Job overview
The East & South East London NHS Pathology Partnership is a Pathology network formed across three NHS Trusts: Barts Health, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.
The Cellular Pathology Department at the Royal London Hospital is looking for someone with a positive attitude to working in a flexible manner. The department provides diagnostic and screening services for the whole of North East London and has a combined workload of 75,000 histology and 5,000 non-gynae cytology specimens The successful candidate will be committed to supporting the clinical services of the Trust and meeting the needs of our patients. The laboratory is UKAS and HCPC accredited. Our commitment to supporting continuing professional development is evidenced by an excellent training record.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a band 4 Associate Practitioner for this department. The duties will be varied on a rotational basis, but we need a person who can work accurately when under pressure to meet deadlines. This post would suit an individual with a minimum of A-levels in science subjects. They should have common sense, an ability to follow written protocol and an interest in science. They would be responsible for managing more junior MLA staff. The post will require an ability to work with human tissues of all kinds and a keen eye for detail and accuracy.
Working for our organisation
The NHS East and South East London Pathology Partnership is an arms-length organisation providing pathology services to Barts Health NHS Trust, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The Pathology Partnership is hosted by Barts Health.
The Pathology Partnership is based on well-established models for pathology networks, with the Royal London Hospital becoming the main hub laboratory for the network and Essential Service Laboratories (ESL) as a minimum at all other Hospital sites.
Pathology is made up of the following services - Blood Sciences including Haematology, Blood Transfusion and Biochemistry; Infectious Diseases including Microbiology and Virology; Cellular Pathology including Histopathology, non-gynae Cytology and mortuary services; Immunology; Cytogenetics and Molecular Haematology; Immunophenotyping; Clinical Transplantation and Retinoblastoma.
The 2020/21 total operating costs across the Partnership were c. £126m per annum with a workforce establishment of circa. 822 WTE. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
GCSE passes in English and Maths or equivalent
Desirable criteria
GCSE standard attained in other science subjects or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
Able to undertake VDU work As a scientific background
Desirable criteria
Previous computing experience or VDU work Previous experience in answering and dealing with telephone enquiries
Knowledge
Essential criteria
Good literacy and numeracy
Desirable criteria
Previous laboratory based work experience
Skills
Essential criteria
Able to follow and learn instructions and standard operating procedures Methodical and organised Manual dexterity Ability to work on own initiative Polite, helpful and confident manner
Desirable criteria
Good keyboard skills
Other
Essential criteria
Able to undertake ‘housekeeping duties’ Able to perform required duties with any appropriate aids or adaptations Hold no reservations in handling human body fluids, tissue, organs, or infected material in accordance with Health & Safety policies. The post holder must be willing to have appropriate vaccinations
Desirable criteria
Previous NHS experience
