Consultant Cellular Pathologist: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 114,099 to 166,585 £ / Year

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Job summary

Applications are invited for a Consultant Cellular Pathologist to join a mutually supportive and committed team of 8 pathologists.

This post offers the exciting opportunity to practice pathology to a high standard with supportive colleagues in an area affording an enviable quality of life with the close links to the vibrant capital city of Cardiff and beautiful Welsh Coast and Countryside.

The post would suit either a first-time consultant looking to develop within an innovative team or an established consultant histopathologist wishing to further develop within a new environment and wanting to relocate to pastures new.

Services at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board have a bright future ahead of them and you are invited to be part of that, to help shape and design how the services look in the future.

Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT at the time of interview.

Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.Interview date – 7th October 2026.

Main duties of the job

We work closely together with our clinical colleagues within Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and provide a wide range of services, generating a broad and varied cellular pathology workload. This includes specimens from dermatology, gynaecology, head and neck, lung, breast and gastrointestinal, including bowel screening specimens. Together we will provide and develop a wide ranging cellular pathology service to primary, secondary and tertiary care colleagues.

There are opportunities to participate in the coronial autopsy for all Consultants. This is currently an optional element of the job plan.

The Health Board has cancer unit status for breast, colorectal, lung, upper GI, urology, gynaecology, head and neck and skin. The workload is shared according to RCPath workload points and the appointee will be encouraged to develop a specialist interest to complement that of the existing team.

The Department has an excellent immunohistochemistry department which sees a constantly expanding IHC repertoire. In addition the department has a lead Pathologist for Molecular pathology and works closely with The All Wales Genomics service. The department actively takes part in teaching and training of both medical and laboratory staff.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Eligibility

Essential

  • FRCPath or evidence of equivalent qualification
  • 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) with a license to practice
  • 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

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Proven leadership skills and a responsible attitude
  • commitment to provision of a strong clinically-orientated service
  • Interest in teaching and training medical and non-medical staff
  • Good interpersonal skills and ability to work well in multi-disciplinary environment within and outside the department
  • Good organisational skills, ability to work to deadlines & prioritise workload
  • Able to work on own initiative & work well within a team

Desirable

  • Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Broad knowledge of Histopathology, Gynae & Non Gynae Cytopathology
  • Experience and participation in audit and/or quality improvement in last 18 months
  • Experience of teaching undergraduates/ postgraduates

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in the NHS or equivalent healthcare system

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).

Closing Date: 30 August 2026

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