Medical Laboratory Assistant - Part Time 18.5 hours p/w
The closing date is 18 January 2026
Job summary
Band 2 Medical Laboratory Assistant
This is a part-time post for 18.75 hours per week.
The Cellular Pathology (Harborne House) department has a vacancy for a Medical Laboratory Assistant within the Histology department.
We are located at the University of Reading on the White Knights Campus in new laboratory spaces.
This is a busy department, servicing two hospitals, Royal Berkshire Hospital and Wexham Park Hospital, with a combined workload of 55,000 Histology specimens per annum, and 5,000 non-Gynae specimens, performing a wide range of Immunohistochemistry techniques and OSNA. We have full UKAS accreditation.
We are looking for a candidate who is a competent and versatile individual with excellent team working and communication skills and must beable to work with accuracy at all times.
Previous experience in a Histology environment is not essential as training will be given but would be an advantage.
We very much encourage personal development and so if you're looking for a challenge, are versatile and can adapt to rapidly changingscenarios then this could be the job for you. We are a lively bunch and have various social events throughout the year.
Main duties of the job
Duties include:
Sorting all deliveries and arranging stock and rotations.
Place orders within the NHS supply chain.
Provide consumables to wards, outpatients and mortuary.
Monitor stock levels and liaise with senior staff on replacements.
About us
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Details
Date posted
04 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,465 a year (plus 5% Fringe £1,303) pro-rata per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
193-7699745NCG
Job locations
Cellular Pathology, Harborne House, Car Park 13
Pepper Lane, University of Reading
Reading
RG6 6LA
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cellular Pathology, Harborne House, Car Park 13
Pepper Lane, University of Reading
Reading
RG6 6LA
Employer's website
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