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Consultant Histopathologist - South Wales
South Wales. Posted 16 months ago
The role
The Consultant Histopathologist will diagnose and study disease in tissues and organs. This role involves examining tissue samples and working with other healthcare staff to manage patient care.
What you will do
- Diagnosing and studying disease in tissues and organs
- Examining samples of tissue to detect changes causing illness
- Working with doctors, scientists, and healthcare staff to manage patient care
- Spending time in the laboratory processing tissue specimens
- Making diagnoses at the microscope
- Writing reports on patients for doctors
Required qualifications
- Full registration and licence to practise with the GMC
- Be on the Specialist Register in Histopathology (or be eligible within six months of interview)
- UK-trained applicants must hold a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within six months of award by the date of interview
- FRCPath (Part 1 and Part 2)
About the company
The employer is a District General Hospital in South Wales, part of the NHS Wales public healthcare system.