# Consultant in Cellular Pathology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-cellular-pathology/fe43618b-4cea-4064-8be4-a2838a8f6a04 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-cellular-pathology/fe43618b-4cea-4064-8be4-a2838a8f6a04.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Worthing Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Pathology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week (on call: Nil) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-01T12:22:37.978Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Sussex/Brighton/University_Hospitals_Sussex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Histopathologist_Essential_subspecialties_Gynaecological_Gastrointestinal_Pathology/Histopathologist_Essential_subspecialties_Gynaecological_Gastrointestinal_Pathology-v8261677 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8261677?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are recruiting a substantive Consultant Cellular Pathologist at the Royal Sussex County Hospital. You will work within supportive and experienced sub specialty teams in Gynecological and Gastrointestinal Pathology to help deliver high quality, timely diagnostics. You will also contribute to leadership, training, research, and our regional Sussex network collaboration. ### Main duties of the job The clinical duties of the post include the following: - Independent reporting of diagnostic cellular pathology case with a focus on Gynaecological and Gastrointestinal Pathology. - Participation in relevant Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings and provision of timely clinicopathological advice. - Clinical supervision of trainees and contribution to undergraduate and postgraduate education (including BSMS). - Participation in clinical governance, audit, EQA, quality improvement, service development and leadership. - Adherence to Trust policies including information governance, health and safety, safeguarding and equality, diversity and inclusion. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Substantive consultant post Essential subspecialties: Gynaecological and Gastrointestinal Pathology. Based at the Royal Sussex County Hospital and work across UHSussex sites as required. Training-active department with BSMS teaching and supervision of histopathology trainees. Nil on-call. Full conditions and person specification in the JD. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Desirable** - Breadth of experience in and outside specialty ### Teaching Skills **Essential** - Evidence of an interest and commitment to teaching **Desirable** - Recognised teaching qualification ### Progression Career **Essential** - Appropriate progression of career to date ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Evidence of:- Good communication skills both oral and written ### Academic and Research **Essential** - Evidence of participation in audit **Desirable** - Research experience - Publications - Prizes and honours ### Experience/Qualifications **Essential** - Basic medical degree - FRCPath Part 2 or its recognised equivalent - Full and specialist registration (with a licence to practise) with the GMC or be eligible for registration within six months of the interview. - If you trained in the UK, you must also have a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in pathohogy or be within six months of receiving it by the interview date. - If you trained outside the UK, you must provide evidence that your qualifications are equivalent to the UK CCT. (Equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC **Desirable** - Higher Degree ### Organisation and Planning **Essential** - Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams - Understanding of: NHS / Clinical governance / Resource constraints **Desirable** - Evidence of managerial skills: Achievements / Course attended ### Clinical Skills and Experience **Essential** - Reporting Cellular pathology cases - Reporting of frozen sections **Desirable** - NGS and therapeutic IHC solid tumour testing ## Documents - [job description & person spec (pdf, 616.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10575555) - [all staff networks about us flyer (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2583) - [guide to completing an application form (pdf, 385.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2915) ## 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.