Job summary
- Main area
- Histopathology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent: Working 5 out of 7 days
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Working 5 out of 7 days)
- Job ref
- 214-CSTO-6991459-A
- Employer
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- King's Mill Hospital
- Town
- Sutton-In-Ashfield
- Salary
- £23,615 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Medical Laboratory Assistant - Histopathology
NHS AfC: Band 2
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
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Job overview
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated Medical Laboratory Assistant to join our Histopathology team within the Pathology Department at King’s Mill Hospital
The Histopathology department provides a wide range of tissue analyses to aid diagnosis that facilitates the appropriate outcome for patients attending the Trust, General Practice or private clinics. This includes the diagnostic phase of cancer screening programmes.
An element to the role will be to support the mortuary with admission and release tasks, however, the main role will be within the laboratory areas.
The overriding purpose is to support the department in the delivery of sample analysis, whilst supporting the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.
Main duties of the job
Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.
Working for our organisation
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.
Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.
Person specification
Knowledge requirements
Essential criteria
- Understands Basic laboratory Practice
Desirable criteria
- Histology Terminology
- Scientific Terminology
- Understands the functions/environment of a mortuary
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 4 GCSE at Grade C or above
Skills/Attributes
Essential criteria
- Data input skills
- High levels of accuracy
- Ability to organise own work to meet required deadlines
- Good communication skills (written and verbal)
- Ability to contribute to effective team working
- Manual Handling
Experience
Essential criteria
- Work experience within the NHS or a similar work environment
Further Training
Desirable criteria
- NVQ 2 (Clinical Laboratory Support)
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- Full time working 37.5 hours per week to work 5 out of 7 days (equivalent if working part time hours)
Desirable criteria
- Able to participate in a mortuary out of hours rota
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Leanne Milnes
- Job title
- Cellular Pathology Training Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01623 622515
- Additional information
ext 6221
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