# Medical Laboratory Assistant - Histology Band 2

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Airedale NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Airedale General Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical laboratory assistant
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-01T08:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-22T15:10:40.350Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Steeton/Airedale_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Medical_Laboratory_Assistant/Medical_Laboratory_Assistant-v8388596
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8388596?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Integrated Pathology Solutions LLP is an innovative joint-venture pathology service between Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. This partnership delivers a high-quality pathology service through collaboration between three Trusts for the benefit of patient and service users.

The Department of Histopathology is looking to successfully recruit to the post of Medical Laboratory Assistant at a Band 2 level. The successful candidates would form part of the Histology team alongside Biomedical Scientists, the General Manager and Clinical colleagues and would be integral to maintaining the workflow of the laboratory.

The successful candidates would be provided with support and training to ensure that allocated tasks are performed with confidence and competency with the understanding that guidance and reassurance is always at hand.

### Main duties of the job

The selected candidates will be expected to perform routine daily tasks, which will include the use and maintenance of digital scanning equipment as well as digital scanning integration within the main laboratory. In addition, the candidates will contribute to assisting pathologists with dissection, receipt of specimens alongside the use and maintenance equipment throughout the laboratory. There will also be an opportunity to assist with the filing of blocks and slides.

The Department of Histopathology is ISO15189:2012 accredited and is also a recognised HCPC / IBMS training laboratory.

The successful candidates may have the opportunity to rotate throughout the laboratory inclusive of both Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and participate in activities in each area in accordance to service needs

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.

### Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Ability to take part in working rotas as required by the service including late shift, weekends and bank holidays
- Flexibility in working hours to suit the needs of the service
- Ability to adhere to policies, procedures and standards

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience not essential as in house training will be provided

**Desirable**

- Experience of following SOP’s
- Previous Laboratory experience

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- GCSE Science, English or equivalent level qualification

## Documents

- [links (pdf, 207.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1669)
- [ai statement (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2960)
- [privacy notice (pdf, 70.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1621)
- [probation policy (pdf, 323.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2588)
- [applying for a job (pdf, 286.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3022)
- [b2 job advert 04/26 (pdf, 328.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10718358)
- [values & behaviours (pdf, 681.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1615)
- [airedale welcome brochure (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2741)
- [trust inclusion statement (pdf, 266.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2502)
- [information for applicants (pdf, 285.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2587)
- [disclosure & barring policy (pdf, 334.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3061)
- [airedale recruitment process guide (pdf, 142.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1885)
- [job description & person specification (docx, 292.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10718359)

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