Job summary
- Main area
- Cellular Pathology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 193-7699745NCG
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cellular Pathology, Harborne House, Car Park 13
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £24,465 (plus 5% Fringe £1,303) pro-rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Medical Laboratory Assistant - Part Time 18.5 hours p/w
NHS AfC: Band 2
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
Band 2 Medical Laboratory Assistant
This is a part-time post for 18.75 hours per week.
The Cellular Pathology (Harborne House) department has a vacancy for a Medical Laboratory Assistant within the Histology department.
We are located at the University of Reading on the White Knights Campus in new laboratory spaces.
This is a busy department, servicing two hospitals, Royal Berkshire Hospital and Wexham Park Hospital, with a combined workload of 55,000 Histology specimens per annum, and 5,000 non-Gynae specimens, performing a wide range of Immunohistochemistry techniques and OSNA. We have full UKAS accreditation.
We are looking for a candidate who is a competent and versatile individual with excellent team working and communication skills and must be
able to work with accuracy at all times.
Previous experience in a Histology environment is not essential as training will be given but would be an advantage.
We very much encourage personal development and so if you’re looking for a challenge, are versatile and can adapt to rapidly changing
scenarios then this could be the job for you. We are a lively bunch and have various social events throughout the year.
Main duties of the job
Duties include:
Sorting all deliveries and arranging stock and rotations.
Place orders within the NHS supply chain.
Provide consumables to wards, outpatients and mortuary.
Monitor stock levels and liaise with senior staff on replacements.
Working for our organisation
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder is responsible for:
- Participating in the provision of an efficient and cost effective Histology service within Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services.
- Assisting with other members of staff to provide an efficient and effective service to all users of the Histopathology Department.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Minimum 5 GCSE's including English, Maths and Sciences
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of using computer systems
- Experience of working in a team
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience
- ECDL
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amanda Babington
- Job title
- HBMS Cellular Pathology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 322 8201
- Additional information
Amanda Babington (HBMS Cellular Pathology) 0118 322 8201 / [email protected]
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