Job details
- Job reference: 250222
- Salary: Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064)
- Job closing date: 27/06/2026
- Job Type: Medical and Dental
- Location: Western General Hospital
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 40 hours per week
- Job posted date: 02/06/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
- Department: Laboratory Medicine
Consultant PathologistWestern General Hospital
Reference - 250222
NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, full time (40 hours per week) post based in the Western General Hospital.
This new post has been created to support and enhance the delivery of pathology services within NHS Lothian. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work within the histopathology service in one of the leading pathology departments in the United Kingdom.
The post is primarily based at the Western General Hospital (WGH) and are mainly aiming to enhance the delivery of Gastrointestinal, Urological, Breast and Dermatopathology subspecialty areas. However, the department may also accommodate other subspecialty interests depending on the needs of the service and the diagnostic interests of the successful candidate. These are offered as a full time (1.0 WTE, 10 PA) post, but applications from individuals wishing to work less than full time are also welcomed.
More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.
For an informal discussion please contact:Dr Ashley Graham, Site Lead, Pathology, Pathology Department, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh0131 537 1956 Ashley.graham@nhs.scot
If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply.
We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.
Closing Date: 27/06/2026
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
Interview Date: 19/08/2026
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This advert is for Consultant Pathologist with NHS Lothian in Edinburgh, East of Scotland, 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 27 Jun 2026.
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