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QH Histopathology
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
162-7912-CCS
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queen's Hospital
Town
Romford
Salary
£30,630 - £32,346 per annum inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/09/2026 23:59

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Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Band 3 Medical Laboratory Assistant - Histology

Band 3

 

PEOPLE are at the HEART of everything we do

This video gives a flavour of what it is like to work at our Trust and why some of our staff love working here 💙

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lePIUCfMPLk

Main duties of the job

Band 3 Medical Laboratory Scientist- Cellular Pathology

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. 

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission. 

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care. 

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance. 

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.  

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GCSE grade C / 4 or better in English and Mathematics and science or demonstrable equivalent.

Skills / Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills (including verbal and written / numeracy / literacy skills to keep accurate records).
  • Knowledge of IT hardware and software applications.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of laboratory health and safety.

Experience / Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of pathology.
Desirable criteria
  • Previous medical laboratory experience.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Graham Thwaites, telephone 01708435250, email [email protected]

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