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Consultant in Cellular PathologyLancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust • Preston, United Kingdom
Consultant in Cellular Pathology

Consultant in Cellular Pathology

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust • Preston, United Kingdom
27 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
Job description
Job Summary
We have a vacancy arise for a Consultant post in Cellular Pathology. This will be based be based at Royal Preston Hospital. and is a full time, permanent post.

The working week will be - Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm with no expectation of providing on call for this post.

The successful applicant will join our team of consultants and will be required to provide a comprehensive histopathology service. You would not be required to report neuropathology cases.

You will also be required to develop specialist interests to complement the existing specialist Cancer services.

Main duties of the job
You will be expected to co-operate with other members of the Pathology Directorate to ensure effective administrative arrangements are made in the laboratory, which will include: -
  • Recruitment and appointment of junior medical staff, BMSs and secretarial staff having dealings with the histopathology department.
  • The arrangement of rosters of staff, the allocation of duties to them and their instruction in necessary organisational matters.
  • Co-ordination with staff in other professional disciplines and health care workers outside the hospital.
  • Attendance at Board meetings and other committees when pathology issues are being discussed and to participate in resource management.
  • Continuing management responsibility by agreement with other consultants in the Cellular Pathology Department, specifically for the service in his/her charge and for administrative duties associated with these services and the proper functioning of the department, though he/she may delegate certain responsibilities to the senior staff within the department.

About us
We are in collaboration discussion with the other 3 trusts in Lancashire and Cumbria including Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS Trust. A central laboratory Hub has been proposed.

Modern Education Centres are based at both Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital sites and offer excellent library and study facilities, including PC/Internet support for staff and students as well as high tech simulation facilities.

All new Consultants are actively encouraged to be research active and supported in every way to carry out research in this trust.

All newly appointed substantive consultants are enrolled on the award-winning Consultant Leadership Programme and as part of that, mentorship is available.

All consultants have annual appraisal with a trained appraiser and are supported with the revalidation process.

Details
Date posted: 27 May 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year
Per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 438-CA821
Job locations: Lancashire Teaching Hospital, Cellular Pathology Department, Sharoe Green Lane, Preston, PR2 9HG, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

What we can offer
Job Plan/On-call Requirements
The Team

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • Full and specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)
  • MBChB or equivalent or evidence of equivalent qualifications
  • FRCPath or evidence of equivalent qualification
  • If an applicant is UK trained, they 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/CESR

Desirable
  • Evidence of academic excellence in Pathology

Experience & Skills
Essential
  • Wide range of experience in Histopathology and Non-Gynae Cytology

Desirable
  • Interest in other specialist areas including Dermatopathology, Oral/Head and Neck pathology.
  • Qualified to perform autopsies

Management
Essential
  • Evidence of Clinical Leadership
  • Evidence of commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development

Desirable
  • Management course/ certificate.
  • Computer skills

Research and Development
Essential
  • Evidence of interest in personal development e.g. through research and/or publications

Desirable
  • Evidence of developing new diagnostic services

Personal
Essential
  • Effective communication skills, both written and oral.
  • Good organisation skills.
  • Works well within a multidisciplinary environment.
  • Resident within 30 minutes travel time to Preston.

Desirable
  • Car owner/driver

Health
Essential
  • Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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