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Job overview
This locum post will work within a team of consultant colleagues to provide a comprehensive gynaecological histopathology service in the Oxford University Hospitals, including performing or supervising cut ups, microscopy, or other diagnostic techniques, reporting cases, and supporting clinical meetings and case discussions. The ability to provide support in alternative specialty pathology also would be an advantage, and additional programmed activities may be available for this.
Main duties of the job
OUH Trust in partnership with Oxford University aims to be at the forefront of modern diagnostic techniques. A willingness to adopt new diagnostic techniques into Cellular Pathology and undertake training where necessary is essential. The department is advanced in the adoption of digital pathology.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Oxford University Hospitals is the hub of the South 4 Pathology Partnership. Cellular Pathology across the South 4 Pathology Partnership works in collaboration. Support of colleagues and services in the partner trusts will be an increasing component of the post as digital pathology and an integrated laboratory information management system facilitate closer working across the sites. As a consultant in a specialist centre, the appointee will be expected to develop sufficient expertise to support complex referral cases, and to work closely with colleagues to assure the quality of the work of the whole team.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Independent reporting of complex gynae cases
- Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to lead and to support the leadership of others
- Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management.
- Understanding of management roles in NHS pathology and willingness to engage with and participate in management.
- Evidence of ability to work in a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital
- Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
- Willingness to share cases and seek second opinions appropriately
- Good spoken and written English.
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training
- Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
Desirable
- Management qualification.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills necessary for explaining complex situations to professionals and non-professionals
- Education qualification
- Peer reviewed publications Research grants
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- FRCPath 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. OR, Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
- Specialist training in gynae pathology
- Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for registration within six months of interview.
Desirable
- Higher medical degree
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This advert is for Locum Consultant in Gynaecological Histopathology with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford, South East, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Pathology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 Not defined. The contract type is Locum: 12 months. The application deadline is 12 Jul 2026.
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