Job overview

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.

Working for our organisation

**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.