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Person specification

Essential

Full and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
Shall have completed four years fulltime postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis), at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in histopathology or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a histopathology
Shall have FRCPath part 2 or international equivalent and should have at least 6 months experience in Cellular Pathology in the UK.
The appointee will be required to maintain full GMC registration and revalidation and should follow the GMC Code of Good Medical Practice
Expertise in one or more subspecialty. Sufficient broad experience in histopathology and cytopathology
Experience in reporting fine needle aspirates.
Appropriate level of clinical knowledge
Knowledge and application of up-to date evidence-based practice.
High standard of clinical skill and expertise in histopathology
Clinical Governance
Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of histopathology issues
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patient samples/pathways
Experience in contributing to the multidisciplinary management of patients
Understanding of clinical risk management
Experience of, and commitment to, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff.
Ability to teach clinical and personal skills required for specialty
Good written and verbal communication skills
Evidence of ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels
A proven background in organising and delivering undergraduate and post graduate teaching and research with evidence of training for the role is highly desirable
Demonstrable evidence of lifelong learning.
Reflective approach to personal development with an ability to acknowledge and effectively manage poor performance.
Participation in appropriate peer review processes
Ability to motivate and develop training of medical and non-medical staff
Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialty service
Ability to organise and manage workload
Ability to cover on call as required
Ability to work independently as well as part of the Pathology Division
To balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and the Trust as a whole.
Ability to gain the trust and confidence of colleagues and patients.
Be in good health. Demonstration of immunisation against Hepatitis B, plus proof of Hepatitis B antigen negative status
Experience of, and commitment to, medical audit.

Desirable

Experience of Audit Management
Experience of teaching
Formal training in Clinical Supervision/train the trainers
Experience of coronial post mortem work and willingness to participate in an autopsy rota
Special experience in surgical pathology and cytopathology excluding cervical cytology.
Some experience in autopsy
Experience of teaching to undergraduates
Experience of supervising training grade doctors in Pathology

Specialty Doctor in Histopathology

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Person specification