Job summary
If you are Ambitious, Brave and Compassionate there has never been a more exciting time to join our team. Ambitious and proud to provide world-class care everyone who works at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust team plays an important role in making our hospitals the incredible places they are. Our vision is to build a world leading team to deliver world class care.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust are committed to creating the best place to work, where all staff can reach their full potential. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation. We look forward to receiving your application.

Applications are invited from a suitably qualified pathologist, for the post of Locum Consultant Histopathologist specialising in Gynaecological Pathology. This post is based at the Birmingham Women's Hospital.

Main duties of the job
The Department of Cellular Pathology at Birmingham Women's Hospital provides specialist gynaecological pathology services to the Birmingham Women's Hospital NHS Trust, which is a Cancer Unit, and to the Regional Gynaecological Cancer Centre at Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital, which is part of the Pan-Birmingham Cancer Network. The applicant must have some experience in gynaecological pathology and will join a team of 3 consultant gynaecological pathologists and a Consultant Biomedical Scientist to deliver this specialist service. The post-holder is expected to attend multidisciplinary team meetings, and participate in relevant EQA schemes, CPD, departmental educational activities and the regional pathology training programme.

Applicants should have, or be eligible for full registration with the GMC, possess FRCPath or equivalent, and be included on the Specialist Register (Histopathology) or, if in training, eligible for inclusion on the Register within 6 months.

About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Details
Date posted: 03 September 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: Depending on experience
Dependent upon Experience
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number: 284-8239254-BW-KF-26
Job locations: Birmingham Women's Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TG, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirements outlined in both the job description and person specification. This should include relevant transferable experience, qualifications, skills, and professional registration details, where applicable.

Please note that we occasionally receive a high volume of applications for our roles. In such circumstances, we may bring the closing date forward, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within six months of interview.
• Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
• Comprehensive training and experience in Histopathology.
• Experience in gynaecological pathology

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Birmingham Women's Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Consultant Gynae Pathologists & Clinical Lead Dr Will Boyle, williamboyle@nhs.net, 01213358069

Supporting documents
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).