Job overview
This is a mixed role where you may be expected to work in all areas of Cellular Pathology and may be an opportunity assist in the Mortuary.
You must be organised, motivated, have good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team. Experience of Cellular Pathology is required.
You will need to have a proactive approach to the role and well developed organisational skills. With good written and verbal communication skills, you'll be able to demonstrate flexibility and initiative in addition to excellent interpersonal skills, an aptitude for team working, and support the Trusts values and behaviours
Main duties of the job
You will be a member of a team of clerical and laboratory support staff providing support to Pathologists, Biomedical Scientists and to the wider cancer teams at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
You will be a member of a team of clerical and laboratory support staff providing support to Pathologists and Biomedical Scientists.
This will include assisting Pathologists while they perform dissection, embedding Histology samples, tissue transfer of small biopsies, preparing slides and reports for Pathologists ahead of MDT and general laboratory work in the specialist areas (Neuropathology and Immunocytochemistry).
You will demonstrate excellent organisational skills, must be flexible in approach, able to exercise initiative and demonstrate a consistently high standard of professionalism, being aware of the need for confidentiality and integrity.
Working for our organisation
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Sorting and Booking in Histology samples
2. Tissue transfer
3. Assisting pathologists and expert BMS dissectors at dissection
4. Embedding tissue blocks
5. providing support, house keeping and stock control for Cellular pathology.
6. Retrieving material for MDTs
7. liaising with network hospitals to ensure that Cancer Patients in the network receive excellent care when transferred into LTH for their cancer treatment.
8. Sending out tests to expert test centres to support Genomic and companion diagnostics to allow personalised medicine for our cancer patients
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
9. NVQ level 3 (science) or equivalent qualification / experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
10. Previous experience in clerical / admin work (Filing, data entry, LIMS) in Pathology / laboratory
11. Have working knowledge of Cellular Pathology laboratory areas including both practical and theoretical knowledge of the various methods employed
12. Has experience of work with data protection and confidentiality
13. Evidence of substantial training & development within a Cellular Pathology laboratory
Desirable criteria
14. Previous experience of working in a health care or related setting
15. Knowledge of common IT programmes such as Word & Excel