Consultant Histopathologist - Scotland - Perm/Locum FTC

Triple West Medical have been appointed by an NHS organisation based in SW Scotland to help recruit a Consultant Histopathologist for a substantive post, but will also consider a Locum Fixed Term Contract for 12 Months minimum.

The NHS Trust delivers integrated acute and community health services to a population of around 350,000 across multiple sites with over 8,000 staff.

They are based in Scotland's south west region with scenic coastline and close proximately to Glasgow. There is an active postgraduate programme in the local Deanery and consultants are encouraged to participate in teaching activities for the specialty trainees.

The department has full UKAS accreditation and complies with ISO 15189 Standards. The service is delivered entirely from the main pathology laboratory in the hospital. The department provides diagnostic histopathology, andrology, diagnostic cytology and autopsy services to the hospitals, community and Procurator Fiscal. The department also provides pathology services for the regions Breast Screening Service and Bowel cancer screening programme, as well as scientific support for the Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) service, which is HFEA licensed.

The laboratory information management system uses Clinisys WinPath and the department utilises Q-Pulse as the Quality Management / document control system. Laboratory services have a working eHealth committee and have good working relations with the organisation's Digital Services team. The laboratory has successfully implemented digital pathology using Philips Intellisite system. Currently, the department has three scanners with one of them for Mega slides.

The appointee will, together with other consultant colleagues, be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive and efficient diagnostic pathology service to the organisation and other users of the service.

Lab Duties/Responsibilities:

- Day-to-day supervision of diagnostic methods and examination of specimens
- Authorisation and interpretation of results
- Involvement in policy and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) preparation
- Quality assurance performance within the department, including taking part in all relevant national external quality assurance (NEQAS) programmes
- Achieving and maintaining full accreditation with UKAS
- Business planning, including the assessment and introduction of new methods, and forward planning for staff and equipment requirements
- The appointee should comply with health and safety and security requirements and with agreed SOPs and investigational algorithms.

Our Client is happy to issue Certificate of Sponsorships to suitably qualified overseas doctors. GMC registration and relevant experience is essential for this position.

If this Consultant Histopathologist vacancy is of interest to you please apply below and we will arrange a discussion.

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