Consultant Histopathologist

Job summary

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for the dissection and reporting of the cases of chosen specialist areas. There may also be a requirement to report non specialist general cases. An interest in breast and skin pathology is advantageous.

The PHU Histopathology service receives requests that cover a wide spectrum of pathology including: General Surgery, Colorectal (including Bowel Cancer Screening), Breast (also Breast Screening cases), Dermatology, Respiratory, Head and Neck, Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Endocrine, Orthopaedics, Diagnostic and Transplant Renal Biopsies, Soft Tissue Tumours, Urology and Endoscopic and CT guided biopsies. Approximately 22% of the requests are received from General Practitioners with approximately 78% of requests being generated from within the Trust.

The Cytology workload includes pleural, ascitic and synovial fluids, gastrointestinal, bronchial and biliary tract brushings, sputa, EBUS and EUS aspirates, fine needle aspirates of breast, lymph node, thyroid, salivary gland, ovarian cysts, intra-abdominal masses and soft tissue tumours, urine and CSF cytology. A rapid reporting service is provided by three Head and Neck Pathologists for the one-stop neck lump clinic.

The appointee will be expected to participate in multidisciplinary team meetings in their chosen areas of specialist interest.

Job responsibilities

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.