Assistant Practitioner

FULL TIME PERMANENT POST 37.5 HOURS A WEEKAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified, highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the busy Cellular Pathology team at Stockport's Pathology Department.The Department handles in excess of 21,000 surgical histology requests and 1600 non-gynaecological specimens per year., We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Candidates will be required to have Cellular Pathology knowledge and experience along with excellent communication skills. You will be working alongside Medical Laboratory Assistants', Assistant Practitioners, Biomedical Scientists, Junior Medical staff and Consultant Pathologists. Following relevant training you will be expected to rotate through all sections of the laboratory (specimen dissection, specimen reception, main laboratory, administration and digital pathology.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers. Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice