Consultant Histopathologist

The department in Hull Royal Infirmary operates a subspecialist system of reporting serviced by teams of consultants.

The Histopathologist Team at York Hospitals report a wide range of histopathology samples as well as attending and providing specialist input at MDTs.

SHYPS is in partnership with the National Pathology Imaging Co-operative (NPIC) and seeks to implement and deploy digital pathology in the very near future.

The principal duties of the post include reporting biopsies, resections and other pathology specimens within the successful applicants areas of practice, preparation for and attendance at multidisciplinary team meetings, participation in departmental meetings, supervision and support of Biomedical Scientist colleagues within the cut-up service, and involvement in specimen dissection where required. The post also includes opportunities for management, leadership, service development and quality improvement activities.

York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital, community & specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people in & around York, North & East Yorkshire & Ryedale.

Our mission is to be a valued & trusted partner within our care system, delivering safe effective care to the population we serve.

We're situated in a fantastic part of the country: home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, & the city of York, which is consistently voted one of the best to live in the UK. The area around Hull has some of Britain's most impressive and attractive countryside, with a great many places of natural beauty and historic interest.

It's our privilege to be the largest provider of healthcare in the region & we are incredibly proud of our 8,500 staff, working across 9 hospital sites, supporting safe, high quality patient-centred care on a day-to-day basis.