Job summary
- Main area
- Histopathology
- Grade
- Band 8d
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 259-8052189ESEL
- Employer
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal London Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £103,102 - £117,560 Per annum inc
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/06/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 06/07/2026
Employer heading
Consultant BMS
Band 8d
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job overview
To deliver safe, effective and independent histopathology reporting in Cellular Pathology within an agreed Stage D scope of practice, alongside macroscopic dissection of relevant specimens. The post holder may present cases at MDT, provide expert advice to clinical teams, lead quality and audit activities to ISO 15189 standards, and support education, research and service development within an integrated team.
Main duties of the job
• Timely, accurate and safe histopathology reports within agreed turnaround times.
• Compliance with UKAS ISO 15189 and departmental QMS.
• Effective MDT contribution and positive user feedback.
• Demonstrable audit/quality improvement and education outputs.
Working for our organisation
The NHS East and South East London Pathology Partnership is an arms-length organisation providing pathology services to Barts Health NHS Trust, Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The Pathology Partnership is hosted by Barts Health.
The Pathology Partnership was formed in May 2021. Between 2021 and 2024 the Partnership undertook a complex transformation programme to establish a single network of laboratories, underpinned by a single Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and single Quality Management System (QMS).
The Partnership has a main hub laboratory at the Royal London Hospital and Essential Service Laboratories (ESL) as a minimum at the six other hospital sites served by the Partnership.
The Partnership has three operational divisions:
• Blood Sciences including Haematology, Blood Transfusion and Biochemistry
• Microbiology and Virology
• Cellular Pathology and Cancer Diagnostics
The 2024/25 total operating costs across the Partnership were c. £121m per annum with a workforce establishment of circa. 860 WTE.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within the Pathology Partnership and Barts Health at this band
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Advanced practice in Reporting and dissection within agreed Stage D scope;
- Participation in EQA;
- Evidence of audit/QMS contributions.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Advanced analytical/judgement;
- Synoptic reporting;
- Communication of complex/sensitive information;
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- RCPath datasets/tissue pathways;
- IBMS dissection principles;
- Appropriate use/interpretation of ancillary tests.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC-registered BMS;
- MSc (or equivalent); FIBMS (or equivalent).
- RCPath/IBMS ASD in Histopathology
- Reporting with completed Stage D preceptorship and Dissection;
- IBMS DEP in Histological Dissection (or equivalent competence).
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Toby HUNT
- Job title
- Divisional Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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