Overview
Applications are invited from Consultant Cellular Pathologists to join the Pathology Services team based at the main Hospital site on the beautiful Island of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands.
This is a full-time post. The successful candidate will work alongside the current Pathologist who reports in a general capacity within histopathology and cancer multidisciplinary team workloads. You will ideally have experience in at least three of the following disciplines: skin, gynae, breast, lung, urology and GI, with a willingness to expand into other areas. Part of the role will be supporting Biomedical Scientists in achieving the IBMS Diploma in Expert Practice in Histological Dissection.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the current Pathologist in histopathology and cancer multidisciplinary team workloads.
- Develop and apply expertise in at least three of the following disciplines: skin, gynae, breast, lung, urology, and GI, with openness to expanding into other areas.
- Support Biomedical Scientists in achieving the IBMS Diploma in Expert Practice in Histological Dissection.
- Contribute to the processing and reporting of pathology requests in a high-volume environment (the department processes approximately 5,000 requests per year).
Department and Workload
The Cellular Pathology Team comprises: Consultant Cellular Pathologists (x2), Biomedical Scientists Section Head (x1), BMS (x3), Trainee BMS (x1), Health Care Scientific Assistant / Anatomical Pathology Assistant (x1), and Administration staff (x2). The department is small and collaborative, with a supportive team environment. The overall Pathology Department employs 50 staff across five disciplines and processes 160,000 requests per year across Haematology, Blood Transfusion, Clinical Chemistry, Medical Microbiology and Cellular Pathology.
Role Requirements
- Full GMC registration on the Specialist register
- Royal College of Pathologists Membership
- FRCPath Diploma or equivalent qualification
- If newly qualified and UK trained, must be a holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. All other applicants will be required to show evidence of equivalency to the UK CCT.
Benefits
- A higher-than-UK salary
- A relocation payment of £5,000
- A generous four-year private rental allowance to support the cost of private rental accommodation
- A continental lifestyle, where the people are friendly and crime is very low
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