Medical Laboratory Assistant | The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS healthcare provider in Wolverhampton seeks a team member for its Histopathology laboratory. The role involves supporting scientific activities, participating in daily operations, and ensuring compliance with departmental procedures. Strong collaboration skills and laboratory experience are valued. The position promotes a diverse workforce and a commitment to compassionate care. This advert closes on Sunday 14 Sep 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience in laboratory settings is an asset.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a team.

Responsibilities

• Participate in routine duties of the Histopathology Department.
• Rotate through assigned sections of the laboratory as required.
• Manage receipt, sorting, and data entry for diagnostic samples.

Job description

Overview

To be an efficient and flexible member of the Histopathology laboratory team providing a high quality diagnostic service through supporting the scientific and technical activities of qualified members of staff.

To work within the written Policies and Procedures of the Department especially in relation to Health & Safety and Quality.

Responsibilities

• To participate in the routine duties of the Histopathology Department, as part of a team, under the direction and supervision of Biomedical Scientists (BMS 1 and above) ensuring compliance with Departmental Policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• To rotate through assigned sections of the laboratory as required.
• Main duties of this role comprise receipt, sorting, organisation and data entry for a wide variety of diagnostic tissue samples submitted to the Department for investigation and to assist with specimen preparation.

To see full list of duties and main responsibilities, please refer to the full job description attached to the vacancy on the Trust website.

About the Trust

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is the hub site for the Black Country Pathology Services and is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services. We are building a workforce that values diversity of thinking and lived experience and are committed to delivering compassionate care for our patients.

This advert closes on Sunday 14 Sep 2025