Job summary
- Main area
- Histopathology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (N/A)
- Job ref
- 421-LTUCC-3800C
- Employer
- Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Histopathology, First Floor, Fewston Wing
- Town
- Harrogate
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Histopathology Quality Admin Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, well organised individual to join our highly skilled Histopathology team. The post will be based in the Histopathology Department. The Pathology team at Harrogate is highly regarded having an excellent reputation with service users. The focus of the department is on delivery of a high quality service with patients at the centre of everything we do. Our vision is to achieve excellence every time.
The team at Harrogate is small and friendly requiring a high degree of team work and co-operation from its members so candidates should be prepared to be part of the close knit environment fostered in the department.
The role would suit individuals with a high degree of time management, good IT skills, an awareness of quality management systems and experience of audit training would be beneficial.
Main duties of the job
f The main duties include:
· To perform departmental audits and raise any non-conformances via the QMS
· To assist in the preparation of the quality report for the Quality and Governance meeting.
· To generate outstanding work lists and manage samples referred to external laboratories.
· Follow departmental policies to ensure maintenance of quality standards.
· Monitor the audit schedule and work with the Section Manager and Quality Lead to plan the audit schedule
· Data entry for trend analysis, assist the Section Lead to identify trends
· Data entry of EQA results and documenting any non-conformances on the QMS.
For a full list of duties, please refer to the job description.
Working for our organisation
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.
At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, HDFT could be the place for you!
We offer colleagues:
- A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
- Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
- Employee Support and wellbeing – we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.
Please note:
- Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
- Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
- Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Particular qualities we are looking for include:
- A passion for delivering excellent results and an eye for detail
- Energy and determination
- Flexibility
- Positive, can do attitude
- Great team player
Some of the benefits of working with us are support through your personal development, guidance through learning new skills and knowledge plus generous holiday entitlements and national NHS staff discount.
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.
For further information on this position please see the Job Description & Personal Specification attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A levels/NVQ3 in biology or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- IT Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- 1 year experience in NHS Histopathology Laboratory
- LIMS experience
Desirable criteria
- QMS experience
- Trend analysis experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- ISO 15189 knowledge
- Audit knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of IT systems
Skills
Essential criteria
- Prioritisation of workload
- Collation of reports
Desirable criteria
- Previous audit experience/training
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Philippa Bleasdale
- Job title
- Histopathology Section Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01423 555609
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