Detailed job description
and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Good General Education
2. ‘A’ levels or equivalent in Science
Desirable criteria
3. Completion of Pathology Support Worker qualification or IBMS Support Staff portfolio part 1 and 2.
4. Further scientific qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
5. Demonstrable experience of working in scientific area as a Medical Laboratory Assistant or equivalent
6. Able to work accurately and with good hand-eye co-ordination
7. Experience of using common IT software
Desirable criteria
8. Experience of quality management system
9. Experience of using hospital IT systems
10. Previous experience working as a MLA in Cellular Pathology
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
11. Must be able to understand and work within established Standard Operating Procedures and relevant Health & Safety policies, including COSHH
12. Work flexibly in response to changing circumstances. Works within limits of responsibility
13. Good interpretive skills at bench level
14. Good attention to detail and accuracy
15. Recognises and reports problems as they arise
16. Handling biological specimens
Desirable criteria
17. Understand the importance of quality at all levels of our work.
18. Happy to work in a busy environment
19. Knowledge of microtomy
20. Demonstrable experience in assisting dissection
Knowledge
Essential criteria
21. Understanding of Cellular Pathology
Desirable criteria
22. Understanding of UKAS requirements
23. Understand the role of Histopathology within the NHS.