# Consultant in Cellular Pathology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-cellular-pathology/1bb02cf1-a79d-4bbe-88b8-15a805620b62 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-cellular-pathology/1bb02cf1-a79d-4bbe-88b8-15a805620b62.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Preston - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Pathology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: Full time - **Closing date:** 2026-06-24T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-27T11:22:17.367Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Preston/Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Cellular_Pathology/Cellular_Pathology-v7931901 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7931901?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have a vacancy arise for a Consultant post in Cellular Pathology.  This will be based be based at Royal Preston Hospital. and is a full time, permanent post. The working week will be - Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm with no expectation of providing on call for this post. The successful applicant will join our team of consultants and will be required to provide a comprehensive histopathology service.  You would not be required to report neuropathology cases. You will also be required to develop specialist interests to complement the existing specialist Cancer services. ### Main duties of the job You will be expected to co-operate with other members of the Pathology Directorate to ensure effective administrative arrangements are made in the laboratory, which will include: - - Recruitment and appointment of junior medical staff, BMSs and secretarial staff having dealings with the histopathology department. - The arrangement of rosters of staff, the allocation of duties to them and their instruction in necessary organisational matters. - Co-ordination with staff in other professional disciplines and health care workers outside the hospital. - Attendance at Board meetings and other committees when pathology issues are being discussed and to participate in resource management. - Continuing management responsibility by agreement with other consultants in the Cellular Pathology Department, specifically for the service in his/her charge and for administrative duties associated with these services and the proper functioning of the department, though he/she may delegate certain responsibilities to the senior staff within the department. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on: - What we can offer - Job Plan/On-call Requirements - The Team ## Job Details We have a vacancy arise for a Consultant post in Cellular Pathology. This will be based be based at Royal Preston Hospital. and is a full time, permanent post. The working week will be - Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm with no expectation of providing on call for this post. The successful applicant will join our team of consultants and will be required to provide a comprehensive histopathology service. You would not be required to report neuropathology cases. You will also be required to develop specialist interests to complement the existing specialist Cancer services. ## Job Description You will be expected to co-operate with other members of the Pathology Directorate to ensure effective administrative arrangements are made in the laboratory, which will include: - Recruitment and appointment of junior medical staff, BMSs and secretarial staff having dealings with the histopathology department. The arrangement of rosters of staff, the allocation of duties to them and their instruction in necessary organisational matters. Co-ordination with staff in other professional disciplines and health care workers outside the hospital. Attendance at Board meetings and other committees when pathology issues are being discussed and to participate in resource management. Continuing management responsibility by agreement with other consultants in the Cellular Pathology Department, specifically for the service in his/her charge and for administrative duties associated with these services and the proper functioning of the department, though he/she may delegate certain responsibilities to the senior staff within the department. ## Responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on: What we can offer Job Plan/On-call Requirements The Team ## Person Specification ### Health **Essential** - Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice ### Personal **Essential** - Effective communication skills, both written and oral. - Good organisation skills. - Works well within a multidisciplinary environment. - Resident within 30 minutes travel time to Preston. **Desirable** - Car owner/driver ### Management **Essential** - Evidence of Clinical Leadership - Evidence of commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development **Desirable** - Management course/ certificate. - Computer skills ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full and specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview) - MBChB or equivalent or evidence of equivalent qualifications - FRCPath or evidence of equivalent qualification - If an applicant is UK trained, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. - Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT/CESR **Desirable** - Evidence of academic excellence in Pathology ### Experience & Skills **Essential** - Wide range of experience in Histopathology and Non-Gynae Cytology **Desirable** - Interest in other specialist areas including Dermatopathology, Oral/Head and Neck pathology. - Qualified to perform autopsies ### Research and Development **Essential** - Evidence of interest in personal development e.g. through research and/or publications **Desirable** - Evidence of developing new diagnostic services ## Documents - [what we can offer you (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2464) - [main recruitment pack 24 (pdf, 387.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2212) - [creating your best application (pdf, 6.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2433) - [job description and person specification (docx, 145.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10327700) ## 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. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.