Apprentice Medical Laboratory Assistant - Histology

Job summary

Job Title:

Apprentice Medical Laboratory Assistant

Level 3

Hours:

37.5 hours per week to work flexibly between Monday to Friday

Contract:

GHNHSFT Apprenticeship Terms & Conditions, Fixed term contract 18 months

Salary:

£5.18 ph, £10,132 pa

Department/Area:

Pathology / Cheltenham General

Responsible and accountable to:

Histology Lab Manager

The apprentice will be based at Cheltenham General Hospital, and complete an Advanced (Level 3)Laboratory TechnicianApprenticeship whilst gaining valuable experience working in a busy healthcare laboratory.

The apprenticeship is suitable for an applicant over 18 years (age restricted due to the working environment) who has an interest in science and is looking for an opportunity to & would enjoy the challenge of working in a Pathology Department.

Main duties of the job

The Apprentice Medical Laboratory Assistant will be working alongside and supporting other MLA staff and the scientific staff on the different sections. Duties will include preparing reagents and chemicals, discarding laboratory waste, preparing tissue samples for diagnosis and use of the laboratory computer system

Throughout the apprenticeship journey you will:

• be supported in the workplace by a mentor
• have off-the-job training to develop your learning.
• be in regular contact with the Training Provider and the Apprenticeships and Careers Team.
• have access to a virtual learning platform
• attend workshops / webinar where you will have the opportunity to discuss and share

You will be required to uphold confidentiality at all times, be expected to be professional, treat everyone with kindness and respect, and have the confidence to communicate with members of the public and staff at all levels.

The working week is Monday to Friday, 08:00 16:30.

About us

The histology department is based on the Cheltenham General Hospital site with a hot lab for frozen sections on the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital site.

It provides a fully comprehensive diagnostic service, handling around 40,000 requests per annum, sent from a variety of locations within the region; including hospital theatres, clinics, GP surgeries and private hospitals. The vast majority of these are sent as routine histopathology specimens, for which no prior arrangements need be made.