Cellular Pathology invites applications for the post of Higher Level Biomedical Support Worker to join the Healthcare Science Support Team providing day-to-day support within the laboratory. 

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest hospitals in the country. It is a national centre for both teaching and research and also a regional centre for Neurological, Cardiac, Paediatric and Cancer specialities. 

The laboratories are sited at Southampton General Hospital within purpose-built, well-equipped facilities providing comprehensive diagnostic services delivering both routine and specialist testing to Wessex Region patients and a number of external referral sites.

Cellular Pathology includes neuropathology, paediatric pathology, immunohistochemistry and also incorporates the departments of Diagnostic Cytology, Biomedical Imaging, Electron Microscopy and provision of Mortuary services to the hospital, City Council and local Coroners.  
Approximately 51,000 samples are currently received and processed annually. 

This post is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to contribute to a rapidly developing diagnostic service.