Pathologist jobs

Without the knowledge of other experts who play crucial supporting roles, pathologists and consultant clinical scientists would be unable to diagnose patients or prevent illness from occurring in patients.

Find out more about the several different job routes available in the field of pathology, such as helping to diagnose cervical cancer or analyzing enormous volumes of data.

TECHNICIANS IN ANATOMICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY

When a pathologist performs an autopsy, they need the aid of anatomical pathology technicians. These technicians are also the ones who are tasked with the responsibility of rebuilding the body of the dead person once the autopsy is complete.

The majority of technicians work in mortuaries that are run by the National Health Service (NHS) or public mortuaries that are run by local authorities. These technicians will have had training in fundamental aspects of manual handling, infection control, and health and safety. Anatomical pathology technicians are involved in many aspects of mortuary work, ranging from providing information for death certificates to liaising with coroners' officers, bereaved relatives, and funeral directors. Further training is awarded by the Royal Society for Public Health, and anatomical pathology technicians are involved in these aspects.

You may get further information on the website of the Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology.

BIOMEDICAL SCIENTISTS

These scientific graduates are employed in a variety of pathology subspecialties. They specialize on conducting tests on patient samples using their knowledge; in the UK, as much as 150 million samples are analyzed on an annual basis.

Visit the website of the Institute of Biomedical Science for more information.

BIOINFORMATICIANS

It's possible that bioinformatics is the right field for you if you like working with data and computers. Utilizing computer science and statistics in order to get a deeper comprehension of biological data, particularly data pertaining to the sequencing of genomes, is the focus of the field of bioinformatics. Accurately comprehending this information may be helpful in diagnostics as well as epidemiology, which is the study of disease transmission and the prevention and treatment of illnesses.

Visit the NHS Health Careers website for more information.

CYTOLOGY SCREENERS FOR THE CEREBELLUM

Cytology refers to the study of cells, and cytologists use a microscope to investigate disorders that affect cells. Since 1998, the cervical screening program in the UK has resulted in a considerable reduction in the number of newly diagnosed cases of cervical cancer. This is due to the work done by cervical cytology screeners, who examine the samples from cervical smears under the microscope. Without the efforts of such accurate screeners, a significant number of malignancies would go unnoticed.

Visit the NHS Health Careers website for more information.

MEDICAL LABORATORY ASSISTANTS

Medical laboratory assistants provide assistance to biomedical scientists and check to see that lab equipment is operating properly and that there is an adequate supply of lab materials at all times. In addition to that, they are accountable for the labeling of patient samples, the filing of reports, and the recording of patient particulars. In order to succeed in their field, medical laboratory assistants need to be dependable and detail-oriented.

Visit the Step into the NHS website for more information.

PHLEBOTOMISTS

Phlebotomists are trained professionals who are responsible for drawing blood from patients in order to carry out further diagnostic procedures at a general practitioner's office or a local NHS hospital. They draw blood from everyone, regardless of age, and have to figure out which veins provide the greatest supply of blood to take. They have received training in the processes, and it is their responsibility to put the patient at ease by describing the circumstances of the examination and what will happen to the sample they provide.