Locum Consultant Cellular Pathologist interest in GI Pathology
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
London, SE1 7EH
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Locum
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
13 September 2026
13 days left
Job description
This is a locum post (10 PAs) to cover maternity leave. The Department of Pathology is seeking a locum consultant to join a dynamic and supportive tea...
Gastro-intestinal pathology
Responsibilities include the reporting GI specimens (biopsies and resections from upper and lower GI tract, 'surgical' liver biopsies and a few biliary tract biopsies).
GSTT is the Upper gastrointestinal cancer centre for South-east London, Medway and East Kent and regional network referral centre for anal tumours. It is also a tertiary referral centre for coeliac disease, complex Inflammatory Bowel Disease cases, the management of early neoplasia in Barrett's oesophagus and EUS Fine Needle Biopsies (the latter reported by the cytopathologists).
The surgical specimens encompass the standard neoplastic and non-neoplastic resections for upper and lower GI, including oesophago-gastrectomies, but we also specialise in radical and salvage pelvic exenterations for complex/ recurrent colorectal and anal tumours.
We routinely perform cancer predictive marker testing for the GI cancers, in accordance with national guidelines.
There are five MDM's, four weekly and one monthly. These are Upper GI, Local Hepato-pancreaticobiliary, Lower GI and Inflammatory Bowel Disease MDMs weekly.
We are involved in multiple research studies and tissue banking.
We are committed to teaching postgraduate students as well as being involved in the university teaching of undergraduate students.
The team is actively involved in the teaching and training of resident doctors including all aspects of specimen dissection, histological interpretation and report writing.
The post holder will be accountable to the Clinical Lead in Cellular Pathology.
Key duties and responsibilities
Specialist Interest
The Department operates a system of specialist reporting, each consultant having one or more special interests, which facilitates dealing with difficult cases and enhances patient care in accordance with Calman-Hine recommendations.
The specialist diagnostic pathology to be delivered by this locum post is gastro-intestinal histopathology. However, a second specialist interest would be considered as a minor component of a post, depending on the requirements of the department at the time.
Gastro-intestinal pathology
The successful candidate will be joining an existing team of 9 substantive consultants several of whom have other speciality interests. The current gastro-intestinal histopathology team includes both full time and part-time consultants Dr Ula Mahadeva, Dr Harriet Deere, Dr Baljit Gill-Barman, Dr Michael Green, Dr Mark Ong, Dr Vivek Sekhawat, Dr Mojisola Giwa, Dr Maria Buttice, Dr Benita Stevenson.
Responsibilities include the reporting of over 10,000 GI specimens (biopsies and resections from upper and lower GI tract, surgical liver biopsies and a few biliary tract biopsies).
GSTT is the Upper gastrointestinal cancer centre for South-east London, Medway and East Kent and regional network referral centre for anal tumours. It is also a tertiary referral centre for coeliac disease, complex Inflammatory Bowel Disease cases, the management of early neoplasia in Barretts oesophagus and EUS Fine Needle Biopsies (the latter reported by the cytopathologists).
The surgical specimens encompass the standard neoplastic and non-neoplastic resections for upper and lower GI, including oesophago-gastrectomies, but we also specialise in radical and salvage pelvic exenterations for complex/ recurrent colorectal and anal tumours.
We routinely perform (in-house or outsourced) cancer predictive marker testing for the GI cancers, in accordance with national guidelines.
There are five MDMs, four weekly and one monthly. These are Upper GI, Local Hepato-pancreaticobiliary, Lower GI and Inflammatory Bowel Disease MDMs weekly.
We are involved in multiple research studies and tissue banking.
We are committed to teaching postgraduate students as well as being involved in the university teaching of undergraduate students.
The team is actively involved in the teaching and training of histopathology resident doctors. Up to three histopathology resident doctors are allocated to the gastrointestinal pathology team monthly and are involved in all aspects of specimen dissection, histological interpretation and report writing.
Cellular Pathology Department
The Department of Cellular Pathology provides services to Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals, local general practitioners in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Strategic Health Authority and local Coroners. It is a major cancer and infection referral centre. The main Cellular Pathology Department is located at St Thomas' Hospital, 2nd Floor North Wing, with cut-up located at the Hub laboratory.
As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking certain groups of staff to work more flexibly so that we can offer services to patients in the evenings and at weekends. We regard this flexibility as essential if we are to continue to provide first class patient care in the future. As a result, any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern of working in the future if required and in accordance with the provisions of the new Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust consultant contract.
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- 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 UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
- Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
- FRCPath or show evidence of equivalent qualification
Desirable
- PhD or other Higher Postgraduate degree in Medicine or Science
- Any additional medical or sub-speciality qualifications either national or international.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive clinical experience in histopathology.
- Proven record of experience as a trainee in histopathology.
- Continuing and recent diagnostic practice experience in gastro-intestinal histopathology, as a major specialist interest, however, another specialty interest will be considered as a minor component of the post depending on the requirements of the department at the time.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Familiarity with modern morphological and molecular diagnostic techniques
Desirable
- Experience in clinical guideline development.
Audit Management & IT
Essential
- Evidence of contribution to effective clinical governance, audit clinical risk management, and IT skills.
- Understanding of principles of audit.
- Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management.
Desirable
- Management training or qualification.
- Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services.
Research, Teaching skill & experience
Essential
- Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research.
- Evidence of original research.
- Ability to supervise junior staff in diagnostic work.
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
Desirable
- Appraisal training.
- Teaching qualification.
- Evidence of original research and publication in gastrointestinal pathology.
Leadership/Management skills
Essential
- Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
- Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets.
Desirable
- Previous experience in management positions, e.g. speciality lead, clinical lead, clinical director.
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First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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