Medical Laboratory Assistant (LT) Cellular Pathology Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

Cellular pathology at Buckshealthcare NHS Trust, based at High Wycombe, is looking for a dedicated, competent, self-motivated medical laboratory assistant (laboratory technician) to join our friendly team.

This post requires someone who can work alongside colleagues to take part in laboratory rota for cut up, monitoring main Lab, throw-out and scanning slide for Digital Pathology, assisting the Biomedical Scientists in the provision of an efficient, effective and comprehensive service for sample preparations.

In addition, this post may be required to participate in the retrieval of archived slides and data reports required to enable the Pathologists to attend specialty MDTs (Multi-Disciplinary Team) meetings.

Training and competency will be provided by the laboratory proving laboratory competence.

Responsibilities:

1. Receive fresh and formalin fixed specimens. Know the correct procedure for their safe handling including High Risk specimens.
2. Check quality of information on both request form and specimen and assign a Histopathology surgical number.
3. Enter details of the specimen onto the cellular pathology computer using the relevant codes.
4. Prepare the cut up area for dissection of specimens by either medical or technical staff.
5. Ensure there are adequate supplies of consumables.
6. Assist at BMS and surgical cut up; enter details onto cellular pathology computer systems, printing the cassettes with the correct details and checking that the correct number is assigned to the specimen, request form and cassettes.
7. Load and unload scanners in the digital pathology suite, slides are loaded onto either the Ultrafast scanner (UFS) or Glissandro scanner, depending on the type of slide used.
8. Ensure all slides are macroscopically Quality Checked before scanning, ensuring slides are clean, properly labelled and that the coverslip is not protruding from the edges of the slide.
9. Be part of a team ensuring high quality service to all users.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

1. Learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
2. Flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
3. A range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.

As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us quoting the vacancy reference number.

This advert closes on Sunday 6 Apr 2025.