# Associate Practitioner - Cellular Pathology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/associate-practitioner-cellular-pathology/559033be-6c72-4a01-be98-51a78b8da78f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/associate-practitioner-cellular-pathology/559033be-6c72-4a01-be98-51a78b8da78f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Queen Elizabeth Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Laboratory associate practitioner - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28392.00 to £31157.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent: Full time position available - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (. Full and part time positions available) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-14T15:11:56.759Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8324895 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8324895?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Cellular Pathology clinical laboratory team provides a High Quality Specialist Diagnostic Service to support and improve the Health Care of the people of South of Tyne and Wear. An opportunity has arisen for a number of Associate Practitioner positions. The successful candidates will have good interpersonal and organisational skills and work well under pressure in a team environment in order to achieve both the Trust and Departmental objectives. The posts will be based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead. This post is subject to DBS (Police Bureau) STANDARD Disclosure Anyone applying for a position which involves a regulated activity will require an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check and that the disclosure will, where appropriate to the role, include information against the Independent Safeguarding Authority barred lists for working with children or working with adults or both. Informal enquiries welcomed from Mrs Janet Rodgers, on (0191) 445 6572 e-mail: janet.rodgers@nhs.net ### Main duties of the job The job will include sample preparation, assistance in cut-up, embedding and microtomy and the use of automated platforms for sample tracking, staining and digital imaging. You will also be involved in the preparation of biological fluids and data input into the laboratory computer system. Experience in Cellular pathology is essential but In-house training will be given to achieve competency. The post holder will follow the In-house competency training program and with supervision by qualified staff will be responsible for performing a range of scientific procedures on various tissue and biological samples that will contribute to the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of diseases in the investigation of pathological processes. The candidate if required will also work towards the completion of the IBMS registration portfolio. The successful candidate must meet ALL of the essential criteria in the job description. The post will be on Gateshead Health NHS Trust terms and conditions of employment. Full participation in the relevant Department’s extended working day and the out of hours service is a mandatory requirement of the post. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Training **Essential** - Undertake a structured training and development programme to successfully acquire core competencies. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Studying for or have attained an appropriate qualification. Preferably a foundation degree in Biomedical Sciences or the First year of an approved Biomedical sciences degree or NVQ3 in Clinical Laboratory Support or equivalent level qualification in a relevant topic as a minimum. ## Documents - [job advert (pdf, 568.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10646918) - [band 4 ap job advert (pdf, 576.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10646920) - [band 4 ap job description (pdf, 936.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10646919) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.