Job summary
The Manchester Cytology Centre provides a regional cervical cytology service receiving over 450 thousand samples per year. The department also provides local diagnostic cytology and synovial fluid analysis services and is UKAS accredited.
We currently have opportunities for Cytology Screeners to join our busy team. You will work alongside other Cytology Screener and BMS team members in our refurbished screening room.
The successful Cytology Screener candidate will primary screen and rapid review cervical cytology slides, participate in training, sample preparation and some administrative duties.
To be shortlisted for the role you will hold an NHS Cervical Screening Programme recognised Certificate of Competence for cervical screening and have experience of Cervical Screening Programme procedures. Ideally you should be able to report Hologic LBC preparations and provide evidence of meeting national standards for screening workload and evidence of EQA participation. Update training would be given to NHSCSP Certificate of Competency holders who require LBC or Hologic ThinPrep conversion training. Consideration would be given to NHSCSP qualified candidates who may not have recent cervical cytology experience.
Main duties of the job
Main duties will include:
- To microscopically primary screen cervical cytology samples to assess the quality and report negative and inadequate samples, provide recommendation for recall following written and agreed protocols to NHSCSP standards.
- To primary screen, marking cells showing abnormality and refer these to senior staff after giving a primary diagnosis according to written and agreed protocols
- To ensure an efficient referral process is maintained for abnormal samples or samples a second opinion is sought in accordance to given turnaround time targets
- To rapid re-screen negative and inadequate samples as part of internal quality control
- To maintain sensitivity, specificity and annual screening workload figures as recommended by the NHSCSP.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NHSCSP recognised Certificate of Competence to report cervical cytology
Desirable
- Training course certification in LBC for cervical cytology
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- NHSCSP experience in a cervical cytology laboratory
Desirable
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
- Evidence of relevant screening statistics experience over 3 year period
- Evidence of attendance at a Gynae update course
Skills
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Keyboard skills
- Evidence of working as part of a team
- Ability to follow written protocol
- Able to plan and organise work effectively to achieve agreed objectives.
- Aware of the need for data quality and data protection.
- Appreciation of the confidential and sensitive nature of patient information
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NHSCSP recognised Certificate of Competence to report cervical cytology
Desirable
- Training course certification in LBC for cervical cytology
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- NHSCSP experience in a cervical cytology laboratory
Desirable
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
- Evidence of relevant screening statistics experience over 3 year period
- Evidence of attendance at a Gynae update course
Skills
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Keyboard skills
- Evidence of working as part of a team
- Ability to follow written protocol
- Able to plan and organise work effectively to achieve agreed objectives.
- Aware of the need for data quality and data protection.
- Appreciation of the confidential and sensitive nature of patient information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
