# Consultant Histopathologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-histopathologist/08209c14-22f6-438e-bfa7-dc68de88fcc9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-histopathologist/08209c14-22f6-438e-bfa7-dc68de88fcc9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** William Harvey Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Pathology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: This vacancy does not have an on call element - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 10 sessions per week (10 PA + 1 APA will be considered) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-08T07:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-01T11:31:22.499Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Ashford/East_Kent_Hospitals_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Consultant_Histopathologist/Consultant_Histopathologist-v8304439 - **Employer website:** https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Pathology provides a full microbiology, clinical biochemistry, immunology, haematology, blood transfusion, laboratory haemophilia, and cellular pathology service to the patients of EKUHFT, general practitioners, community healthcare and private hospitals in east Kent. The major proportion of blood science analyses, including all work arising from primary care, takes place in purpose-built facilities on the WHH site. East Kent Hospitals is participating in the Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STP) for Kent and Medway to develop an integrated pathology service across the county. Digital pathology for reporting of diagnostic work is being implemented with a go live date in 2025. Further information about the Department may be found here. ### Main duties of the job The general responsibilities of the post will be those expected of a senior clinical employee of the Trust. These include provision of a first-class clinical service, effective leadership to all staff involved in supporting the service, conducting clinical practice in accordance with the highest ethical standards, support for other clinical specialties and contribution to education and post graduate teaching. The post holder will be expected to share the provision of service for East Kent with the other consultants. This is arranged on a fortnightly rota basis and involves duties primarily at the WHH with MDM cover to other sites either in person or via videoconferencing. The post holder will be accountable to the Head of Service for Cellular Pathology who has overall responsibility for providing the service as agreed with the Clinical Director of Pathology and Medical Director. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please do not hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top the page. Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability. ### 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 ### Clinical governance **Essential** - Audit participation ### Skills and experience **Desirable** - The applicant is expected to have experience of working as a dermatopathologist in an NHS Trust at registrar level or above ### Qualifications and training **Essential** - Full GMC Registration - Specialist interest in dermatopathology - Specialist Registration (or within 6 months of achieving ## Documents - [application pack (pdf, 987.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10659818) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 311.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10659819) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references.