Cellular Pathology Lab Assistant — Growth & Training

Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS benefits

Generous annual leave

NHS pension

Discount schemes

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Medical Laboratory Assistant in Cellular Pathology based in High Wycombe. You will support histology workflows, handle fresh and fixed specimens, assist in macroscopic dissection, and help prepare slides for scanning in the digital pathology suite.

Training and competency are provided, with opportunities for professional development. The role offers NHS benefits including generous annual leave, a pension scheme, and access to discount schemes,

Responsibilities

• Receive fresh and formalin fixed specimens.
• Check quality of information on request forms and specimens and assign a Histopathology surgical number.
• Enter details of the specimen onto the cellular pathology computer using the relevant codes.
• Prepare the cut up area for dissection of specimens by medical or technical staff.
• Ensure there are adequate supplies of consumables.
• Assist at BMS and surgical cut up; enter details onto cellular pathology computer systems, printing the cassettes with the correct details and checking that the correct number is assigned to the specimen, request form and cassettes.
• Load and unload scanners in the digital pathology suite; slides are loaded onto either the Ultrafast scanner (UFS) or Glissandro scanner, depending on the type of slide used.
• Ensure all slides are macroscopically Quality Checked before scanning, ensuring slides are clean, properly labelled and that the coverslip is not protruding from the edges of the slide.
• Being part of a team ensuring high quality service to all users.

Job description

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Medical Laboratory Assistant in Cellular Pathology based in High Wycombe. You will support histology workflows, handle fresh and fixed specimens, assist in macroscopic dissection, and help prepare slides for scanning in the digital pathology suite.

Training and competency are provided, with opportunities for professional development. The role offers NHS benefits including generous annual leave, a pension scheme, and access to discount schemes,