Senior Pathology Support Worker for Stock & Inventory Management

NHS; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in Chertsey seeks a Senior Pathology Support Worker specializing in Stock & Inventory Management. This full-time role involves routine laboratory duties, including receipt and management of samples and stock, along with assisting in the training of new staff. Candidates must have strong laboratory skills, good organizational abilities, and the capacity to work well under pressure within a team. The role offers competitive compensation and significant opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Excellent pension scheme

On-site nurseries

On-site staff cafes

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Experience in specimen reception and laboratory skills required.
• Flexible attitude and good organizational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and effectively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Support laboratory duties including sample receipt and stock management.
• Entry of samples into the laboratory information system.
• Perform user acceptance testing for reagents.

Skills

Laboratory skills

Inventory management

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Education to GCSE, GNVQ level 2 including English and maths

Job description

Go back Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Pathology Support Worker for Stock & Inventory Management

The closing date is 08 February 2026

The Immunology ISO:15189 accredited Hub laboratory at St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey (Berkshire Surrey Pathology Services (BSPS)) has a vacancy for a full-time Senior Pathology Support Worker covering Stock & Inventory Management to work in the laboratory.

BSPS is a successful, progressive pathology network formed as a contractual joint venture between 5 trusts providing services to acute Trusts, primary and community care and private healthcare. The laboratory opening hours are 7am - 7pm Monday - Friday, 9am - 1pm on Saturdays.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated candidate who has experience in specimen reception, laboratory skills and inventory management and for the accurate and safe use of laboratory equipment and reagents.

To be successful, the candidate will need a flexible attitude towards work with good organisational skills, attention to detail and communication. They must have the ability to work under pressure and work well within a team as well as being friendly and reliable.

The laboratory is accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) for the provision of pre-registration training. For candidates who possess a biomedical science degree approved by the IBMS, it may be possible after a period of time/training to complete the IBMS Registration Training portfolio in this post.

Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship.

Main duties of the job

This post involves routine laboratory duties to support the department including the receipt of deliveries, user acceptance testing and stock management including ordering of supplies. Duties of the role also involve receipt of samples from specimen reception and tracking, disposal of samples/reagents, responsibility for the referral of samples to other laboratories and entry of results into the laboratory computer information system (LIMS). In addition you will also receive full training to use and maintain automated equipment in the department to perform assays, rotating through sections of each laboratory under the supervision of biomedical scientists.

We are looking for candidates who have some general laboratory skills for the accurate and safe use of laboratory equipment and reagents but Immunology experience is not necessary. To be successful the candidate, as well as being friendly and reliable, will need a flexible attitude towards work with good organisational skills, attention to detail and communication. They must have the ability to work under pressure and work well within a team.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On-site Nurseries
• On-site staff cafes
• On-site parking
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit: www.asph-careers.org

Job responsibilities

Please refer to attached job description.

Main responsibilities will be accurate receipt and labelling of all deliveries, user acceptance testing of reagents, stock management and ordering of supplies.

This post also involves routine laboratory duties to support the department including:

• Receipt of samples from main specimen reception
• Tracking samples electronically into racks
• Disposal of samples/reagents
• Responsibility for the referral of samples to other laboratories
• Packaging samples according to postal regulations
• Entry of results into the laboratory computer information system (LIMS).
• Answering the telephone
• Responding to department emails
• Comply with requirements for mandatory training
• Assist in training new staff
• Loading and running a variety of analysers under the supervision of a BMS

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Education to GCSE, GNVQ level 2 or equivalent to include English and maths.

Attitude, behaviours and values

• Always puts patients first
• Takes pride in their work and their team
• Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of objectives

Experience

• Experience of working within Pathology
• Evidence examples of team working
• Experience of Immunology techniques
• Experience of laboratory IT systems and data entry

Skills

• You are able to communicate effectively to ensure high standards of care, treatment, service or support as appropriate to your role
• Experience of stock and inventory management

Other requirements

• Able to demonstrate that you are honest, reliable and trustworthy
• Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• A team worker/player
• Motivated and willing to develop knowledge and skills

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.

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter\'s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£26,240 to £27,928 a year per annum inc. HCAS