Consultant Histopathologist with special interest in Gastro Pathology


Location
Salford, England
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
29 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent or Fixed Term NHS Locum
Posted Date
01 Oct 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

9 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Knowledge, Skills and Experience

    Wide experience in Histopathology and Diagnostic Cytopathology

  • Knowledge, Skills and Experience

    Evidence of audit work and where this has brought about change

  • Knowledge, Skills and Experience

    An understanding of management in the context of the Health Service

  • Knowledge, Skills and Experience

    Is able to influence and persuade effectively

  • Professional Registration & Registration

    Full and specialist registration with the General Medical Council with a valid license to practice

  • Professional Registration & Registration

    Certificate of Completion of Training in Histopathology or show evidence of equivalent training and experience

  • Professional Registration & Registration

    FRCPath or equivalent

  • Professional Registration & Registration

    Applicants that are UK trained must also be a holder of a CCT or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview

  • Professional Registration & Registration

    Applicants that are non-UK trained will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT

Desirable

4 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Knowledge, Skills and Experience

    Experience in reporting GI

  • Knowledge, Skills and Experience

    Evidence of participation in research

  • Professional Registration & Registration

    Post Graduate Degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc

  • Professional Registration & Registration

    Evidence of Accredited Clinical & Educational Supervision of Medical Learners

Job overview

The Departments of Cellular Pathology of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) are friendly and busy departments that support many multidisciplinary teams for cancer specialists including breast, upper and lower gastrointestinal, lung, urology, gynaecology, head and neck and haematology. Our surgical and medical colleagues are very appreciative of the high quality diagnostic service we provide and this is reflected in our excellent working relationships with our clinical colleagues.

The Pathology Department at The Royal Oldham Hospital is housed in a purpose built and innovatively designed laboratory providing a comprehensive clinical and diagnostic service across the Trust. The Department is UKAS Accredited. The state of the art facilities have been designed and constructed with the professional in mind.

Salford Royal Hospital is a teaching hospital and all consultants are involved in teaching medical students and training medical staff. Development of management skills is actively encouraged with Trust based courses and the opportunity for career progression within divisional management is available to all colleagues.

Main duties of the job

We commit to providing you with:

  • A consultant team with clear vision for the continued success of their department.
  • Support for your own personal development utilising our strong links with external stakeholders.
  • A flexible approach to job planning that delivers a working environment to best suit you and your team.
  • An opportunity for additional PA’s and coronial post mortem work.
  • A workload that is distributed amongst the team using Royal College guidelines for Histopathology and Cytopathology departments.
  • Opportunities to work with other local organisations to enhance your skills and experience.
  • Participation and support with local and national clinical trials.
  • Networking and development opportunities.

The Histopathology teams at The Northern Care Alliance (NCA), a group of two hospitals - Salford Royal Hospital and the Royal Oldham Hospital is looking to appoint quality driven Histopathology consultants to join our high performing team on our Oldham and Salford sites.

We provide a comprehensive, efficient and cost effective Cellular Pathology service to Northern Care Alliance services and Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust (WWL). We are looking to enhance our skilled and committed team of 24 general consultants with individuals who can drive our continued success and contribute to an exciting future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

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.

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This advert is for Consultant Histopathologist with special interest in Gastro Pathology with Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust in Salford, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Pathology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is Permanent or Fixed Term NHS Locum. The application deadline is 29 Oct 2026.

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