Northampton General Hospital

NHS Locum Consultant Cellular Pathologist

The closing date is 21 August 2025

Job summary

NHS Locum Consultant Cellular Pathologist - Shape the Future of Diagnostics in a Dynamic, Modern Department

We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and forward-thinking Locum Consultant Cellular Pathologist to join our progressive team at Northampton General Hospital (NGH) for 23 months.

This is a replacement post, offered initially at 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), with the potential for up to 2 additional PAs available - forming a comprehensive and engaging job plan that includes reporting, grossing, MDT leadership, and teaching responsibilities.

What You'll Need:

FRCPath (UK) or an equivalent qualification

What's on Offer:

A large and varied diagnostic workload serving NGH, the Northamptonshire Cancer Centre, Primary Care, and regional partnerships with Leicester and Kettering hospitals
Opportunities for additional paid work outside of normal hours
Leading roles in local and regional multidisciplinary cancer team meetings (MDTs) - mostly held virtually via MS Teams
Involvement in the autopsy service (subject to HM Coroner approval)
Modern, lean-focused department with state-of-the-art facilities, working towards digital dictation / voice recognition and Digital Histopathology

Main duties of the job

Deliver a comprehensive Cellular Pathology diagnostic service, including specimen cut-up, reporting, frozen sections, and participation in daily workload allocation.
Provide clinical leadership in MDT meetings, audit, governance, and strategy development across the Trust and wider Group.
Participate in and provide internal cross-cover, including potential involvement in the autopsy service (subject to HM Coroner approval).
Ensure compliance with UKAS accreditation, NEQAS programmes, and Trust clinical governance standards.
Support teaching and supervision of medical students, trainees, and scientific staff, including involvement in education programmes and clinical training.
Contribute to service development, planning, and innovation, including assessing new methods and supporting external service-level agreements.
Attend departmental and service line meetings, contribute to management tasks, and monitor service performance and quality indicators.
Uphold high standards of data management and confidentiality, ensuring compliance with Data Protection and Freedom of Information regulations.

About us

**Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications**

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Integrity
Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Date posted

07 August 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year Per Annum / Pro Rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

23 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

265-7289082

Job locations

Northampton General Hospital

Cliftonville

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and person specification for further information on this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and person specification for further information on this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Primary Medical Qualifications & FRCPath or Equivalent
Wide knowledge and experience of histopathology, morbid anatomy and cytology

Desirable

MD, PhD / higher degree
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
Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT

Teaching / Research

Essential

Experience of Audit in Pathology
Interest in teaching junior staff
Established subspecialist interest

Desirable

Publications in recognised journals
Research projects relating to specialty

Skills

Essential

High Level organisation skills
Communication Skills
Leadership Skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Primary Medical Qualifications & FRCPath or Equivalent
Wide knowledge and experience of histopathology, morbid anatomy and cytology

Desirable

MD, PhD / higher degree
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
Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT

Teaching / Research

Essential

Experience of Audit in Pathology
Interest in teaching junior staff
Established subspecialist interest

Desirable

Publications in recognised journals
Research projects relating to specialty

Skills

Essential

High Level organisation skills
Communication Skills
Leadership Skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northampton General Hospital

Address

Northampton General Hospital

Cliftonville

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Employer's website

https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northampton General Hospital

Address

Northampton General Hospital

Cliftonville

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Employer's website

https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)