Medical Laboratory Assistant (Warrington)

We currently have the following 2 positions available: 409-8394854 - 1 x Permanent 37.5 Hours per week based at Warrington 409-8394147 - 1 x Permanent 37.5 Hours per weekbased as WhistonBoth roles will involve cross site working. Working in a busy, high throughput Cellular Pathology Department which is supportive of staff development the post holder will take an active role in the performance of the routine and delegated tasks involved in the delivery of a histology service which enables high standards of patient care, maintaining good working relations with all staff, promoting effective team work and the professional image of the Department of Pathology within the Trust The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change.Main duties of the job General laboratory surface cleaning of fittings and equipment Dispatchof unprocessed (fixed) tissue to outside agencies. Receipt, preparation and assisting dissection of histology specimens, according to departmental SOPs Take responsibility for the digital photography of gross specimens at cut-up and downloading onto the Telepath system Maintain and prepare solutions, reagents and stains according to departmental SOPs and COSHH data To file microscope slides and wax blocks as part of general housekeeping for the department To participate in routine embedding and section cutting Receipt and disposal of surgical tissue not requiring histopathology from surgical theatres Dispose of laboratory specimen waste, under senior biomedical scientist supervision, according to departmental policies Ensure all re-usable specimen containers are cleaned in readiness for supply to theatres, clinics and GPs Maintain the tissue processors, including the loading of them after specimen dissection and on a rotational cycle, change the reagents, recording it in reagent log, ensuring that protocols according to SOPs and COSHH are adhered to Assist in the daily internal quality control by ensuring that all slides are stained and mounted and that the correct slide data is put onto the slides. Match up slides and patient's cards in readiness for the BMS staff to check Comply at all times with the Trust Health and Safety Policy and the Laboratory Health and Safety Policy.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.