Consultant in Urological and Gynaecological Pathology

We are looking for an individual to fill this replacement post within the Cellular Pathology Department at St James's University Hospital.

This is a full‑time consultant post within the Pathology Clinical Support Unit to support the provision of Urological and Gynaecological pathology services to The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) and the region.

The Gynae team consists of four consultants and the Urology team consists of three consultants working variable amounts of time dedicated to Gynae and Urology workload respectively. As many of the services operate at regional and National level, there is a broad and interesting workload ranging from complex biopsies to multivisceral pelvic exenteration surgery. Both services support 3 MDT each including Oncology, Colpo

MDT (cervical screening cases) and Hysteroscopy MDT in Gynae Pathology and Prostate/Bladder, Penile and Renal/ Germ cell In Uropathology.

Applicants should have established skills in Gynae and Urology pathology and demonstrable interest and experience in the specialty. A strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching is desirable.

INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD:
Thursday 2 April 2026

LTHT hosts the West Yorkshire Cellular Pathology Genomic Centre and the central laboratory for the Northeast and Yorkshire Genomic Laboratory hub with access to state‑of‑the‑art genomic testing, IHC and FISH. This helps deliver a cutting‑edge molecular pathology service for our patients in Leeds and across the region. There are academic links with the University of Leeds and multiple opportunities to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate pathology teaching.

The laboratory scans all histology slides and there is the opportunity for digital home working for part of the time in accordance with Departmental guidelines.

The successful applicant should possess FRCPath (or equivalent). They should be included on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview if currently within a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register.

Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share.

If shortlisted, you will be required to give a 10‑minute presentation on:
How technology is changing the role of a histopathologist

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1.1 billion. Our 20,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treat over 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out‑patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in‑patients, 260,000 A&E visits and 1,050,000 out‑patient appointments.

We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.

Our vision is based on The Leeds Way, which is a clear statement of who we are and what we believe, founded on values of working that were put forward by our own staff. Our values are to be:
Patient‑centred Fair Collaborative Accountable Empowered. We believe that by being true to these values, we will consistently achieve and continuously improve our results in relation to our goals, which are to be:

• The best for patient safety, quality and experience
• The best place to work
• A centre of excellence for specialist services, education, research and innovation
• Hospitals that offer seamless, integrated care
• Financially sustainable

In relation to this post, it is a full time (10 PA) replacement consultant post within the Pathology Clinical Support Unit to support the provision of pathology services to The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) and the region. Our department works in a collaborative and flexible way to deliver a sub‑specialised pathology service tailored to the needs of the tertiary centre.

The appointee will have specialist…