Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Locum Consultant - Histopathologist

The closing date is 26 November 2026
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Job summary
Two replacement full-time Locum Consultant posts are available at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. The posts are fixed term for 6 months for a total of 10 PAs a week, and candidates who wish to work less than full time will be equally considered.

Main duties of the job
The post-holder will participate in the Histopathology and Non-Gynae Cytology workload. This will be shared on a mutually agreed rota by the eleven Consultants. The non-gynaecological cytology workload is around 400 cases annually per consultant; gynaecological cytology is not available. Participation in the autopsy rota is desirable but not essential.

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?
We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
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What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Details
Date posted: 12 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year pa, pro rata, dependant on experience
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 434-MSCS-8143170-B
Job locations: Wycombe Hospital, Alexandra road, High Wycombe, HP112TT, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
The department is sub-specialised to a degree, with all pathologists participating in the General Regional Histopathology and National Breast EQA schemes, whilst the relevant specialty team members participate in the Gynaecological Pathology EQA Scheme, the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme EQA Scheme, Gastro Intestinal EQA scheme, Lung EQA scheme, National Dermatopathology EQA Scheme, diagnostic cytopathology scheme and the Urological Pathology EQA scheme.

Summary of Duties
The post-holder will participate in the Histopathology and Non-Gynae Cytology workload. This will be shared on a mutually agreed rota by the eleven Consultants. The non-gynaecological cytology workload is around 400 cases annually per consultant; gynaecological cytology is not available. Participation in the autopsy rota is desirable but not essential. Some commitment to FNA or one-stop clinics is required for this post as the Trust will be starting one stop thyroid clinics soon. A specialist interest in dermatopathology and breast pathology is desirable but not essential. Intra-operative one-step nucleic acid amplification of lymph node metastases (OSNA) for breast cancer has been discontinued in 2026 due to no EQA scheme available in the country. Specimen X-ray facilities are available at Wycombe Radiology Department.

Annual Departmental Workload:

• Surgical requests approx. 33 000, of which approximately 9% are from General Practice
• Breast specimens: approx. 2000
• Non-gynaecological cytology specimens: 1400
• Andrology requests: approx. 2200
• Autopsies: approx. 1500 (>98% Coronial cases)

Medico-legal autopsies are not part of the NHS contract. Subject to agreement with HM Coroner, the appointee will be invited to perform Coroners autopsies, sharing these on an equal basis with the four Consultants who currently perform this role.

Multidisciplinary teams
The Bucks Healthcare Trust provides diagnostic pathology for all of Buckinghamshire except for the unitary authority of Milton Keynes. It also serves small areas of Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. Skin cancer services are provided for a wider area including Milton Keynes and parts of Northamptonshire. This is part of the South Central Strategic Health Authority Cancer Services Network. Regular multidisciplinary team meetings are held for all the major tumour sites: skin, breast, colorectal, urology, gynaecology, haematology, upper GI, colposcopy and lung cancer. The meetings are video-conferenced between Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe Hospitals and between the Buckinghamshire Hospitals and Oxford University Hospitals as needed. There are facilities for demonstrating histology and radiology at all of these meetings. All of these meetings are currently conducted using MS Teams.

Teaching and Training
Buckinghamshire Healthcare is part of Health Education Thames Valley and there are up to 5 year 2-5 trainees on rotation with the Oxford University Hospitals. The laboratories have teaching rooms and multi-headed microscopes. There are facilities for macro and microphotography. An interest in undertaking the role of educational supervisor is desirable but not essential. The post-holder will be expected to take part in the training of these trainee medical staff as well as laboratory staff. The appointee may also be expected to take part in the training of other health service staff including nursing staff, police, ambulance staff, physiotherapists and radiographers as needed.

Person Specification
Essential
Full and specialist registration (and 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. Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
MBChB or equivalent, FRCPath or equivalent.

Desirable
Ability to participate in autopsy work (desirable not essential).

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. 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Address: Wycombe Hospital, Alexandra road, High Wycombe, HP112TT, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Consultant Histopathologist and Clinical Director, Gayathri Wathuge, gayathri.wathuge@nhs.net, 01494425202

Details
Date posted: 12 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year pa, pro rata, dependant on experience
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 434-MSCS-8143170-B
Job locations: Wycombe Hospital, Alexandra road, High Wycombe, HP112TT, United Kingdom

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