Locum Consultant in Histopathology
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation TrustCambridge Bio Medical Campus, East of England
Overview
This is a NHS role (locum) with Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust based in Cambridge Bio Medical Campus. The advertised salary is £109,725 to £145,478. Applications close on 21 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Join the UK's leading specialist heart and lung hospital and take your career to the next level as a Locum Consultant in Cardiothoracic Histopathology...
1. Maintenance of the highest clinical standards to support the management of cardiothoracic patients.
2. Share with colleagues the responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Cardiothoracic Histo/Cytopathology Service and the running of relevant MDTs.
3. Experience in clinical teaching to colleagues and undergraduates.
4. Actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning clinical governance and audit.
5. Responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME).
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour
Essential: - Registered with the GMC.; - Passed FRCPath or equivalent in histopathology.; - CCT or equivalent in histopathology or expected within six months.; - On the GMC Specialist Register or entry expected within six months.
Essential: - Training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in histo- and cytopathology.; - Experience in cardiothoracic pathology in final year (stage D) training or relevant consultant experience.
Essential: - Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration; - Please see attached job spec for full details of person specification
How this role compares
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