Medical Laboratory Assistant - Histopathology

Medical Laboratory Assistant - Histopathology

Job Summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Medical Laboratory Assistant to join our Histopathology team at King's Mill Hospital. The Histopathology department provides a wide range of tissue analyses to aid diagnosis, supporting appropriate outcomes for patients attending the Trust, General Practice, or private clinics. This includes vital work in the diagnostic phase of cancer screening programmes.

The main responsibilities are within the laboratory, with an element of the role involving supporting the mortuary with admission and release tasks.

Key Responsibilities

• Support sample analysis to ensure timely and accurate diagnostic outcomes.
• Assist mortuary operations including admission and release tasks.
• Maintain high standards of patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to departmental efficiency by supporting processes and workflows in the laboratory.

About Us

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We put the patient at the heart of everything we do and strive to treat every patient as we would our own family.

We are proud to have been named the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven consecutive years, with the Care Quality Commission rating our Trust and King's Mill Hospital as ‘outstanding’.

Visa Sponsorship

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Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs –  Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April; those requiring a switch of visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Details

Date posted

10 December 2025

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum

Band

Band 2

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full‑time

Reference number

214-CSTO-7623082

Job location

King's Mill Hospital – Mansfield Road, Sutton‑In‑Ashfield, NG17 4JL

Person Specification

Essential Knowledge requirements

• Understands Basic laboratory Practice

Desirable Knowledge requirements

• Histology Terminology
• Scientific Terminology
• Understands the functions/environment of a mortuary

Essential Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 GCSE at Grade C or above

Essential Skills/Attributes

• Data input skills
• High levels of accuracy
• Ability to organise own work to meet required deadlines
• Good communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to contribute to effective team working
• Manual Handling

Essential Experience

• Work experience within the NHS or a laboratory work environment

Desirable Training

• NVQ 2 (Clinical Laboratory Support) or equivalent work-based portfolio

Essential Contractual Requirements

• Full-time working 37.5 hours per week to work 5 out of 7 days (equivalent if working part-time hours)

Desirable Contractual Requirements

• Able to participate in a mortuary out of hours rota

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer Details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital – Mansfield Road, Sutton‑In‑Ashfield, NG17 4JL

Employer's website

Seniority level Entry level

Employment type Full-time

Job function Science

Industries Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories