Consultant Cellular Pathologist - special interest Uropathology

Overview

A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. University College London Hospitals is seeking to appoint a full time Consultant in Uropathology (10PA) with a commitment to high quality patient care, innovative service models, delivery of performance targets, and excellence in education/training. Uropathology is a recognised specialist service based within the Cellular Pathology Department. The post holder will be expected to have experience in dealing with complex urological oncology resection specimens, urological biopsies and urological frozen sections.

The UCLH Uro-Andrology service is the specialist centre for penile cancers for the North Central London Cancer Network. Reviews of urological specimens from extra-network locations also form part of the caseload. Consultants also need to be available for dealing with queries in their specialist field from a wide variety of clinical and other staff.

• Report a range of urological specimens including bladder and prostate biopsies, TURP, TURBT, cystectomies, prostatectomies and orchidectomies.
• As UCLH is the tertiary specialist centre for penile cancer in North London, work with penile specimens ranging from biopsies to radical excisions.
• Contribute to teaching and research; frozen section experience would be an advantage; involvement with complex Uropathology specimens and interest in teaching and research.
• Coordinate with a team of Consultant colleagues and be available to respond to queries in the specialty from a wide range of clinical and other staff.
• There is no on‑call commitment and postmortems are not required.

• CV required for application.
• Experience dealing with complex urological oncology specimens and a demonstrated interest in education and research.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services to people locally, nationally and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care and excellent education.

• We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
  University College Hospital (Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing), National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals, University College Hospital Grafton Way Building, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre, The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street.
• We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, with direct emissions net zero by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
• For the full Person Specification and the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
• Note:
  
  due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
• UCLH is recognised as a great place to work; flexible working arrangements are available.
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