Consultant in Cellular Pathology | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant in Cellular Pathology based at Royal Blackburn Hospital. The role is full-time and permanent, with a standard Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm schedule and no on-call expectations.

The successful applicant will join a team of consultants to provide a comprehensive histopathology service and contribute to the pathology directorate's administrative and leadership duties. Opportunities to develop special interests are available.

Qualifications

• Experienced in all aspects of histopathology and non-gynae cytology.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive histopathology service.
• Co-operate with the Pathology Directorate to ensure effective administrative arrangements in the laboratory.
• Recruitment/appointment of junior medical staff, BMSs and secretarial staff involved with histopathology.
• Arrange staff rosters, assign duties and train staff in organisational matters.
• Coordinate with other professionals inside and outside the hospital.
• Attend Board meetings and other committees on pathology issues and participate in resource management.

Skills

Histopathology

Non-gynae Cytology

Job description

Consultant in Cellular Pathology | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

We have a vacancy arise for a Consultant post in Cellular Pathology. This will be based be based at Royal Blackburn Hospital. and is a full 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 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 their charge and for administrative duties associated with these services and the proper functioning of the department, though they may delegate certain responsibilities to the senior staff within the department.

Royal Blackburn Hospital is a major referral centre for HPB, Head & Neck and Urology Cancer Services and we also receive cancer resections from Colorectal, Breast and Gynae Units. It is a national screening unit for Bowel cancer screening patients. The Department is recognised for 4 Cellular pathology STs and in addition supported by 2 Senior Clinical Fellows.

Applicants are expected to be experienced in all aspects of histopathology and non-gynae cytology and there are opportunities to develop special interests although experience in breast, urology, colorectal and skin pathology would be more beneficial to the post.

Our Hospital is situated close to the motorway networks and at close proximity to beautiful countryside of Ribble Valley and the Lake District and is 40 minutes away from Manchester.

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

• What we can offer
• The Team

This advert closes on Thursday 19 Nov 2026