Consultant in Cellular Pathology

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Part time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Preston seeks a Consultant in Cellular Pathology to lead histopathology services with a commitment to developing specialist interests in cancer pathology. This part-time, permanent post anchors at Royal Preston Hospital, with a Monday–Friday 9am–5pm pattern and no on-call obligation.

You will join a team of consultants, contribute to service development, supervise staff, and participate in research activities aligned with the Cancer pathway

Qualifications

• Full and specialist GMC registration or eligibility within six months of interview.
• MBChB or equivalent with FRCPath or equivalent qualification.
• UK trained applicants should hold CCT or be within six months of award.
• Non-UK trained applicants must show UK-equivalence to CCT/CESR.
• Evidence of academic excellence in Pathology.

Responsibilities

• Co-operate with Pathology Directorate to ensure efficient laboratory administration.
• Recruit junior medical staff, BMS and secretarial staff with histopathology duties.
• Plan staff rosters and instruct on duties and processes.
• Coordinate with other professionals and health care workers outside hospital.
• Attend Board meetings and manage pathology service resources with colleagues.

Skills

Histopathology

Non-Gynae Cytology

Dermatopathology

Oral/Head and Neck pathology

Autopsies

Education

MBChB or equivalent

FRCPath or equivalent

GMC registration or eligible

Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

Academic excellence in Pathology

Job description

Go back Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Cellular Pathology

The closing date is 09 October 2026

We have a vacancy arise for a Consultant post in Cellular Pathology. This will be based be based at Royal Preston Hospital. and is a part time, permanent post.

The working week will be - Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm with no expectation of providing on call for this post.

The successful applicant will join our team of consultants and will be required to provide a comprehensive histopathology service. You would not be required to report neuropathology cases.

You will also be required to develop specialist interests to complement the existing specialist Cancer services.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to co-operate with other members of the Pathology Directorate to ensure effective administrative arrangements are made in the laboratory, which will include: -

• Recruitment and appointment of junior medical staff, BMSs and secretarial staff having dealings with the histopathology department.
• The arrangement of rosters of staff, the allocation of duties to them and their instruction in necessary organisational matters.
• Co-ordination with staff in other professional disciplines and health care workers outside the hospital.
• Attendance at Board meetings and other committees when pathology issues are being discussed and to participate in resource management.
• Continuing management responsibility by agreement with other consultants in the Cellular Pathology Department, specifically for the service in his/her charge and for administrative duties associated with these services and the proper functioning of the department, though he/she may delegate certain responsibilities to the senior staff within the department.

About us

We are in collaboration discussion with the other 3 trusts in Lancashire and Cumbria including Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS Trust. A central laboratory Hub has been proposed.

Modern Education Centres are based at both Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital sites and offer excellent library and study facilities, including PC/Internet support for staff and students as well as high tech simulation facilities.

All new Consultants are actively encouraged to be research active and supported in every way to carry out research in this trust.

All newly appointed substantive consultants are enrolled on the award-winning Consultant Leadership Programme and as part of that, mentorship is available.

All consultants have annual appraisal with a trained appraiser and are supported with the revalidation process.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

What we can offer

Job Plan/On-call Requirements

The Team

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 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)
• MBChB or equivalent or evidence of equivalent qualifications
• FRCPath or evidence of equivalent qualification
• If an applicant is UK trained, they 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.
• Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT/CESR
• Evidence of academic excellence in Pathology

Experience & Skills

• Wide range of experience in Histopathology and Non-Gynae Cytology
• Interest in other specialist areas including Dermatopathology, Oral/Head and Neck pathology.
• Qualified to perform autopsies

Management

• Evidence of Clinical Leadership
• Evidence of commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development
• Management course/ certificate.

Research and Development

• Evidence of interest in personal development e.g. through research and/or publications
• Evidence of developing new diagnostic services

Personal

• Effective communication skills, both written and oral.
• Good organisation skills.
• Works well within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Resident within 30 minutes travel time to Preston.

Health

• Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice

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.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lancashire Teaching Hospital, Cellular Pathology Department

£113,565 to £150,569 a yearPer annum pro rata based on 7.5 PA's

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

438-CA845

Job locations

Lancashire Teaching Hospital, Cellular Pathology Department