Band 3 Medical Laboratory Assistant

Job summary

Main duties of the job

Posts will assist and support the broad range of tasks applicable to a routine Histopathology laboratory to facilitate delivery of the Cellular Pathology diagnostic services, please see attached job description. The successful candidates will be educated to a good GCSE level in English Language and Mathematics with good interpersonal communication and keyboard skills. The posts will suit individuals whom are methodical with an eye for detail and with strong team work ethics.

Prior to completing the application, you must read the advert and combined job description / person specification. Within the application, you are required to state how your current knowledge, skills and abilities meet the criteria. This information will be reviewed as part of the shortlisting process.

Job responsibilities

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.