Job summary
Maidstone Hospital, situated in the heart of the Kent countryside, covers a large population and includes the regional Oncology centre.The Histology department provides services for Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trusts, Medway NHS Foundation Trust and Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust. Consequently there is a combined Histology workload of around 70,000 cases per year. The department carries out a wide range of investigations including various specialist resections from hospitals within the Kent & Medway Pathology network. It also includes an expanding immunocytochemistry section that has an annual through-put of approximately 50,000 tests.
Main duties of the job
You will undertake laboratory procedures in support of the diagnostic Histopathology service.
The department is computerised and well equipped. Career development and participation in CPD are actively encouraged.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced individuals for the full-time post of Histology Medical laboratory Assistant. This post would suit an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
About us
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 500,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trusts core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients the first of its kind in the country.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are passionate in supporting our staff to develop and have great opportunities for career progression. We take equality and diversity seriously and seek to empower all diverse groups within our trust. We seek to develop a culture where diversity in all its forms is celebrated.We are committed to ensuring that women are empowered to work at all levels of management and that working patterns are as flexible as possible giving all members of staff opportunity to flourish in using their skills for our patients.We work across our trust to enable those who consider themselves to have a disability both visible and invisible to have access to all they need to thrive in their work environment.We work with Stonewall to embed an inclusive and accepting culture for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff.We have 78nationalities working in our trust and we are proud of this. We are active in embracing the ethnic and cultural diversity in our trust. We work to empower people with any protected characteristic to have opportunities to work in an environment that helps them to contribute to the best of their ability, recognising and valuing the unique contributions each of us brings for best quality care and service to our patients.We are committed to supporting the delivery of the Equality Act with zero tolerance for any discrimination, harassment or victimisation of applicants and staff with these protected characteristics
Interviews: To be confirmed
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are passionate in supporting our staff to develop and have great opportunities for career progression. We take equality and diversity seriously and seek to empower all diverse groups within our trust. We seek to develop a culture where diversity in all its forms is celebrated.We are committed to ensuring that women are empowered to work at all levels of management and that working patterns are as flexible as possible giving all members of staff opportunity to flourish in using their skills for our patients.We work across our trust to enable those who consider themselves to have a disability both visible and invisible to have access to all they need to thrive in their work environment.We work with Stonewall to embed an inclusive and accepting culture for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff.We have 78nationalities working in our trust and we are proud of this. We are active in embracing the ethnic and cultural diversity in our trust. We work to empower people with any protected characteristic to have opportunities to work in an environment that helps them to contribute to the best of their ability, recognising and valuing the unique contributions each of us brings for best quality care and service to our patients.We are committed to supporting the delivery of the Equality Act with zero tolerance for any discrimination, harassment or victimisation of applicants and staff with these protected characteristics
Interviews: To be confirmed
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A levels or equivalent
- Evidence of numeracy and literacy (e.g. standard pass or higher for GCSEs in mathematics and English Language).
Desirable
- NVQ level 2 Clinical Laboratory Support
- GCSE in Biology or Chemistry (standard pass or above i.e. 4-9 or A-C)
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of skilled manual activity or work
- Basic understanding of role of Histology as a science
- Basic understanding of laboratory health and safety requirements
- An understanding of the need for confidentiality
Desirable
- Experience working in a laboratory (especially histology)
- Experience working with databases (i.e.evidence of keyboard skills)
Skills
Essential
- Good level of manual dexterity and good hand-eye coordination (essential)
- Good verbal and written communications skills
Desirable
- Stated use of Microsoft applications (Word, Excel and Outlook)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A levels or equivalent
- Evidence of numeracy and literacy (e.g. standard pass or higher for GCSEs in mathematics and English Language).
Desirable
- NVQ level 2 Clinical Laboratory Support
- GCSE in Biology or Chemistry (standard pass or above i.e. 4-9 or A-C)
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of skilled manual activity or work
- Basic understanding of role of Histology as a science
- Basic understanding of laboratory health and safety requirements
- An understanding of the need for confidentiality
Desirable
- Experience working in a laboratory (especially histology)
- Experience working with databases (i.e.evidence of keyboard skills)
Skills
Essential
- Good level of manual dexterity and good hand-eye coordination (essential)
- Good verbal and written communications skills
Desirable
- Stated use of Microsoft applications (Word, Excel and Outlook)
