Locum Consultant Histopathologist

Job summary

We have two Locum Consultant roles in Histopathology: one full-time internal role and one full-time fixed-term post until 31st March 2026.

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. For locum roles, CCT is not required, and we support doctors progressing via the portfolio pathway.

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.

Main duties of the job

The appointed Consultant(s) will share service duties with other Consultant Histopathologists, with flexibility in laboratory management, leave, and policies. Consultants are expected to collaborate on all general matters.

Key duties include:

• Providing diagnostic and interpretative pathology services, ensuring department functioning.

• Sharing responsibility for maintaining professional standards and compliance with UKAS.

• Participating in business planning with other consultants.

• Performing administrative duties as defined by the Head of Service and Director of Pathology.

• Covering colleagues' annual leave and absences.

• Managing special interest responsibilities.

• Supervising junior staff, adhering to employment policies.

• Contributing to teaching, undergraduate, postgraduate, and CPD activities.

• Participating in clinical governance, including audit meetings.

• Ensuring compliance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities Policy.

• Adhering to Health & Safety policies and maintaining a safe environment.

• Complying with infection control practices per the Infection Control Manual.

• Upholding GMC Good Medical Practice standards.

• Responding promptly to Trust requests, including incident investigations.

• Ensuring data confidentiality and complying with the Data Protection Act.

• Complying with Trust policies and mandatory training.

About us

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.