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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this post is Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.

There are 2x permanent posts available: 1x 32 hours per week, 1x 40 hours per week.

Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part time hours.

Greater Glasgow and Clyde is looking for an enthusiastic and hard working Consultant Pathologist who have, or are willing to develop, special interests in uropathology, breast pathology and gastrointestinal pathology. An interest in autopsy pathology would also be encouraged.

There are opportunities to contribute to other teams in the department such as haematopathology, head and neck pathology following discussion with Head of Service. This replacement post, based at the Laboratory Medicine Building within the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Campus, will have shared responsibility with 50 consultant colleagues for the provision of specialist diagnostic pathology services.

We are one of the largest single site Pathology services in the UK, receiving over 108227 requests annually. We are committed to innovation including transition to full digitisation of histopathology services. The department is based in a modern laboratory building (2012) and provides local, regional and some national services. We are co-located and work closely with Molecular Diagnostics for the provision of integrated reporting. An interest in teaching/research is encouraged.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For An Informal Discussion, Please Contact

Dr. Sylvia Wright (Head of Service) on 0141 3549558, ***email_hidden***

Information for candidates

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various” , we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

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