Consultant Cellular Pathologist Histopathology

Consultant Cellular Pathologist Histopathology

Location:

Hereford
Salary: £109,725 - £145,478 (Based on experience)
Contract Type:
Permanent: 2 X WTE - 10 PA's per vacant post

Hours:

Full time (10 sessions per week)
Closing Date: 2/01/2026 23:59
Interview Date: 16/02/2026

This is a post for a full or part‑time Consultant Cellular Pathologist. The successful candidate will join the department to support the provision of a comprehensive histopathology and cytopathology service for the county of Herefordshire, and parts of neighbouring mid‑Wales. The department has a highly flexible approach to both the scope of the candidate’s skills and to home working. There are also opportunities to get involved in performing post‑mortems.

The department will support a hybrid model of working on site and home; all MDTs can also be covered remotely.

• Fully participate as part of the team of consultants in the provision of comprehensive histopathology, non‑gynaecological cytopathology, and morbid anatomy services, and assist in the maintenance and development of those services in accordance with medical and technical advances and within the prevailing budget.
• Participate in appropriate clinical and multi‑disciplinary meetings with particular emphasis on those areas in which the post‑holders have special interests.
• Participate in local, regional, and national EQA schemes in general histopathology, breast screening, bowel screening and non‑gynae cytopathology as appropriate.
• Assist in the appropriate development of clinical audit and clinical governance in the department, with particular emphasis on the development of appropriate protocols and audit in the post‑holder’s areas of expertise.
• Participate in meetings at intra‑departmental, inter‑laboratory, directorate, and higher level as appropriate and assist with business planning and administration.
• It is expected that the post holder will undertake managerial responsibility for histology at some point.

Essential Criteria:

• Full and Specialist registration (and with a current licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for specialist registration within six months of interview.

Essential Criteria:

• Applicants that are UK trained must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
• Applicants that are non‑UK trained will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.

Management training and/or experience.

Essential Criteria:

• FRCPath or show evidence of equivalent training and experience.
• Appropriate training in Histopathology, and diagnostic cytology.
• Appropriate experience and skills in all aspects of Cellular Pathology appropriate to a DGH service including surgical histopathology (particularly breast pathology) and diagnostic cytology (non‑gynaecological cytology including reporting fine needle aspirates).
• Lead for Breast Pathology and experience in screening programme.

Desirable Criteria:

• Participation in provision of autopsy for the Coroner and Hospital Service.

Seniority level:
Not applicable

Employment type:

Full‑time

Job function:
Health Care Provider
Industries:
Hospitals and Health Care