Consultant Histopathologist

Applications are invited for the post of Bank Consultant Histopathologist/Cellular Pathologist. There are at present 5 Consultant Histopathologists, 2 speciality doctors and one retired consultant on the bank within the department based at North Tyneside General Hospital. The department has full UKAS ISO 15189 accreditation.

The histology workload amounts to approximately 25,000 requests per year and covers a broad range of medical and surgical specialties (excluding neuropathology and renal biopsies). A full range of special stains is available, and immunocytochemistry staining is fully automated with a wide range of antibodies available. There are approximately 2500 non-gynae cases received annually, comprising fine needle aspirates from most sites with the usual range of brushings and washings from the bronchus, FNA breast, thyroid, pleural, peritoneal washings, bile duct brushings and urine samples.

Main duties of the job

We cover a wide range of specimens including GI, Breast, Ski, Gynae along with diagnostic biopsies in urology, lung, bronchial. mTuitive is used for reporting cancerous breast cores, breast and colorectal cancer specimens, hysterectomies, bronchial biopsies. We report non-gynae cytology primarily fluids, FNA of various sites including EBUS.

The successful candidates will be encouraged to develop a special interest to complement the other members of the department and expected to undertake the full range of pathologist duties involved in the delivery of the histopathology/cytology provision.

Our mortuary at North Tyneside General Hospital as well as body storage at Wansbeck General Hospital, Hexham General Hospital and the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital and Histology laboratory at North Tyneside General Hospital are licensed with Human Tissue Authority.

In line with recent advances in the field of histopathology the department has introduced Digital Pathology scanning 100% of histology cases and has an up to date recently launched LIMS (Clinisys WinPath Enterprise).

We have also initiated different skill mix by utilising an Advanced Practitioner and biomedical scientists for specimen cut up.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before