Consultant In Pathology in Edinburgh

Consultant in Pathology

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NHS Lothian

Consultant Pathologist

Western General Hospital

NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once CESR is awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.

Histopathology services across Lothian (Edinburgh) are organised as an integrated service with Consultant Pathologists being members of one or more teams working at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and the Western General Hospital. This new post has been created to support our busy dermatopathology service. NHS Lothian Pathology and the University of Edinburgh collaborate on a portfolio of research activities, and a range of opportunities would be available to the successful applicant. The potential to take a leading role in service delivery would be available to a suitably experienced candidate. A contribution to the wider Lothian Service is also possible, depending on the interests of the appointee and the requirements of the service. Candidates wishing to work less than full time could also be accommodated.

Candidates must hold FRCPath in Histopathology, (or equivalent qualification) and be on the specialist register or be within 6 months of obtaining CCST on the day of interview.

Applications are welcome for the above Permanent full time (40 hours per week) post based in Royal Infirmary Hospital , Edinburgh

More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below. 

Dr Hannah Monaghan

or

Dr Ingolfur Johannessen

We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally. 

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