Consultant Histopathologist/Cellular Pathologist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity exists for one whole-time consultant post in Cellular Pathology based at University Hospital Lewisham, dealing with a very interesting and varied workload in a general setting. This is a new post to reflect rising workload and complexity. The successful candidate will join a relatively small and supportive team. It is anticipated that the appointee will have a generalist commitment but also bring or develop their own special interests to flexibly integrate with those of the existing consultants by mutual agreement. The department is currently in the process of implementing digital reporting to enable more flexible working patterns. There are excellent public transport links both by rail and bus.

The successful candidate will be required to report surgical pathology and non-gynaecological cytopathology cases. Although this is a full-time post, applications from candidates wishing to work less than full time will be considered. Applicants should be in possession of the FRCPath (or equivalent) and must be fully registered with the GMC including entry on the GMC Specialist Register or within six months of obtaining their CCT at the time of interview.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will participate in a regular weekly rota of surgical pathology cut-up and reporting, as well as reporting of non-gynaecological cytopathology cases. There is no requirement to report gynaecological cytopathology cases. Post-mortem examinations are not performed. The successful candidates will also be expected to participate in the weekly multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings rota.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidates will participate in a regular weekly rota of surgical pathology cut-up and reporting, as well as reporting of non-gynaecological cytopathology cases. There is no requirement to report gynaecological cytopathology cases. Post-mortem examinations are not performed. The successful candidates will also be expected to participate in the weekly multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings rota.