Medical Laboratory Assistant- Microbiology

7 days ago


Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Full time
The Microbiology department currently has vacancies for medical laboratory assistants. We are looking for a friendly and cheerful person, who is practical and has an interest in science.


They will be part of a support team and be required to maintain competency in all relevant areas of the laboratory.

Previous medical laboratory experience would be desirable, but full training will be provided.

Shifts cover 09:00-20:00, including weekends and Bank Holidays. Full time and Part time roles are available

This is not a trainee Biomedical Scientist position and is highly unlikely to lead to one.


Following full training the post holders will be an integral part of the Microbiology department, responsible for processing a variety of samples using both manual and automated systems in routine bacteriology, serology & molecular areas of the department.

Dealing with telephone calls from clinical users will also be part of the role.


Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us.

Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.


We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre.

We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding.

You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

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