Medical Laboratory Assistant - Histology Band 2

NHS; Steeton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A collaborative healthcare service in Steeton is seeking Medical Laboratory Assistants to join their Histology team. This role involves performing routine laboratory tasks, maintaining equipment, and assisting experienced staff. No prior laboratory experience is necessary, as thorough training will be provided. The ideal candidates should demonstrate flexibility in working hours and a commitment to high-quality care. Offering a supportive working environment with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience not essential as in house training will be provided.
• Ability to take part in working rotas including late shifts, weekends, and bank holidays.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine daily tasks including receipt of pathological specimens.
• Assist with pathological dissection of tissue.
• Daily maintenance of equipment and machinery.

Job description

Medical Laboratory Assistant - Histology Band 2

Integrated Pathology Solutions LLP is an innovative joint-venture pathology service between Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. This partnership delivers a high quality pathology service through collaboration between three Trusts for the benefit of patient and service users.

The Department of Histopathology is looking to appoint two Medical Laboratory Assistants at a Band 2 level. The individuals would form part of the Histology team alongside Biomedical Scientists, the General Manager and Clinical colleagues and would be integral to maintaining the workflow of the laboratory.

The successful candidates would be provided with support and training to ensure that allocated tasks are performed with confidence and competency with the understanding that guidance and reassurance is always at hand.

Main duties of the job

The selected candidates will be expected to perform routine daily tasks which include receipt of pathological specimens, assisting with the pathological dissection of tissue, input of data, block and slide filing. In addition to the retrieval and filing of blocks and slides from St Lukes Hospital and the daily maintenance of equipment and machinery used.

The Department of Histopathology is ISO15189:2012 accredited and is also a recognised HCPC / IBMS training laboratory.

The successful candidates will rotate throughout the laboratory inclusive of both Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and participate in activities in each area.

About us

We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.

Job responsibilities

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

Experience

• Experience not essential as in house training will be provided
• Experience of following SOP's
• Previous Laboratory experience

Other

• Ability to take part in working rotas as required by the service including late shift, weekends and bank holidays
• Flexibility in working hours to suit the needs of the service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.