Locum Consultant Cellular Pathologist - special interest Uropathology
| Posting date: | 25 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £105,504 - £139,882 Per annum inclusive plus London weighting |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 August 2025 |
| Location: | London, NW1 2BU |
| Company: | University College London Hospital |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7363177/309-UCLH-6618 |
Summary
A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
University College London Hospitals is seeking to appoint a full time Locum Consultant in Uropathology (10PA) with a commitment to high quality patient care, innovative service models, delivery of performance targets, and excellence in education/training.
Uropathology is a recognised specialist service based within the Cellular Pathology Department
The post holder will be expected to have experience in dealing with complex urological oncology resection specimens, urological biopsies and urological frozen sections.
The UCLH Uro-Andrology service is the specialist centre for penile cancers for the North Central London Cancer Network. Reviews of urological specimens from extra-network locations also form part of the caseload.
Consultants also need to be available for dealing with queries in their specialist field from a wide variety of clinical and other staff.
CV required for application
As a Locum Consultant in Uropathology at UCLH you will join a team of Consultant colleagues to report a range of urological specimens including bladder and prostate biopsies, TURP, TURBT, cystectomies, prostatectomies and orchidectomies. As UCLH is the Tertiary Specialist Centre for Penile Cancer in North London, there will also be a variety of penile specimens ranging from biopsies to radical excisions. Frozen section experience would be an advantage as well as previous expertise with complex Uropathology specimens and interest in teaching and research. There is no on-call commitment and postmortems are not required.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
· University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
· National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
· Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
· University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
· Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
· University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
· The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
· University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
*UCLH top trust to work at in England- In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit:Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?
This advert closes on Sunday 10 Aug 2025
University College London Hospitals is seeking to appoint a full time Locum Consultant in Uropathology (10PA) with a commitment to high quality patient care, innovative service models, delivery of performance targets, and excellence in education/training.
Uropathology is a recognised specialist service based within the Cellular Pathology Department
The post holder will be expected to have experience in dealing with complex urological oncology resection specimens, urological biopsies and urological frozen sections.
The UCLH Uro-Andrology service is the specialist centre for penile cancers for the North Central London Cancer Network. Reviews of urological specimens from extra-network locations also form part of the caseload.
Consultants also need to be available for dealing with queries in their specialist field from a wide variety of clinical and other staff.
CV required for application
As a Locum Consultant in Uropathology at UCLH you will join a team of Consultant colleagues to report a range of urological specimens including bladder and prostate biopsies, TURP, TURBT, cystectomies, prostatectomies and orchidectomies. As UCLH is the Tertiary Specialist Centre for Penile Cancer in North London, there will also be a variety of penile specimens ranging from biopsies to radical excisions. Frozen section experience would be an advantage as well as previous expertise with complex Uropathology specimens and interest in teaching and research. There is no on-call commitment and postmortems are not required.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
· University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
· National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
· Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
· University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
· Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
· University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
· The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
· University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
*UCLH top trust to work at in England- In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit:Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?
This advert closes on Sunday 10 Aug 2025
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