# Consultant Cellular Pathologist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
- **Location:** Northampton General Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Pathology
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-18T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-01T09:40:59.098Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Northampton/Northampton_General_Hospital_NHS_Trust/Cellular_Pathology/Cellular_Pathology-v8252956
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8252956?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This post is for two Consultant Cellular Pathologists 10PAs (with up to 2 additional PAs) to join a team of Cellular Pathologists (currently 1.9 wte NHS Consultants and additional support provided by a private company with 3 Consultant Pathologists on-site and additional outsourced reporting).

There is a large and diverse workload with provision of the Cellular Pathology service to the Hospital (including Northamptonshire Cancer Centre) and to Primary Care. There are network links with Leicester Hospitals and Kettering and the department supports a full programme of local and regional cancer MDTs. Participation in the autopsy service is desirable and subject to approval of the post holder by HM Coroner. Attendance at appropriate cancer multidisciplinary team meetings as the lead pathologist will be required. This is a modern, well-equipped department with a commitment towards “Lean” working, the laboratory has full ISO 15189 accreditation.

Each Consultant has a modern well-equipped office with high quality microscope, teaching head and digital imaging system. The personal computer has digital dictation software and access to hospital intranet and internet facilities. Voice recognition is planned. Although there is no full departmental subspecialisation, subspecialist interests are expected with MDT participation and these are negotiable. Consultants’ subspecialist interests are expected to complement each other.

### Main duties of the job

- Laboratory and Clinical Duties
- Professional Development
- Teaching
- Policy and Planning
- Management & Communication
- Record Keeping

Please see the attached Job Description for further details.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about the Job Plan.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### TEACHING / AUDIT

**Essential**

- Experience of Audit in Pathology
- Interest in Teaching Junior Staff

### OTHER REQUIREMENTS

**Essential**

- Full GMC Registration
- 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

### INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

**Essential**

- High level Organisational Skills
- Communication Skills
- Leadership Skills

### QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

**Essential**

- Primary Medical Qualification & FRCPath or Equivalent
- Wide knowledge and experience of histopathology, morbid anatomy and cytology

**Desirable**

- MD, PhD / higher degree

### ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESEARCH

**Essential**

- Established (or willing to develop a) subspecialist interest to complement interests of other consultants in the department

**Desirable**

- Publications in recognized medical or scientific journals
- Research projects relating to specialty

## Documents

- [useful links (pdf, 185.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1875)
- [code of conduct (pdf, 235.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1872)
- [benefits and ngh (pdf, 379.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1874)
- [code of conduct - band 7+ (pdf, 140.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1873)
- [relocation expenses policy (pdf, 548.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2447)
- [respect and support document (pdf, 207.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1869)
- [staff fair processing statement (pdf, 90.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1868)
- [consultant - cellular pathology job description and personal specification (pdf, 943.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10565619)

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