Assistant Technical Officer - Cellular Pathology North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Pacomarine Limited; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Assistant Technical Officer to join their Cellular Pathology team at a state-of-the-art laboratory. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work in a diverse and supportive environment, where you will be involved in various tasks such as specimen handling, assisting technical staff, and maintaining laboratory equipment. You will contribute to improving working practices while ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Join a team dedicated to making a positive impact in the community and enjoy a career with opportunities for progression and personal development.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Supportive work environment

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in laboratory settings and handling biological specimens.
• Ability to maintain health and safety standards in a lab environment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine laboratory tasks in the Cellular Pathology Department.
• Assist in preparation of histology and diagnostic cytology specimens.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Data entry

Health and safety compliance

Education

Relevant scientific qualification

Tools

Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

Databases

Job description

Our Cellular Pathology team is happy to welcome an Assistant Technical Officer passionate about science while enjoying working in a state-of-the-art laboratory at Peterborough City Hospital.

As an Assistant Technical Officer, you will thrive in a diverse and supportive environment which offers you the support needed in carrying out your daily duties and responsibilities. Our department is staffed by friendly, highly motivated, and professional biomedical scientists and support workers, dealing with approximately one million samples per year.

With us, you will have the opportunity to rotate and experience all areas of the Cellular Pathology department completing tasks such as receiving and booking in specimens, assisting technical and clinical staff in the selection of sample material for pathological assessment, tissue processing and embedding, storage, cataloguing, filing and disposal of archival material, as well as maintaining laboratory equipment according to established procedures.

We are passionate about science and innovation, and we are committed to offering you all opportunities for career progression. You will be highly motivated with good attention to detail and able to work well in a busy team environment.

By joining our team, you will also join the laboratory rota. The core hours are 8.30am-5pm, including participation in early shift 7.30am-4pm, with potential for adjustments to include a late shift (9.30am-6pm) and/or Saturday working should the service require.

You will be responsible for receipt of histology and diagnostic cytology specimens and involved in the preparation of samples under the guidance of biomedical scientists.

Using your experience, you will work with the team to improve working practices. You will monitor equipment function and maintenance and advise senior staff of any problems.

Data entry is vital to your role. You will use your attention to detail when inputting patient and specimen details provided by the team onto the live laboratory information system (LIMS), as well as procedural data on the live system. You will use databases and software to produce documents and work lists.

You will have a duty to maintain the health, safety and welfare of self, employees, patients or other third parties visiting the department or general areas of the Trust as well as informing the line manager of any Health and Safety concerns identified.

You will ensure confidentiality and conformity with the requirements of the Data Protection Act, in collaboration with the Caldecott Guardian, Data Protection Officer, and the Security of Information Officer.

We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in our workforce and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, with a special focus on welcoming individuals from disabled, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as those from our local area.

In line with our dedication to employee support, we offer a variety of benefits. For more information, please see the attached staff benefits leaflet.

We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles. Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.

Main Responsibilities

1. To carry out routine laboratory tasks and assist in all sections in the Cellular Pathology Department on a rotational basis according to departmental protocols.
2. To work closely with senior staff to deliver a quality driven, cost effective and customer focussed service.

Please See Job Description For Further Information.

This advert closes on Monday 21 Apr 2025.