Consultant Cellular Pathologist Full Time

Applications are invited for a full-time Consultant post in Cellular Pathology at the Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust. We are happy to consider applications from candidates wishing to work less than full time, supporting flexible and inclusive working arrangements.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a cohesive, friendly, and highly motivated team in a supportive and forward-thinking department. We would particularly welcome applicants with a specialist interest, or a desire to develop an interest, in reporting skin, head and neck, or breast pathology. These interests would complement the expertise of our existing consultants, although there is also flexibility to discuss and accommodate other specialist interests.

We offer a rewarding and balanced job plan that allows you to develop your professional interests, deliver excellent clinical care, and contribute to training and mentoring the next generation of consultants. At RUH, we value new ideas, fresh perspectives, and collaborative working—your experience and innovation will be genuinely welcomed. Our shared values of Everyone matters, Working together, and Making a difference shape everything we do.

Main duties of the job

You will be a Consultant Cellular Pathologist with a specialist interest in reporting skin, head and neck and/or breast pathology, or with a strong commitment to developing expertise in one or more of these areas. We also welcome expressions of interest in additional specialist reporting areas that complement the skills and interests already within the department.

The department is progressing towards a Specialist Reporting model, with workload allocation aligned to the Royal College of Pathologists’ Best Practice Recommendations for Staffing and Workload in Cellular Pathology (5th edition). This approach supports fair, sustainable, and manageable workloads, tailored to your agreed job plan.

Based on your declared specialist interests and EQA participation, you will contribute to the relevant cancer multidisciplinary team(s) and play a key role in delivering high-quality diagnostic services. A commitment to maintaining professional expertise and achieving robust cancer diagnostic turnaround times is essential.

You will also be expected to participate in clinical governance activities, including audit, and undertake associated administrative responsibilities as part of a collaborative and supportive team.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For further information please refer to the Consultant Cellular Pathologist Job Description attached to this vacancy.

We would be delighted to hear from you and welcome your application.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview)
• FRCPath or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Other relevant higher qualification

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

• Training and expertise in diagnostic histopathology and cytopathology work sufficient to practice as an independent consultant within the structures currently in place at the RUH, Bath
• A specialist interest in skin, Head & Neck and/or breast pathology, or a willingness to develop such an interest

Desirable criteria

• NHS Experience

Management and Administrative experience

Essential criteria

• Previous experience of audit and awareness of the requirements of clinical governance

Desirable criteria

• Completion of a general management course

Teaching Experience

Essential criteria

• Willingness to share the supervision of the Pathology Specialty Trainees

Research Experience

Desirable criteria

• Commitment to developing appropriate new diagnostic techniques

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 607.0KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.3MB)

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Dr Golda Shelley-Fraser Job title Consultant in Cellular Pathology and Head of Dept Email address golda.shelley-fraser@nhs.net Telephone number 01225 824716 Additional information

Visits to the department are welcomed and can be arranged. If preferred MS Teams is also a viable option.