Guys And St Thomas Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Advert number: 302812-0
Posted Date: 17/05/12
Closing Date: 10/06/12

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GUY'S AND ST THOMAS'
NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Oncology, Haematology & Cellular
Pathology Directorate

GUY’S & ST THOMAS’ HOSPITALS

Consultant in Gastro-intestinal Histopathology

From £74,504 pa excl of London Zone

Full-time

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is made up of two of London’s best known teaching hospitals and employs over 12,500 staff and has over 1 million patient contacts a year.

The Department of Cellular Pathology is seeking a full-time (10 PA) consultant to join a dynamic and supportive team of colleagues. This is a new post to join the 3 whole time equivalent gastro-intestinal (GI) histopathologist posts currently in place. It will include participation in performing and supervising surgical specimen and biopsy cut-up and reporting from both the upper and lower GI tract, and relevant multi-disciplinary meetings including review of histological material referred from other hospitals. The department is involved in many exciting initiatives such as bio-banking and participation in clinical trials and research. We are looking for an individual with appropriate skills to complement the team and keep the service at the forefront of clinical and academic excellence. The postholder must have a demonstrable major interest in gastro-intestinal histopathology.

This is a wonderful opportunity to work within an innovative CPA accredited laboratory. It is a training centre for SpRs and ST1s, and is involved in medical and dental student education within the Guy’s, King’s & St Thomas’ School of Medicine.

You must be fully registered with the GMC and hold Licence to Practise and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent at interview stage.

For further information and an informal visit to the department, please contact Dr Ashish Chandra, Clinical Lead on 020 7188 2946, or via email ashish.chandra@gstt.nhs.uk

To apply online, please go to www.gstt.nhs.uk/jobs quoting reference number CON069.

Closing date: 10 June 2012, midnight.

Interview date: [AAC date] 26 July 2012.

Please note that we will only accept online applications. If you experience any difficulties with the on-line application process, please contact 020 7188 4967.

If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, then please assume you have not been shortlisted.

Please visit our Trust website and complete an online application form, by copying and pasting the link below into your browser which will take you directly to this vacancy on our website – http://jobs.gstt.nhs.uk/job/-v

Our excellent benefits include final salary pension scheme. Please visit our website to find out more. Equality of opportunity is our Policy.

www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk

302812-0

Address :: Guy's Hospital; Great Maze Pond; London; SE1 9RT

Telephone: 020 7188 7188

Web: http://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/home.aspx

Welcome

Here you can find information about Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust as an organisation.

Our services

We are one of the busiest NHS Foundation Trusts, with around 900,000 patient contacts every year. We provide a full range of hospital services for our local communities in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham. We also provide specialist services for patients from across London, the South East and further afield. For more information, see the services section and our vital statistics.

Our people

We are one of the largest employers locally, with almost 11,000 staff. We work hard to reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of the communities we serve.

Our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff. We aim to recruit and retain the best staff possible. Many of our staff are world leaders in the fields of health care, teaching and research. If you would like to work for us, please visit our vacancies section.
Our partnerships

We are part of King's Health Partners, one of the first Academic Health Sciences Centres (AHSCs) in the UK, with our partner organisations

King's College London
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Our organisation is made up of two of London's most well known teaching hospitals - Guy's Hospital and St Thomas' Hospital. We play a key role educating and training tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals. To deliver high quality education and research, we work in partnership with:

the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and Biomedical Sciences of King's College London
other higher education institutions, including South Bank University

Our values

We have five values that are part of everything we do as an organisation. We will:

Put patients firs
Take pride in what we do
Respect others
Strive to be the best
Act with integrity

Our history

Our hospitals have been at the forefront of medical innovation and progress since they were founded almost 900 years ago. Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a reputation for excellence and innovation. Read more about our history.

GUY'S AND ST THOMAS'
NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Consultant in Gastro-intestinal Histopathology