Communicates complex clinical technical service-related information, to colleagues, Managers, Consultants, Nurses, other health care colleagues and patient carers. Participates in departmental meetings and contributes to effective communication within the department. Answers telephone enquiries from Pathology users and patient carers and provides information that is highly complex about methodologies and service requirements. Explains/discusses results of technical procedures with medical and BMS staff. Suggest alternative techniques as appropriate. Manages and prioritises own work and day-to-day work in specialised services. Responsible for processing immediate, urgent and non-urgent work to maintain turnaround times in line with Trust and Service policies. To organise the dissecting room and categorise specimens following the assessment of clinical details/need and assign a specimen code as appropriate. Participate in the reception, sorting and processing of samples through the dissection room. To ensure correct patient ID on both matching request forms and specimens and follow appropriate quality and error logging procedures in the event of incidents. To carry out histological techniques including the fixation and processing of body tissues. This includes recognisable body parts, products of conception containing fetal parts, fetal and post mortem tissue. To also perform precision orientation and embedding of tissue, cutting of paraffin wax sections and staining methods. To assist Pathologists during specimen dissection and clean working areas of tissue, faeces, mucus and blood. Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.