Job summary
Join the UK's leading specialist heart and lung hospital and take your career to the next level as a Locum Consultant in Cardiothoracic Histopathology at Royal Papworth Hospital.

At Royal Papworth Hospital, we deliver world-class treatment and care in a truly exceptional environment -- combining cutting-edge medicine, pioneering research, and a proud 100-year legacy of innovation. As the first hospital in the country rated "Outstanding" across all five CQC domains, we're committed to excellence in everything we do.

You will work within a highly skilled and collaborative Histopathology team, contributing to a wide range of specialist services including thoracic oncology, congenital and structural heart disease, pulmonary vascular disease, heart muscle pathology, and interstitial lung disease.

We welcome full-time, part-time, locum, and job-share applicants, and encourage flexible working. The role offers opportunities to shape your job plan, pursue specialist interests, and collaborate with experts from across the Cambridge Biomedical Campus -- home to Cambridge University Hospitals, Cancer Research UK, AstraZeneca, and the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute.

Main duties of the job

• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards to support the management of cardiothoracic patients.
• Share with colleagues the responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Cardiothoracic Histo/Cytopathology Service and the running of relevant MDTs.
• Experience in clinical teaching to colleagues and undergraduates.
• Actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning clinical governance and audit.
• Responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME).

About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year
Contract: Locum
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 175-26-1615
Closing date: 21 November 2026

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Registered with the GMC.
• Passed FRCPath or equivalent in histopathology.
• CCT or equivalent in histopathology or expected within six months.
• On the GMC Specialist Register or entry expected within six months.

Experience

• Training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in histo- and cytopathology.
• Experience in cardiothoracic pathology in final year (stage D) training or relevant consultant experience.

Additional Criteria

• Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration.
• Please see attached job spec for full details of person specification.

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. Apply through our website for further information.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Apply through our website for further information.

Contact: Karen Panesar, Hiring Manager, karen.panesar1@nhs.net

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