Locum Consultant In Clinical Pathology | Barts Health NHS Trust


Company:	Barts Health NHS Trust
Salary:	£113,565 - £150,569 Per Annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, E1 1FR
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	10 Nov 2026
Closing date:	10 Dec 2026

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Summary

Applications are invited for two locum Consultant Cellular Pathologist / Histopathologist post in the Department of Cellular Pathology at Barts Health NHS Trust. These posts will become substantive in due course. One of the jobs is to provide histopathology reporting within the Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Pathology teams along with non gynaecological cytology reporting. The second post is to provide histopathology reporting within the Breast and Gynaecological Pathology teams along with non gynaecological cytology reporting. Barts Health is one of the UK’s leading healthcare providers and the largest Trust in the NHS. Together, our hospitals - Newham University Hospital, St Bartholomew’s, The Royal London and Whipps Cross - deliver high quality clinical care to the people of East London and further afield. The hospitals offer a full portfolio of services to the local community and are home to some of the UK’s leading specialist centres. The upheaval of COVID-19 has provided our consultant team with the opportunity to implement flexible working, both geographic and temporal, enabling us to deliver an efficient service in spite of the restrictions of lockdown.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our experienced and dedicated Cellular Pathology team at Barts Health NHS Trust. There are two locum whole-time (10PA) consultant pathologist posts to support the provision of a comprehensive, high quality pathology service for Barts Health NHS Trust and for other Trusts for which the Department undertakes service provision. One role covers GI pathology, Endocrine Pathology and non-gynaecological cytology. The second post comprises Breast Pathology, non- oncological Gynaecological pathology and non-gynaecological cytology. The roles are expected to become substantive in the future.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Nov 2026

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