
You will be involved in training others, in particular trainee pathologists, CESR candidates, and BMS staff.
There has recently been approval and support from ‘Welsh assembly government’ for an ambitious circa £100 million new build project to amalgamate Hywel Dda and Swansea Bay’s Pathology Departments onto a single site along with Swansea University (The ‘ARCH’ project) to transform Pathology services and create a field leading “Centre of Excellence”.
This collaborative project between two University Health Boards, along with Swansea University and focuses on health and science working together, to improve the health, wealth and wellbeing of the people of South West Wales and will promote research, training and skills to help deliver, innovation and sustainable employment.
Therefore we would like to invite applicants with aspirations to develop diagnostic services and research to a leading standard and establish outstanding national and international recognition in their areas of specialist expertise.
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Main duties of the job:
Clinical, Education & Training
- Provide a clinical diagnostic service that includes responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, within a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Provide training for trainee pathologists, CESR candidates and BMS staff.
- Have responsibility for the safe, efficient and effective functioning of the services in which you work.
- Contribute to quality improvement and report any concerns relating to patient safety.
- Participate in the Health Board’s risk management process, clinical governance and any other healthcare governance activities.
- Maintain a licence to practice through revalidation, to undergo satisfactory annual appraisal and to formulate a Personal Development Plan.
- Participate in personal and professional development to fulfil the Royal College of Pathologists and GMC requirements.
- Opportunities to become an ‘Educational Supervisor’ and to develop a specific teaching interest which will be integrated into their job plan, including an honorary clinical lecturer/ associate professor/professorial positions.
The job is based around a standard 10 session job plan, negotiable at job planning.
The Appointee(s) will be based at Glanwili Hospital and, in conjunction with the other Consultant Histopathologist.
Specialty interests are flexible and can be discussed following shortlisting or at interview with the clinical director, Dr John Murphy.
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
47 general practices (6 of which are managed practices), 45 dental practices (including 4 orthodontic), 96 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.
Please find below links to some useful information:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgt03XPT6RQ |
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Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
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Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
- On Specialist Register with GMC or CCT due within 6 months of interview date
- Or CESR or equivalent European Qualifications for Specialist Registration
- FRCPath or show evidence of equivalent qualification
- Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills
Desirable criteria
- Appropriate Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad based experience in Cellular Pathology.
- Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
- Knowledge and participation in CPD
Desirable criteria
- Experience of NHS
- Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service
- Evidence of above average performance
- Additional clinical qualification(s)
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of risk management
- Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process
Research
Essential criteria
- Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
- Research degree
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
Desirable criteria
- Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
- “Training the Trainers” experience
Management
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of management training
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Craig Baker
- Job title
- Service Delivery Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07840843183
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