- Qualifications: - Essential- MD / DNB / or Equivalent in the relevant Specialty (Pathology )
- Essential Experience: Minimum 3 years Post MD / DNB experience in Laboratory Haematology & Molecular Pathology
- Desirable Qualification / Experience- Post Doctoral Fellowship in Laboratory Hematology / Fellowship in Molecular Pathology / DM HematoPathology
- DM HaematoPathology candidates should have atleast one year Fellowship in Molecular Pathology
Job Description: Laboratory Responsibilities: ( expected but not limited to )
The Consultant is expected to:
- Do option appraisal of different diagnostic strategies and systems and make recommendations about the inclusion or exclusion of a system in a clinical context, Provide guidance or participate in the writing of standard operating procedures as per CLIA / NABL standards, Develop evidence based diagnostic algorithms for different clinical situations
- To analyse, interprete and authorize all laboratory reports related to laboratory haematology
- Perform a cost benefit analysis of different diagnostic options and make suitable recommendations, Help laboratory technical and scientific staff in the routine diagnosis through supervision, guidance and technical support as and when required, Ensure participation and satisfactory performance of the laboratory in relevant internal quality control and external quality assurance activities, Ensure processing and transport of clinical samples / genetic material in accordance with standard operating procedures and legal requirements
- Provide clinical interpretation of laboratory reports either through interpretative comments or during verbal communications
- Provide strategic guidance to users (other clinical colleagues) with regards to diagnostic dilemmas related to haematology
- Ensure the implementation of appropriate measures for the accreditation of the laboratory with national or international bodies (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) and Joint Commission International (JCI)
- Analysing, reporting and authorizing the peripheral blood smears, bone marrow aspirates, bone marrow biopsies, flowcytometry, various body fluid examinations
- The Consultant will be responsible for clinical diagnostic services in molecular pathology
- This would involve as per rotation working in various diagnostic areas such as molecular haematology (RT-PCR, Chimerism, MPN, AML, ALL etc), solid tumour molecular pathology (lung, colon, lymphoma etc) and HLA typing
- He / She will perform real-time review of clinical case histories involving peripheral blood smears, histopathology slides for tumour adequacy, bone marrow aspirate smears and bone marrow biopsies and correlate with molecular diagnostic reports
- He / She will be signing out of molecular pathology reports as per departmental rotations
- He / She will be involved in the validation / verification process including internal QC, external QA processes
- The Consultant will independently review all the data with the Fellow (Molecular Genetics) for clinical correlation and offer molecular diagnoses
- He / She will be supervising all aspects of the bench work in the laboratory including performing, demonstrating, supervising and troubleshooting
Administrative Responsibilities
- Supervising and overseeing the duties, leaves, appraisals of the technologists and scientific officers
- Supervising procuring of various reagents and stock maintenance of the same
- Overseeing strategic planning for the laboratorys technologies, instrumentation, staffing, budgeting and regulatory issues
- Continous monitoring of quality control and all other aspects required for the accreditation of the laboratory
Scientific / Technical Responsibilities
- Formulating and updating the Standard operating procedure documents (SOPs) of the various techniques and tests done in the laboratory
- Involved in all aspects of the bench work in the laboratory including performing, demonstrating, supervising and troubleshooting
Academic Responsibilities
- Running Fellowship programmes in Laboratory Haematology and Molecular Pathology
- Screening applications, organizing entrance examinations and selection of Fellows in various subspecialities of the laboratory
- The consultant is expected to develop, implement, maintain and monitor a teaching / training program for the laboratory staff, junior doctors and for others in relevant areas
- He / She will actively participate in monthly / fortnightly / weekly intra & inter-departmental conferences / meetings (Clinical Grand Rounds / MDTs / DMGs )
- The Consultant will supervise Fellows to prepare, present, and discuss cases at inter-departmental conferences / meetings attended by the faculty and fellows of the Departments of Clinical Hematology / Medical Oncology / Surgical Oncology / Radiation Oncology
- He / She will actively participate in Journal Clubs / Lab Meetings / Seminars / Symposia as scheduled from time to time
- He / She will be expected to assist in ongoing research projects and to develop his / her own research areas and apply for grants
- Consultant will also present papers at national conferences and international conferences as per institutional rules
- He / She will teach / guide students enrolled for DrNB, DNB, PhD, MSc, DMLT and other courses
- He / She will train and supervise the Observers / Interns coming in from different institutions
Audit responsibilities
- Identify potential areas of laboratory and clinical audit
- Help formulate the methodology and identify resources to conduct the audit & get requisite approval Monitor the conduct and evaluate the data, Ensure appropriate communication and follow up
- The Consultant would be involved in laboratory and clinical audit
- He / She is expected to participate in research programmes which would involve functioning as Co-PI
Research Responsibilities
- plan, conduct and guide research programs, contribute to the development of research grant applications
- present papers in scientific conferences in India & abroad
- publish articles in Pubmed indexed journals
- He / She will be encouraged to write research grant applications, write original articles in peer reviewed journals, guide Fellows in write papers and analysing clinical & laboratory data Management Responsibilities This would include: business case development for new laboratory / clinical initiatives
- ensure the laboratories overall clinical relevance and financial viability
- give strategic direction for future development
- identify risks and manage risks
- ensure health and safety of staffs / visitors working / visiting the laboratory, ensure the safety and security of laboratory assets, deal with staffing, organization and disciplinary issues
- Provide leadership to the laboratory
- The Consultant would be expected to help other laboratory staff in writing standard operating procedures, drafting policy documents, carrying out health and safety audits, participate in equipment maintenance and quality control activities
- He / She will actively participate in NABL / CAP accreditation processes for the molecular laboratory
- The Consultant is expected to integrate high end molecular diagnostic platforms (like NGS, ONT , PacBio, Nanostring etc) into clinical and research use
