York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Histopathologist

The closing date is 18 December 2026

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Job summary
The Scarborough Hull York Pathology Service (SHYPS) seeks applications for Consultant Histopathologists who are interested in joining a supportive, cohesive and committed team of consultants based at our purpose-built facility at Hull Royal Infirmary.

SHYPS is a pathology network that has been formed from two services operated by the York & Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (YSTHFT) and Hull Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH). It is a clinically led service that incorporates a range of laboratory disciplines across 4 acute hospital sites and covers numerous community, specialist and primary care facilities across a wide geography.

Main duties of the job
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.

About us
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.

Details
Date posted: 09 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 419-8254954-C-CSCS-H
Job locations: Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information please see the job description attached

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that York Teaching Hospital has provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome their application to work for us.

Disability Confident and Mindful Employer
The Trust is committed to meeting the needs of employees and applicants with a disability or mental health condition. Our support for these schemes includes encouraging applications from people who are disabled or have a mental health condition, offering adjustments to make our application process accessible.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• FRCPath or equivalent qualification.
• Full registration and hold a licence to practice with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) or CESR
• Hold a medical degree

Desirable

• Postgraduate thesis
• Relevant higher degree

Experience
Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in cellular pathology

Desirable

• Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors
• Experience of participation in regular clinical audit
• Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances
• Experience as a Consultant Histopathologist working in the UK

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. 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 the NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Improvement and Data Manager, Aimi Day, aimi.day@nhs.net