Locum Specialist Registrar in Neuropathology

POST BECOMES VACANT ON 01/08/2025- Applications are invited to a locum training post in Neuropathology (6 months). Applicants should have passed the FRCPath part I examination. They will enter training at ST3 level. Candidates must be on the GMC Register by date of appointment.

Applicants should have at least ST2 level Histopathology knowledge and a strong interest in Neuropathology Diagnostics, specifically in surgical neuropathology, and molecular pathology.

Training will be offered in the Department of Neuropathology, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, part of University College hospitals NHS foundation trust.

Applicants are expected to report surgical neuropathology diagnostic cases alongside with our consultants, and there will be opportunities to participate neuromuscular diagnostics.

Applicants with knowledge of advanced diagnostic techniques, specifically molecular pathology of CNS tumours and their diagnostic integration are highly encouraged to apply. The close interlink of our neuropathology department with clinical neurosciences and basic research institutions opens unique opportunities to pursue research projects.

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.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Prof Sebastian Brandner Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: [email protected]

Clinical Lead Prof Sebastian Brandner, who can be contacted on [email protected]

Further information about the Division for Neuropathology on our website https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/clinical-divisions/division-neuropathology