Locum Consultant Cellular Pathologist int. in Cyto & Lung Pathology

Locum Consultant Cellular Pathologist (Int. in Cyto & Lung Pathology)

The closing date is 19 March 2026

This is a Locum consultant post for 6 months. The Department of Cellular Pathology is seeking a full-time (10 PA) or part-time (8 PA) locum consultant to join a dynamic and supportive team of colleagues. The post holder must have a demonstrable major interest in lung pathology and cytopathology with a current diagnostic cytology and lung pathology practice. The department is involved in many exciting initiatives and we are looking for an individual with appropriate skills to complement the teams and keep the service at the forefront of clinical and academic excellence.

The laboratory has full UKAS/ISO accreditation status.

Main place of employment:

This post will include working at both Guy's and St Thomas' sites as well as the new Synnovis Blackfriars Hub Laboratory (located near Southwark tube station). However, it is a requirement of your employment that you be prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by the trust, either on an on‑going or temporary basis according to the demands of the service.

The post holder will be accountable to the Clinical Lead in Cellular Pathology.

The Department operates a system of specialist reporting, each consultant having one or more special interests, which facilitates dealing with difficult cases and enhances patient care in accordance with Calman‑Hine recommendations.

The specialist interests of this post are lung pathology and cytopathology. Cytopathology will form the main workload (4.5-5 PAs) with diagnostic lung pathology comprising the minor component (3.5-4 PAs).

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Cellular Pathology Department

The Department of Cellular Pathology provides services to Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals, local general practitioners in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Strategic Health Authority and local Coroners. It is a major cancer and infection referral centre. The main Cellular Pathology Department is located at St Thomas' Hospital, 2nd Floor North Wing.

As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking certain groups of staff to work more flexibly so that we can offer services to patients in the evenings and  regard this flexibility as essential if we are to continue to provide first class patient care in the future.

As a result, any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern of working in the future if required and in accordance with the provisions of the new Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust consultant contract.

The department has an established FNA service (approx. 3000 cases annually) including EBUS & EUS FNA with onsite provisional reporting by consultant cytopathologists. A palpable FNA service is also provided by the cytopathologists in clinics, wards and theatres, which is requested through the cytology office and Epic. The cytology team provides an FNA service with Rapid Onsite Evaluation (ROSE) every working day at Guys & St Thomas sites to cover Navigational bronchoscopy, head & neck, melanoma, haematology and other rapid access clinics including Interventional Radiology.

At some clinics including Thyroid & other ultrasound guided FNA lists, where a pathologist is not in attendance, cytology Biomedical Scientists (BMS) assist radiologists in the assessment of sample adequacy by ROSE.

Other types of exfoliative cytology specimens (fluids, urine, washings and brushings) are also received in the department.

The Andrology service receives approx. 3600 specimens annually and is signed off by trained BMS staff with clinical oversight by the lead cytopathologist.

Cervical cytology and colposcopy MDMs are delivered by consultant pathologists and BMS at the London hub and is not a requirement for this post.

Cytology input is provided into the H&N, thyroid, lung, breast, haemato‑oncology, gynaecological & gastro‑intestinal MDMs. There is a consultant led multi‑header…