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Consultant in Histopathology - Cellular Pathologist

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Location
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 London Fringe £149 per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
20 Jul 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
19 Jun 2025

Job overview

We are looking to fill 2 (wte) substantive Consultant Histopathologist post, which have become vacant due to retirement. The working hours expected are 9AM-5 PM with some time shifting if agreed locally. The post is based at the Hemel Hempstead site. Appointees will be expected to provide diagnostic surgical pathology services for the Trust with the distribution of work reflecting service need and specialist interests of the appointee. Successful candidates will be also eligible for a relocation allowance of £12,000 (if required) The Trust have agreed a proposal for up to 1PA of SPA time/week to be worked flexibly. This change in in line with the Trusts' flexible working agenda and recognition of the enormous contribution that this group of staff continue to provide to our staff and patients.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will participate in routine reporting of histopathology and possibly diagnostic cytology specimens. The focus will be on Gynae and Skin along with miscellaneous samples. This could be negotiated at the time of the interview. They would be expected to provide cover for the MDT and attend clinical governance meetings. There is no out of hours commitment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The appointee will join a team of 12 consultants and Two clinical fellows and will be expected to contribute to the teaching and supervision of the trainees. The department has subspecialised reporting groups for the major cancer groups. There will be no requirement for Cervical cytology and cervical screening histology reporting. CPD registration with the Royal college of Pathologists is expected.