Medical Laboratory Assistant - Cellular Pathology

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Preston is seeking a proactive Cellular Pathology assistant to support both lab and clerical tasks within a busy team. You will help pathologists, handle MDT material, process samples, and manage filing, reception and telephone enquiries.

The role requires good written and verbal communication and strong teamwork to deliver high-quality patient care in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Mixed role with lab and clerical duties.
• Must be able to use Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Assist Pathologists at cut up and retrieve material for MDTs.
• Prepare MDT documentation, filing and general housekeeping duties.
• Handle sample reception, printing/despatch of reports, mail preparation and telephone enquiries.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Telephone handling

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you an enthusiastic individual looking to work as part of a busy Cellular Pathology team? Then look no further!

The role is not for the faint hearted and no two days look the same. This is a mixed role carrying out laboratory and clerical duties. These may include assisting Pathologists at cut up, retrieving material for MDTs and preparing MDT documentation, filing and general housekeeping duties.

You may be required to work in all areas of Cellular Pathology. You must be able to use Microsoft Office applications.

You will undertake a range of Pre Analytic duties for the Pathology Department which may include patient and specimen reception, printing/despatch of reports, mail preparation and telephone enquiries.

You will also be responsible for sample processing including the receipt, labelling and preparation of specimens for the departments of Pathology.

You will need good written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team are required. Please ensure you comply with the personal specification.

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: John Procter Job title: Lead Biomedical Scientist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01772 523108