Consultant Cellular Pathologist Histopathology

Job summary

Help us complete our team

We are seeking three Consultants to join our friendly, forward-thinking and supportive Histopathology Department as we complete our substantive consultant workforce.

RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE £10k plus Relocation

We are particularly keen to attract Consultants with a specialist interest in

• Breast Pathology, including experience of breast screening services
• Skin/Dermatopathology
• Broad general histopathology expertise and a commitment to high-quality diagnostic services

Whether you are an established consultant or nearing completion of training, we would love to hear from you.

Why join us?

Our Histopathology Department is fully UKAS accredited and serves a diverse population across Herefordshire and Mid Wales. We are the lead laboratory within a developing digital pathology network that includes Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust.

We offer:

• Flexible full-time or part-time working opportunities
• Modern digital pathology facilities, including home reporting capability
• Dedicated office accommodation and high-specification reporting equipment
• Excellent administrative and laboratory support
• Opportunities for service development, leadership, research, teaching and innovation
• Supportive mentorship for newly appointed consultants
• A healthy work-life balance with no formal on-call commitment

Main duties of the job

We provide a comprehensive histopathology and non-gynaecological cytopathology service, reporting a broad range of surgical pathology specimens and contributing to multidisciplinary team meetings, governance, audit and education.

We welcome special interests that complement and strengthen current services, particularly in:

Breast pathology

Skin pathology

Cancer reporting

Cytopathology

Digital pathology innovation

Successful applicants will play an important role in shaping the future of pathology services across our network and helping us deliver excellent patient care.

About the department

Our department currently comprises three substantive consultants and is expanding to establish a full complement of six consultant cellular pathologists.

The service benefits from:

Approximately 15,000-20,000 histopathology specimens annually

Comprehensive histology and cytology services

Strong biomedical scientist support

Digital pathology capability across the network

Ongoing investment in laboratory technology and infrastructure

Participation in breast, bowel and cervical screening programmes

Come and meet us

Informal discussions and visits are strongly encouraged. We would be delighted to show you our department, introduce you to colleagues and help you discover why so many people choose to build their careers in Herefordshire.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.