Associate Practitioner

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Colney; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Pension scheme

Annual leave entitlement

Park & Ride

Counselling services

On-site nursery

Staff cafes

Salary sacrifice

Job summary

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a position in the Histopathology Department. The role involves working across all areas of the service, on rotation with colleagues, as the department continues a full equipment upgrade and moves toward a fully digital reporting service.

The post offers opportunities to gain experience in routine histopathology, including Mohs sectioning, immunocytochemistry, and specialist cutting/embedding, with the

Responsibilities

• Mohs sectioning and frozen section technique.
• Immunocytochemistry.
• Specialist section cutting/embedding.
• Category A specimen transfer.

Job description

Posts are available in the Histopathology Department. This presents an exciting opportunity to be part of an excellent team working in a busy modern teaching hospital laboratory. The department has a workload of around 80 000 surgical requests per year and covers a wide range of routine and specialised services to enable a diagnosis to be identified.

The department has recently had a full equipment upgrade, and is working to implementing a fully digital reporting service.

The department encourages active professional development and further educational activities

This is an excellent opportunity to work with a committed team of office, laboratory and Consultant Pathologist staff.

• The successful applicant will work in all areas of the service, on rotation with other staff. This post will provide an excellent opportunity to gain experience in routine histopathology including:
• Mohs sectioning and frozen section technique.
• Immunocytochemistry.
• Specialist section cutting/embedding
• Category A specimen transfer

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Clarke Job title: Deputy Lab manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01603 286014