Band 3 Medical Laboratory Assistant - Cellular Pathology

We are recruiting for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our busy, friendly team to work in our progressive laboratory. Full time Vacancy at Heartlands Hospital Birmingham in the Department of Cellular Pathology. The core working hours for the laboratories are 07:00 -- 17:30 Monday -- Friday. Full time successful candidates will be required to work for 7.5 hours per weekday within these core times, on Saturday and Sundays by rotation, and to work across sites as required. The Department participates in a full range of routine Cellular Pathology techniques; full training and induction will be provided for the role.

Cellular Pathology is a diagnostic laboratory operating within Laboratory Medicine. The department houses several sub-specialities including histopathology, cytopathology, electron microscopy, a muscle biopsy service, molecular pathology services, a specialist musculoskeletal pathology service, Andrology service, as well as a post mortem suite, mortuary and body repository. The laboratory receives and processes a wide range of tissue samples including approximately eighty thousand histological specimens and 7000 non-gynae cytology fluid based samples per year.

Cellular Pathology is accredited by UKAS, holds a HTA licence and is an IBMS approved training laboratory for HCPC Registration and Specialist Training and participates fully in UK NEQAS External Quality Assurance schemes where appropriate.

Posts will assist and support the broad range of tasks applicable to a routine Histopathology laboratory to facilitate delivery of the Cellular Pathology diagnostic services, please see attached job description. The successful candidates will be educated to a good GCSE level in English Language and Mathematics with good interpersonal communication and keyboard skills. The posts will suit individuals whom are methodical with an eye for detail and with strong team work ethics.

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

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