Consultant Histopathologist

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Consultant in Histopathology. The appointee will provide diagnostic reporting, participate in quality assurance, and contribute to annual appraisal and job planning.

The post includes teaching, supervision of junior staff, and shaping digital pathology services. Full GMC registration with CCT in Histopathology (or UK-equivalent) is required, with international applicants asked to show equivalence.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration is required for substantive roles.
• Hold or be within six months of a CCT in Histopathology; international applicants must demonstrate UK equivalence.
• The post involves undergraduate teaching and training of Specialty Trainees; digital pathology training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide diagnostic reporting in Histopathology.
• Participate in quality assurance and annual appraisal.
• Contribute to job planning and departmental policy development.
• Supervise junior staff and support departmental operations.
• Advise clinical teams on investigations and report interpretation.

Skills

Diagnostic reporting

Quality assurance

Teaching/training

Digital pathology

Report interpretation

Whole Slide Imaging

Policy development

Supervision of junior staff

Clinical team liaison

Education

GMC registration

CCT in Histopathology (or equivalent)

Tools

Digital pathology platform

Job description

This post is for a Consultant in Histopathology.

For substantive roles, applicants must have full GMC registration and either hold or be within six months of a CCT in Histopathology. International applicants must demonstrate equivalence to a UK CCT.

This is a general histopathology post. The appointee will contribute to undergraduate teaching and the training of Specialty Trainees. The department is adopting digital pathology for primary diagnostics; training in Whole Slide Imaging will be provided, and opportunities exist to help shape digital pathology services.

Key responsibilities include diagnostic reporting, participating in quality assurance, annual appraisal, and job planning. The role involves advising clinical teams on investigations and report interpretation, contributing to policy development, supervising junior staff, and supporting departmental operations.

The overarching goal is to provide the highest quality patient care through professional practice and continuous improvement.

The Post Holder Will Be Expected To

• provide advice on the diagnosis, staging and prognosis of patients suffering from disease. Reporting and interpretation of specimen submitted to the department in line with RCPath guidelines.
• take joint responsibility with colleagues for quality assurance within the department including taking part in national external quality assurance programmes, where appropriate.
• participate in the annual appraisal and job planning process.
• work with relevant clinical teams in the provision of comprehensive Histopathology service to the users, including advice regarding appropriate specimen collection and investigations, interpretation of reports and the preparation of policies, procedures and guidelines. Answer phone calls to and from clinical colleagues, if required.
• be jointly responsible for the supervision, training and management of any junior staff in the department.
• be jointly responsible in the smooth and efficient running of the Histopathology department The over-riding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

We know happy colleagues deliver better care. All our teams work in a supportive environment, which nurtures your wellbeing and provides opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We have an open, inclusive and diverse culture and we would like you to be part of the team.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Shrikant Ambalkar Job title: Director of Pathology Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01623 622515