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Job summary

Main area
Histology
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
225-BCPS-6855009-B
Employer
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
New Cross Hospital
Town
Wolverhampton
Salary
£24,071 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/12/2024 23:59

Employer heading

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust logo

Medical Laboratory Assistant

Band 3

 

 

Job 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.

Main duties of the job

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.

Working for our organisation

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 and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.  We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.  

Person specification

qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GCSE Maths and English/NVQ

experience

Essential criteria
  • Laboratory Experience
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of NHS experience

communication

Essential criteria
  • Good written/ verbal communication skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerNursing Times Workforce Summit & Awards WinnerStep into health

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Simon Kingscott
Job title
Technical Services Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01902 307999
Additional information

[email protected] OR [email protected].

01902 3079990Ext 88241

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