# Consultant Paediatric and Perinatal Pathologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-paediatric-and-perinatal-pathologist/ca4a2c2b-d47b-4b91-af3f-134280bcce6d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-paediatric-and-perinatal-pathologist/ca4a2c2b-d47b-4b91-af3f-134280bcce6d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St George's 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 - **Closing date:** 2026-11-23T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-26T11:50:50.199Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/PAEDIATRIC_PERINATAL_PATHOLOGY/PAEDIATRIC_PERINATAL_PATHOLOGY-v8198148 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8198148?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Applications are invited for a substantive Consultant Paediatric and Perinatal Pathologist to join our Cellular Pathology department. The post is a (whole) full time Consultant post with 10 programmed activities (PAs) and the post holder will be based at St. George’s Hospital. The post will include perinatal post-mortem (autopsy) pathology, placental pathology and routine paediatric surgical pathology. The appointee is expected to have had specialist training in paediatric and perinatal pathology and to have passed the Final Paediatric Pathology Fellowship Exam of the Royal College of Pathologists or equivalent ### Main duties of the job The appointee, together with consultant colleagues in the Department, will be responsible for the provision of the paediatric and perinatal pathology reporting service. This will include: Participation in the perinatal and hospital consented paediatric post-mortem service. - - Reporting placentas. - Reporting routine paediatric surgical pathology. - Involvement in relevant clinicopathological meetings and MDTs. - Contribution to the training and supervision of junior medical staff. Participation in the coroner’s paediatric post-mortem service is not a compulsory requirement of this post. The post holder will however be permitted to undertake commensurate Coronial post-mortem work outside the NHS Consultant Job Plan subject to clinical lead approval, Coronial agreement, time shifting and service constraints. The successful candidate will be expected to work with professional colleagues and local managers in the efficient running of the Service and will share with Consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the Trust’s system of governance, and audit and maintain their CME/CPD. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please view the Job Description for the Consultant Paediatric and Perinatal Pathologist position for a full break down of the main responsibilities ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to advise on the efficient and smooth running of a specialist service - Ability to organise and manage own time effectively - A good understanding of audit - Teaching and presentation skills - IT skills **Desirable** - Leadership skills - Research skills ### Personal **Essential** - Interest in and commitment to research and teaching - Ability to work in a team - Good interpersonal skills - Caring attitude to patients - Commitment to continuing medical education **Desirable** - Reside within 10 miles of St George’s Hospital during working week ### Education **Essential** - Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview). - Medical degree. - FRCPath Paediatric / Perinatal Pathology by examination or equivalent. - Applicants that are UK trained, 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. - Revalidation as appropriate. **Desirable** - Higher degree in preparation or awarded. ### Experience **Essential** - Ability to take full and independent clinical responsibility - Specialist training in Paediatric and Perinatal pathology - Active participation in clinical audit - Active participation in teaching **Desirable** - Management experience - Relevant publication(s) in peer reviewed medical journal(s) - Recent experience in independent reporting ## Documents - [consultant paediatric and perinatal pathologist (pdf, 480.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10503735) ## 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.