Medical Laboratory Assistant - Histopathology

Candino CA; Colchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Colchester is seeking a part-time Medical Laboratory Assistant for 21 hours per week. The role involves receiving and logging patient samples, providing critical results for treatment, and supporting the pathology services. Candidates should be healthcare professionals who can adapt to changing services. Full training will be provided, and there will be opportunities for flexibility in hours including extended working days and Saturdays.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave (pro rata)

Training and development opportunities

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Healthcare professional with understanding of pathology services.

Responsibilities

• Receive and log patient samples for histopathology testing.
• Provide results for treatment and diagnosis in a busy lab.
• Support pathology services and represent new changes.
• Perform routine healthcare science activities under supervision.
• Maintain clinical records of activities.
• Train new or less experienced employees.
• Work flexibly including extended days and Saturdays.
• Handle human body fluids and hazardous chemicals.
• Promote a professional image of the pathology department.

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who is professional, reliable, innovative and flexible to join our friendly and hardworking team in our Histopathology Department at Colchester Hospital as a Medical Laboratory Assistant. This post is part time – 21 hours per week which can be worked flexibly around service need. The core hours of the lab are 09:00‑17:30 Monday – Friday.

Responsibilities

• Sample reception for histopathology – checking that correct patient samples are received, samples are correct for testing, logging the samples and tests onto the laboratory computer system, loading the samples for processing and removing once tested. Full training will be provided.
• Work in a team environment in a busy laboratory providing results to help in the treatment and diagnosis of our hospital and community patients.
• Support the changing services of pathology and represent the new service going forward.
• Perform a range of routine and non‑routine healthcare science activities under supervision, e.g. standard histological and cytological testing.
• Maintain clinical records in relation to activities carried out.
• Demonstrate own duties to new or less experienced employees.
• Work flexibly in reflection of service needs – this may include an extended working day and Saturday working.
• Handle constant contact with human body fluids, tissues and hazardous chemicals, including blood, pus, urine, faeces and respiratory secretions.
• Maintain and promote a professional image of the pathology department.

Qualifications

• Healthcare professional who can understand the changing services of pathology and represent the new service going forward.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff and offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, flexible working options, a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments where applicable, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what is widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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