Consultant Chemical Pathologist

at  East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

The Clinical Biochemistry department at the East Sussex Health Care Trust is located on two sites, Eastbourne and Conquest (Hastings) District general hospitals and provides a wide range of diagnostic services for the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and to East Sussex GPs.
The successful candidate will join an impressive, friendly team dedicated to providing a first-class patient-centred service including the Lead Consultant in Chemical pathology/Metabolic Medicine, two Consultant Clinical scientists and a Grade A Clinical scientist. The post would suit either a first-time consultant or an established consultant in Chemical Pathology with special interest particularly in lipidology and cardiovascular risk prevention. In addition to contributing to the laboratory work, the post holder will be expected to conduct and expand the lipid/cardiovascular disease prevention clinics which are presently run by the single consultant with the support of Clinical Pharmacist who is Lead Stroke / Anticoagulation/ IVIG and Lipid Specialist Pharmacist. The department offers all routine clinical biochemistry diagnostic tests including general chemistry, endocrinology, tumour markers, haematinics, HbA 1c , xanthochromia scanning and protein electrophoresis. We receive about 3,000 samples per day across both sites.
The present single Chemical Pathology Consultant is based mainly at EDGH, but with clinics also at the Conquest Hospital.

There is presently no consultant on-call requirement.

• Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies.
• Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trusts service plans.
• Contribution to continuing UKAS accreditation . The department is proudly UKAS accredited, with state of the art equipment and experienced, solid technical staff
• The department has strong links with other departments particularly Endocrinology/Diabetes and Cardiology
• The appointee will also be expected to join and be involved in the various regional lipid and cardiovascular disease groups such as the KSS Lipids & FH Steering Group Meeting and weekly regional lipid meetings with lipidologists from other Trusts in the area. There are also ad hoc regional meetings about pathways, new drugs, and similar, in collaboration with the primary sector.
• The appointee is expected to join the hospital Grand Round Rota and be involved in hospital, laboratory and GP teaching activities
• The department facilitates research by other departments but any personal research interests will be encouraged provided they are in line with the department’s agenda.
• This post offers the exciting opportunity to practice pathology to a high standard with supportive clinical colleagues in an area affording an enviable quality of life.

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hopsital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.
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The appointee will be based at EDGH or Conquest (by agreement and preference) but will be expected to travel between sites as needed for the laboratory services, and run lipid clinics on both sites. The appointee may be expected to undertake duties elsewhere in the East Sussex healthcare community.
ESHT forms part of the Sussex Pathology Network. This collaboration is in its infancy, expecting to achieve maturity late 2025. Along with ESHT, the network incorporates University Hospitals Sussex and Queen Victoria Hospital. We are working closely with our network colleagues, and we share a commitment to fulfilling the Network’s maximum potential

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