Medical Laboratory Technician

We are looking to recruit a Medical Laboratory Technician in Cellular Pathology. You will support our friendly team to provide the best possible service to patients across the region. Cellular Pathology is a busy department, receiving around 35000 histopathology and non-gynaecological requests each year and performing over 120000 tests., The role primarily involves working within the histopathology section of the laboratory, particularly in the microtomy section of the laboratory. The successful candidate will be working alongside Biomedical Scientists and Pathologists; the ability to work well in a team is of paramount importance. The successful candidate will be required to have good communication and organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure. They will be expected to provide training and support for the MLA team and any other member of staff where appropriate. The candidate should be able to demonstrate a willingness to improve processes within the lab and contribute to the continual improvement of the department.

Excellent IT skills are a requirement for this post as the candidate will work alongside colleagues to implement digital slide scanning. Full training will be provided.

Working hours are 37.5 hours per week, this will be worked over a 6/7 day rotation including weekends and bank holidays.

This is an exciting time to join the Cellular Pathology Team; the department is currently validating digital slide scanners which will be maintained by the MLT team. This is part of a wide scale project to digitalise Histopathology across the West Midlands.