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Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Biomedical Scientist Histology

The closing date is 17 November 2026

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Job summary

Applications are invited from proactive, motivated, enthusiastic HCPC registered biomedical scientists to join the Cellular Pathology Department, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The department is UKAS accredited ISO 15189:2022 and is an IBMS approved training laboratory.

The post holders would be working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday (occasional weekend working may be required)

The post holder will be working as part of a combined team of Consultant Pathologists, Biomedical Scientists, Medical Laboratory Assistants and Secretarial and other support staff to provide a cellular pathology service for Worcestershire.

For further information, please contact Susan Lovelock, Deputy Laboratory Manager on 01905 760230 or via email: [email protected]

Main duties of the job

To follow agreed protocols and policies seeking advice where appropriate from more senior staff
To work in an efficient and timely manner and to be adaptable to change
To work in a safe manner in accordance with departmental and Trust Health and Safety policies
To contribute to care, maintenance and security of the laboratory premises and equipment
To demonstrate a positive attitude to the work of the laboratory, colleagues and service users
To respond to requests for information in a polite, helpful and concise manner
To maintain confidentiality and conform with the Data Protection Act
To work to quality standards for all aspects of the service as defined by the Pathology Directorate Quality Management System (QMS
To be able to work alone in conjunction with SOPs with offsite technical supervision.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary.

Details

Date posted

03 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9365-26-0853

Job locations

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

To participate in the routine work of all sections of the department to provide our users with accurate and timely results.
To perform both routine and specialised tasks covering a variety of analytical equipment and manual techniques.
To ensure that all tasks are performed in accordance with current Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and regulations to ensure a high quality service at all times.
To ensure that equipment is properly maintained on a day to day basis and operated in accordance with laboratory and manufacturers SOPs.
To be fully conversant with all forms of automated equipment within the Department, including being able to troubleshoot to ensure minimum downtime as consequence of minor breakdowns/ malfunctions
To document specimens, including the entry of computerised records.
To handle, process and dispose of histological and cytological material including sensitive disposal of products of conception.
To provide assistance to Advanced Practitioners with regard to specimen dissection and sampling of diagnostic material.
To macroscopically describe and transfer into cassettes, small biopsies, curettings, needle biopsies etc (Category A Specimens).
To participate in the preparation of cell blocks from cytological specimens to aid histological investigation if necessary.
To embed and orientate tissue samples selected for diagnostic evaluation, requiring significant knowledge and experience of histological and anatomical structure.
To produce microscopical preparations, requiring extensive hand and eye coordination to produce high quality diagnostic sections using complex, skilled microtomy and handling techniques, for both paraffin wax and urgent diagnostic frozen sections.
To prepare complex stains, working solutions and reagents in order to perform routine and specialised histological, histochemical and immunocytochemical investigations.
To undertake routine and specialised histological, histochemical,and Immunoperoxidase and immunofluorescent investigations on diagnostic tissue specimens in accordance with Standard Operational Procedures.
To have precise pipetting skills where accuracy and precision are required.
To undertake investigations arising from UKNEQAS Quality Assessment participation, including Cellular Pathology Technique and Immunocytochemistry.
To implement quality control measures and checking in conjunction with the BMS Quality Lead and Quality Manager.
To cut high quality frozen sections for urgent diagnosis.
To be able to work alone in conjunction with SOPs with offsite technical supervision.
To undertake quality control sign out of samples including routine and specials stains.
To carry out any other duties deemed necessary to maintain a Cellular Pathology Services.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To participate in the routine work of all sections of the department to provide our users with accurate and timely results.
To perform both routine and specialised tasks covering a variety of analytical equipment and manual techniques.
To ensure that all tasks are performed in accordance with current Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and regulations to ensure a high quality service at all times.
To ensure that equipment is properly maintained on a day to day basis and operated in accordance with laboratory and manufacturers SOPs.
To be fully conversant with all forms of automated equipment within the Department, including being able to troubleshoot to ensure minimum downtime as consequence of minor breakdowns/ malfunctions
To document specimens, including the entry of computerised records.
To handle, process and dispose of histological and cytological material including sensitive disposal of products of conception.
To provide assistance to Advanced Practitioners with regard to specimen dissection and sampling of diagnostic material.
To macroscopically describe and transfer into cassettes, small biopsies, curettings, needle biopsies etc (Category A Specimens).
To participate in the preparation of cell blocks from cytological specimens to aid histological investigation if necessary.
To embed and orientate tissue samples selected for diagnostic evaluation, requiring significant knowledge and experience of histological and anatomical structure.
To produce microscopical preparations, requiring extensive hand and eye coordination to produce high quality diagnostic sections using complex, skilled microtomy and handling techniques, for both paraffin wax and urgent diagnostic frozen sections.
To prepare complex stains, working solutions and reagents in order to perform routine and specialised histological, histochemical and immunocytochemical investigations.
To undertake routine and specialised histological, histochemical,and Immunoperoxidase and immunofluorescent investigations on diagnostic tissue specimens in accordance with Standard Operational Procedures.
To have precise pipetting skills where accuracy and precision are required.
To undertake investigations arising from UKNEQAS Quality Assessment participation, including Cellular Pathology Technique and Immunocytochemistry.
To implement quality control measures and checking in conjunction with the BMS Quality Lead and Quality Manager.
To cut high quality frozen sections for urgent diagnosis.
To be able to work alone in conjunction with SOPs with offsite technical supervision.
To undertake quality control sign out of samples including routine and specials stains.
To carry out any other duties deemed necessary to maintain a Cellular Pathology Services.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Approved IBMS accredited degree in Biomedical Science
Registration with HCPC - Biomedical Scientist

Experience

Essential

At least 2 years experience in a UKAS accredited NHS hospital histology laboratory.

Desirable

Experience in working with laboratory computers
Experience in embedding techniques
Experience in manual and automated immunohistochemistry techniques

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Approved IBMS accredited degree in Biomedical Science
Registration with HCPC - Biomedical Scientist

Experience

Essential

At least 2 years experience in a UKAS accredited NHS hospital histology laboratory.

Desirable

Experience in working with laboratory computers
Experience in embedding techniques
Experience in manual and automated immunohistochemistry techniques

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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UK Registration

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Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Lab Manager - Cellular Pathology

Susan Lovelock

[email protected]

01905760230

Details

Date posted

03 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9365-26-0853

Job locations

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

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