Job requirements
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Essential
10 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Skills in line with service requirements of the post detailed herein (see ‘Duties of the Post’ and ‘Outline Job Plan’)
- Experience
5+ years training in pathology
- Experience
Wide experience in diagnostic pathology
- Management
Evidence of having completed, or attended a relevant management course, or evidences relevant clinical managerial experience
- Qualifications
Medical degree
- Qualifications
FRCPath or Equivalent
- Qualifications
Applicants must be on the Specialist Register for Histopathology or be within 6 months of the anticipated award of a CCT
- Qualifications
CESR candidates must have submitted or be close to achieving submission at the time of interview.
- Qualifications
Full GMC registration with a license to practice and Specialist Registration in an appropriate specialist are.
- Personal Qualities
Other: (e.g. travel across Tayside)
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Undergraduate teaching experience desirable
- Knowledge
Interest in research desirable
- Experience
Evidence of relevant experience in subspecialty area(s) particular to the role
Job details
- Job reference: 256195
- Salary: Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064)
- Job closing date: 15/09/2026
- Job Type: Medical and Dental
- Location: Ninewells Hospital
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 40
- Job posted date: 07/08/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Tayside
- Department: Pathology
NHS Tayside
Consultant in Cellular Pathology
10 Programmed Activities
COME & WORK WITH US IN PATHOLOGY - A PERFECT LOCATION AT THE GATEWAY TO THE HIGHLANDS, BUT CLOSE TO THE CENTRAL BELT OF SCOTLAND!
Applications are invited for a full time (10PA) consultant pathology post based in Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.
OUR LOCATION
Known as “the City of Discovery” for its track record in biomedical research, Dundee is also called “Scotland’s coolest city” for its culture, including the spectacular new V&A design museum on Dundee’s riverside. The wider Tayside region is great for a healthy work-life balance, with:
- Low cost of living and a range of attractive city and rural locations
- Very competitive regional property prices and a great range of schools
- Beautiful countryside on the doorstep to the highlands, from beaches to hills
- Outdoor activities from walking, hiking, mountain biking, some of the best road cycling, kayaking, horse-riding to name just a few
- Great sports facilities, cafes, concert venues and just a quick train or drive to the central-belt, without the busyness or commutes of working there
- Convenient location with ready and easy access to both the Highlands to the north and the central belt, including Edinburgh and Glasgow, to the south.
ONE CONSULTANT CELLULAR PATHOLOGIST POST
An interest in or specialist commitment to lymphoreticular pathology is sought, preferably combined with additional interest(s) within the range of cellular pathology services and duties provided locally.
Enquiries and discussion prior to application are welcomed. Further training towards a gradual assumption of a subspecialty focus would be supported for the right candidate. Flexible working is supported, and EPAs available by negotiation. Applicants wishing to work part time are encouraged to apply.
OUR DEPARTMENT
The department is friendly and well resourced. We work well with, and are right next to the Department of Genetics, perfect for molecular pathology pathways. We benefit from:
- A collegiate team of 15 NHS consultants (by head count), including this role, undertaking daily consensus meetings
- Up to 9 specialist trainees,
- Significant trimming support: 1 advanced practitioner and 3 other BMSs
- Up to date IT, voice recognition, ongoing roll out of digital pathology, dedicated IT management support
- Consensual, flexible approach to rotas
- Strong clinical lead support for ongoing training and CPD
- Flexible working, with EPAs available by negotiation. Applicants wanting to work part time are encouraged to apply and will be considered
- Supportive modernizing leadership with development activity that includes digital pathology, ongoing BMS role-extension, trialling home working, and a dedicated molecular pathology service
Ranked 1st in the UK for medicine in the Complete University Guide 2021 and the Guardian University Guide 2021, the University of Dundee Medical School is integrated into the Ninewells Hospitals campus and has an international reputation for excellence in teaching and high impact clinical research that places it amongst the best places in the world to study and to practice medicine.
Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required. For more information visit www.gmc-uk.org
If you have trained in the UK you should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register from date of interview.
Please see the information pack for full details about the roles, and contact us for any further enquiries:
Dr Jamie Wilson, Clinical Lead: Secretary Jill Howie 01382 633944, or by email jamie.wilson@nhs.scot
Dr William Anderson, Clinical Care Group Director: PA Lynn McKenzie 01382 740448
Closing Date for Applications: 15th September 2026
Interview Date: 30th September 2026
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This advert is for CONSULTANT IN CELLULAR PATHOLOGY with NHS Tayside in Dundee, Scotland. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Pathology role. The advertised salary is £111,430 - £148,064. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 15 Sep 2026.
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