Trainee/ qualified Advanced practitioner in Cellular Pathology

Role description

Job summary

The post holder will be recognised as specialist in their field, and as such the expert practice of the function will comprise the most significant part of their role.

The post holder will assist the Consultant Histopathologist staff in specimen dissection and in that role will be expected to carry out the following duties according to the appropriate standard operating procedures, ensuring health and safety guidance is followed.

o Performing specimen dissection as part of the different histopathology speciality teams.

o Teaching, training, organisation and supervision of Biomedical Scientists and ST1 junior medical staff in appropriate dissection techniques.

o Providing support and advice to junior medical staff and trainee BMS staff in Specimen dissection.

o Work under own initiative referring to standard operating procedures and amending as required after consultation with Histopathologist and Histopathology Management Team.

Main duties of the job

o Performing specimen dissection as part of the different histopathology speciality teams.

o Teaching, training, organisation and supervision of Biomedical Scientists and ST1 junior medical staff in appropriate dissection techniques.

o Providing support and advice to junior medical staff and trainee BMS staff in Specimen dissection.

o Work under own initiative referring to standard operating procedures and amending as required after consultation with Histopathologist and Histopathology Management Team.

o Working with medical staff to develop and improve techniques in dissection

o Participating in multi-disciplinary team meetings (MDT) meetings for educational purposes and to facilitate CPD.

o Attaining appropriate knowledge, skills and qualifications in relation to advanced practitioner role. To be responsible in consultation with the Lead Pathologist and the Laboratory Manager for the strategic direction of the service with regards to specimen dissection ensuring the service is developed in line with national and local policy.

o Liaising with colleagues external to the department to improve services, e.g. Bowel Cancer Screening Nurses.

o Responsible in consultation with the Lead Pathologist for histology audits as required demonstrating the quality of the histology service.

o To have time to regularly observe specimen dissection by experienced pathologists.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.