Specialist Biomedical Scientist Histopathology | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 24 Mehefin 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £37,338 - £44,962 per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 24 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Liverpool, L7 8YE |
| Cwmni: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7240693/287-LCL-46-25 |
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A vacancy has arisen within the Histopathology laboratory at LCL. The post holder must hold HCPC registration and hold an IBMS specialist diploma in Cellular Pathology. Candidates without the IBMS specialist diploma but with 2 years’ demonstrable equivalent experience in histology will also be considered.
The successful candidate will undertake all the routine tasks within a histology department such as embedding, microtomy, special stains and quality control and will also be expected to undertake tasks within the more specialised areas and techniques such as cut-up, frozen section and assist in renal interventional clinics. The successful candidate will be expected to deputise for the team leaders and be involved in areas such as recruitment, training, health and safety, validation and verification, audit and other aspects of quality management. The department is also working to increase the role of Biomedical Scientists within specimen dissection.
To participate in the activities of the department. Primarily providing the technical support of the diagnostic service to the Trust and other users, in accordance with departmental protocols.
The department strives to continually improve and has a number of on-going projects as part of routine service development of which the Biomedical Scientist staff group participate in.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.
To participate in the routine work of the main histology laboratory in accordance with departmental protocols:
• Receive specimens into the department ensuring correct patient identification and accessioning.
• Assist the pathologist during cut up
• To undertake biopsy cut-up with responsibility for sample preparation
• Store specimens safely and appropriately prior to and after processing.
• To embed processed surgical and post mortem material ensuring correct orientation.
• Microtomy - simple sectioning of large blocks, sectioning levels from biopsy material, serial sectioning of material and macroscopic quality control of sections produced
• Haematoxylin & Eosin (H&E) staining - manual and automated methodologies
To participate in the specialised areas of the department when required:
• Special staining techniques including primary quality control of stains
• Freezing of material for frozen sections, lipids and enzyme histochemistry.
• Cryotomy
• Muscle histochemistry and enzyme histochemistry
• Immunofluorescent techniques
• Immunocytochemistry
• Collection of renal biopsies assessing adequacy of the specimen at the bedside
To participate in the non-gynae service
To participate in the on-call service
Undertake tasks required for CPA accreditation e.g. reviewing SOPs
For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description
This advert closes on Tuesday 8 Jul 2025