Consultant in Histopathology
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich, NR4 7UYView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
18 November 2026
26 days leftJob description
Applications are invited for the post of Substantive Consultant in Histopathology. There are several posts available for the successful applicants, wi...
The Histopathology team works in a purpose built modern, light, and airy building on a green field site which has been commended for its design and infrastructure by external assessors. It is next to the research park and university campus near the Sports Park. Each consultant has their own or a shared office with up-to-date IT equipment including voice-recognition software.
Workload is controlled by an exit allocation system based on Royal College of Pathologists points, allowing consultants to protect SPA time and provide coverage for job-planned activities outside routine reporting.
Our well-equipped laboratory is UKAS accredited to ISO15189:2022 standards, fully staffed and BMS cut-up is well established. Private practice and work for HM Coroners are optional extras. A number of consultants work part-time, and we actively encourage flexible working, utilising our new digital pathology solution, to ensure a healthy work/life balance. We train and employ advanced practitioners in dissection in Breast and Urology, and reporting in GI and Skin pathology.
As a university teaching hospital, we have developed our research and development strategy in partnership with the University of East Anglia. The successful applicant will not only have the opportunity of training the future generation of pathologists (we have up to 12 ST1-5 trainees at any time and host FRCPath Part 2 exams every other year) but could also participate in undergraduate teaching.
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
- FRCPath or equivalent
- Full GMC Registration Entry on the GMC Specialist Register Via
- CCT (Proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview)
- CESR or
- European Community Rights
Desirable: - Paediatric/perinatal pathology qualification
Aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and support staff
- Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Enthusiasm for service development and teaching.
Desirable: - Previous responsibility for service improvement.; - Management skills.
Experience
Essential
- Applicants who are Nationals from a European country or elsewhere further overseas would have to show equivalence to the 5 years training period in the National Health Service required for the specialty.
Desirable: - Paediatric/perinatal pathology qualification
Interests
Essential: - Commitment to develop an appropriate special interest
Desirable: - Paediatric/perinatal Pathology, Dermatopathology, GI pathology
Commitment to clinical governance / improving quality of patient care:
Essential
- Clinical governance: Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems. Demonstrates awareness of good decision making. Aware of own limitations. Track record of engaging in clinical governance: reporting errors, learning from errors.
- Audit: evidence of active participation in audit.
Desirable: - Teaching: evidence of interest and experience in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and mentoring laboratory staff undertaking specimen dissection
Circumstances
Essential: - Flexible outlook on working hours.; - Ability to work across multiple sites when public transport may not be available.
Communications and Language Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, colleagues in pathology and support staff
- Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries
Desirable: - Good presentation skills
Commitment to ongoing professional development
Essential
- Learning and personal development: Demonstrates a commitment to lifelong learning and maintaining professional skills.
- Demonstrates a willingness to fully engage in appraisal. Self-awareness and ability to accept and learn from feedback.
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
21 October 2026
Last checked
23 October 2026
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