Job summary
- Main area
- Cellular Pathology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 193-7029681NCG
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cellular Pathology
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £24,169 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Medical Laboratory Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 2
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
Medical Laboratory Assistant - Band 2
The Cellular Pathology department has a vacancy for a Medical Laboratory Assistant within the Histology department at band 2.
This is a busy department, servicing two hospitals Royal Berkshire and Wexham Park with a combined workload of 55,000 Histology specimens per annum, and 5,000 non-Gynae specimens, performing a wide range
of Immunohistochemistry techniques and OSNA. We have full UKAS accreditation. Located at the University of Reading on the White Knights Campus in new laboratory spaces.
We are looking for a candidate who is a competent and versatile individual with excellent team working and communication skills and must be
able to work with accuracy at all times.
Previous experience in a Histology environment is not essential as training will be given but would be an advantage.
We very much encourage personal development and so if you’re looking for a challenge, are versatile and can adapt to rapidly changing
scenarios then this could be the job for you. We are a lively bunch and have various social events throughout the year.
Main duties of the job
Duties include supporting junior doctors within the gross dissection lab with block preparation for cutting , some specimen reception, assisting scientific and medical staff in filing blocks and slides, receiving, and stock controlling and making up chemical solutions.
Entering patient data into laboratory LIMs.
Working for our organisation
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post-holder is responsible of:
- Participate in the provision of an efficient and cost effective Histology service within Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services.
- Assist in the preparation of tissue samples for both routine and special techniques efficiently and in a conscientious manner with respect to work
pressures and quality of the service. - Assist with other members of staff to provide an efficient and effective service to all users of the Histopathology Department.
Person specification
Qualifications and experience
Essential criteria
- At Least 5 GCSES including english maths and sciences
- Experience of using computer systems
- Experince in working in a team
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience
Evidence
Desirable criteria
- EDLC
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amanda Babington
- Job title
- HBMS Cellular Pathology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 322 8201
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