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Medical Laboratory Assistant Histopathology - fixed term 12 months

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Protection — indemnity for locally employed doctors from £79
Location
Salisbury, England
Salary
£25,272 per annum pro rata if part time
Profession
Healthcare support worker
Grade
Band 2
Deadline
01 Jun 2026
Contract Type
12 months (Fixed Term)
Posted Date
18 May 2026

Job overview

“Please note: we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position.”

If you have an in interest in laboratory work, this is an ideal opportunity for you to take on a supporting role as part of our Histopathology Medical Laboratory Assistant Team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.

You will need to be organised, flexible and a good team player who is able to work in a high pressured environment.

Main duties of the job

This is a one year fixed term post to support the main laboratory, task will include:

  • Filing slides
  • Assembling cases
  • Scanning slides to be reported digitally
  • Instrument maintenance.

If you’ve worked within a similar environment that's great. If not, don't worry as full training will be provided. You will however need to have an interest in working within this environment and have a good eye for detail and following procedures.

Working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.