GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITY The person chosen will: • Maintain throughout the hospital awareness of the primacy of the patient in relation to all of the Hospital's activities.
• Demonstrate behaviour consistent with the Values of the Hospital.
• Promote open communications throughout the hospital.
• Will work as part of a multidisciplinary team under the direction of the Master/CCOO and the Director of Pathology.
• Will work as part of the Laboratory Medicine Division within the Hospital.
• Will work in Perinatal Pathology in The Coombe Hospital Laboratory.
• Will possess the necessary skill-mix to address current deficiencies.
• Will provide clinical leadership in MDT context in terms of joint perinatal mortality meetings for Dublin Midlands Hospital Group – Conferences, teaching, training and audit.
• Will provide teaching/training for existing Histopathology NCHD staff The Consultant's reporting relationship and accountability for the discharge of his/her contract is to the Chief Clinical Operating Officer (CCOO) who reports to the Master.
Operational accountability is to the Director of Pathology who reports to the CCOO.
The successful candidate:- Should be fully trained to the level of Consultant Histopathologist.
Will be expected to demonstrate leadership.
S/he may have additional experience in other specialist areas to meet the needs of the Hospital.
There may be the opportunity to develop other special interest sessions dependent on the need.
The post-holder will be responsible for the management of patients under his/her care, and, in liaison with consultant colleagues, continuity of care when the candidate is absent.