Job overview
We are an NHS award winning department playing a leading role in the modernisation of pathology services in SE Wales in line with the Health Board’s Clinical Futures strategy, and the Welsh Government “Future Delivery of Pathology Services in Wales” document. We currently provide all services in house with no outsourcing to external providers.
We are heavily involved in the design and creation of the All Wales Digital Pathology Programme. We utilise AI algorithms for the diagnosis of several specimen types, and hope to implement its use in the reporting of HER2 and associated ISH.
The successful candidate will benefit from a new office, bespoke new microscope, IT packages including laptop, digital equipment and secretarial support.
The successful candidate will benefit from a new office, bespoke new microscope, IT packages including laptop, digital equipment and secretarial support.
We have a fully supportive laboratory providing a wide range of immuno’s and are willing to look into expanding the repertoire and technologies and clinical needs change.
You will be working within a team to provide a clinical and laboratory Cellular Pathology service to a catchment population of 650,000. The laboratory has full UKAS ISO15189 accreditation, and is networked to provide a comprehensive Cellular Pathology service to the area
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will play an important role in reporting the Health Board's current histopathology backlog with the bulk of the work being GI and skin backlogs but the ability to report other specialties will be beneficial.
We welcome part-time/ full time applicants
Specialties available to report to are: Skin, Lung, Head and Neck and GI."
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description
For these positions, you will already be fully registered with the GMC and hold a Licence to Practice
This position involves Regulated Activity with children and adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:
an adults and children’s barred list check
Candidates for Consultant posts must also be on the GMC Specialist Register or working towards Specialist Registration via CESR/European Community Rights) and must hold FRCPath qualification.
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This advert is for Locum Consultant Cellular Pathologist with Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in Newport, Newport, Wales. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Pathology role. The advertised salary is £125,509 Per Annum, pro rata. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 05 Jul 2026.
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