Consultant Histopathologist

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Histopathologist/Cellular Pathologist. There are at present 5 Consultant Histopathologists, 2 speciality doctors and one retired consultant on the bank within the department based at North Tyneside General Hospital. The department has full UKAS ISO 15189 accreditation.

The histology workload amounts to approximately 25,000 requests per year and covers a broad range of medical and surgical specialties (excluding neuropathology and renal biopsies).   A full range of special stains is available, and immunocytochemistry staining is fully automated with a wide range of antibodies available.  There are approximately 2500 non-gynae cases received annually, comprising fine needle aspirates from most sites with the usual range of brushings and washings from the bronchus,  FNA breast, thyroid, pleural, peritoneal washings, bile duct brushings and urine samples.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable number of applications are received.

Main duties of the job

We cover a wide range of specimens including GI, Breast, Ski, Gynae along with diagnostic biopsies in urology, lung, bronchial. mTuitive is used for reporting cancerous breast cores, breast and colorectal cancer specimens,  hysterectomies, bronchial biopsies. We report non-gynae cytology primarily fluids, FNA of various sites including EBUS.

The successful candidates will be encouraged to develop a special interest to complement the other members of the department and expected to undertake the full range of pathologist duties involved in the delivery of the histopathology/cytology provision.

Our mortuary at North Tyneside General Hospital as well as body storage at Wansbeck General Hospital, Hexham General Hospital and the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital and Histology laboratory at North Tyneside General Hospital are licensed with Human Tissue Authority. This role includes Post Mortem cover.

In line with recent advances in the field of histopathology the department has introduced Digital Pathology scanning 100% of histology cases and has an up to date recently launched LIMS (Clinisys WinPath Enterprise).

We have also initiated different skill mix by utilising an Advanced Practitioner and biomedical scientists for specimen cut up.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a detailed account of the job role and personal specification.