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Applicants must be HCPC registered and hold and IBMS accredited BSc degree or equivalent with at least three years post- registration experience in a UKAS accredited clinical histopathology laboratory. You will also be required to have an IBMS Specialist Portfolio.

This is a specialised role and will involve taking direct responsibility for all the results produced and work performed including quality control and assurance, training of Biomedical Scientists and other laboratory staff and direct technical supervision of unqualified staff.

The post holder is able to act independently and perform unsupervised, specialised procedures to diagnose and monitor disease. The post holder will be involved with direct handling of potentially high risk uncontained body tissues and fluids from patients. Experience in specimen dissection would be advantageous.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to perform all clinical laboratory tasks to support the specialized diagnostic service for patients in the Histopathology Department.

Perform routine diagnostic testing procedures in the laboratory on histology and non gynae cytology samples. Duties will also include:

Accurate descriptive note taking whilst assisting the pathologist at specimen dissection. Production of digital images of specimens. Processing and embedding tissue blocks. Production of high quality sections. Performance ofroutine and specialised staining techniques. Assessment ofall stained slides for quality and accuracy.

About us

Situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty which is in close proximity to Leeds and York, Harrogate is an affluent town offering a very high standard of residential accommodation. There is a wide range of local schools which have an excellent national reputation in both the state and private sectors. There are numerous sporting, recreational and cultural activities available in the town or the surrounding area to suit most interests.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the principal provider of hospital services to the population of Harrogate, parts of North Yorkshire, York, and North and West Leeds. The Trust is a cancer centre providing diagnosis and treatment for colorectal, skin and breast cancer, a cancer unit for upper gastrointestinal, gynaecological and respiratory cancer and a screening unit for bowel cancer screening.

Harrogate District Hospital Laboratory is part of the Integrated Pathology Solutions Microbiology team. Integrated Pathology Solutions LLP is an innovative joint-venture pathology service between Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This partnership delivers a high quality pathology service through collaboration between three Trusts for the benefit of patient and service users but the successful candidate will be employed directly by the NHS as a Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust employee.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of duties and responsibilities for this role, please see attached job description and person specification document.

If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Rod Roper on Rodney.Roper@nhs.net or 01423 555609.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC Registration
• IBMS accredited BSc degree or equivalent
• Specialist portfolio or equivalent experience

Desirable

• MSc in appropriate subject or Fellowship of the Institute of Biomedical Science
• IBMS Diploma of Expert Practice in Specimen Dissection
• Chartered Scientist

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience in a UKAS accredited clinical histopathology laboratory.
• Broad and specialist experience of histological procedures

Desirable

• 2 year experience in specimen dissection
• Experience of audit

Knowledge

Essential

• Sound advanced technical and scientific knowledge of histopathology
• Knowledge of Health and Safety issues in pathology

Desirable

• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues
• Knowledge and understanding of IT in a pathology environment

Employer details

Employer name

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Harrogate District Hospital

Lancaster Park Road

Harrogate

HG2 7SX

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