Consultant Histopathologist

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Consultant Histopathologist to join their dynamic team in Salford and Oldham. The role involves providing high-quality diagnostic services while fostering relationships with clinical colleagues. You'll have opportunities for personal development and networking within the NHS framework, with additional roles available for post mortem work. This position offers a chance to contribute to clinical trials and support the training of medical staff in a stimulating teaching hospital environment.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Must have a valid licence to practice with the General Medical Council.
• Expected to show evidence of management experience in a health context.
• Should be UK trained or demonstrate equivalence for non-UK applicants.

Responsibilities

• Joining the histopathology team across two sites.
• Participating in local and national clinical trials.
• Supporting personal development and management skills.

Skills

Wide experience in Histopathology and Diagnostic Cytopathology

Evidence of audit work

Ability to influence and persuade effectively

Experience in reporting GI

Evidence of participation in research

Education

Full and specialist registration with the General Medical Council

Certificate of Completion of Training in Histopathology

FRCPath or equivalent

Post Graduate Degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc

Job description

Consultant Histopathologist

The closing date is 22 December 2025

The Departments of Cellular Pathology of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) are friendly and busy departments that support many multidisciplinary teams for cancer specialists including breast, upper and lower gastrointestinal, lung, urology, gynaecology, head and neck and haematology. Our surgical and medical colleagues are very appreciative of the high quality diagnostic service we provide and this is reflected in our excellent working relationships with our clinical colleagues.

The Pathology Department at The Royal Oldham Hospital is housed in a purpose built and innovatively designed laboratory providing a comprehensive clinical and diagnostic service across the Trust. The Department is UKAS Accredited. The state of the art facilities have been designed and constructed with the professional in mind.

Salford Royal Hospital is a teaching hospital and all consultants are involved in teaching medical students and training medical staff. Development of management skills is actively encouraged with Trust based courses and the opportunity for career progression within divisional management is available to all colleagues.

Main duties of the job

Putting your needs under the microscope

We commit to providing you with:

• A consultant team with clear vision for the continued success of their department.
• Support for your own personal development utilising our strong links with external stakeholders.
• A flexible approach to job planning that delivers a working environment to best suit you and your team.
• An opportunity for additional PA's and coronial post mortem work.
• A workload that is distributed amongst the team using Royal College guidelines for Histopathology and Cytopathology departments.
• Opportunities to work with other local organisations to enhance your skills and experience.
• Participation and support with local and national clinical trials.
• Networking and development opportunities.

The Histopathology teams at The Northern Care Alliance (NCA), a group of two hospitals – Salford Royal Hospital and the Royal Oldham Hospital – is looking to appoint quality driven Histopathology consultants to join our high performing team on our Oldham and Salford sites. We provide a comprehensive, efficient and cost effective Cellular Pathology service to Northern Care Alliance services and Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust (WWL). We are looking to enhance our skilled and committed team of 21 general consultants with individuals who can drive our continued success and contribute to an exciting future.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values – care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work‑life balance.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

Person Specification

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Wide experience in Histopathology and Diagnostic Cytopathology
• Evidence of audit work and where this has brought about change
• An understanding of management in the context of the Health Service
• Is able to influence and persuade effectively
• Experience in reporting GI
• Evidence of participation in research

Professional Registration & Registration

• Full and specialist registration with the General Medical Council with a valid licence to practice
• Certificate of Completion of Training in Histopathology or show evidence of equivalent training and experience
• FRCPath or equivalent
• Applicants that are UK trained must also be a holder of a 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
• Post Graduate Degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc
• Evidence of Accredited Clinical & Educational Supervision of Medical Learners

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust