Biochemistry Mla

Pathology Department (Stockport NHS Foundation Trust) Medical Laboratory Assistant

The Pathology department at Stepping Hill Hospital are seeking a Biochemistry medical laboratory assistant (MLA) to join the trust. The successful applicant would be joining a passionate and highly motivated staffing group providing diagnostic services to the hospital patients and wider community.

The successful post holder will assist HCPC registered Biomedical Scientists within the biochemistry department and will work under both direct and indirect supervision. They will undertake general clerical, analytical and miscellaneous support activities within the biochemistry department.

Regular working hours will be Monday-Friday 9.30 - 16.30pm (including 1 hour unpaid lunch). When required will be asked to cover out of hours shifts in specimen reception.

Undertake and assist Biomedical Scientists with biomedical investigations, in accordance with departmental standard operating procedures.

Perform under indirect or direct supervision an extensive range of automated, semiautomated and manual techniques.

Perform maintenance, reagent and consumable replenishment, calibration and pre-analytical processing (including extraction steps) for a variety of equipment within the biochemistry lab up to the point of IQC acceptance and technical validation.

To assist and perform a range of technical and scientific activities, including testing internal and external quality control samples.

To assist in the daily monitoring, organisation and working of the department.

Support the maintenance of ISO accreditation/UKAS requirements for the department.

To support specimen reception and cover the specimen reception shifts to provide 24/7 service, where required. E.g., due to sickness and annual leave.

Use PPE and good lab practice to safely handle and process a variety of patient sample types e.g., blood, urine, faeces and other body fluids.

To ensure a safe working environment for staff and visitors in accordance with local and national Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Perform general clerical duties associated with the work of the Laboratory, including filing, telephone answering, photocopying etc.

Perform other miscellaneous duties under supervision and according to protocols.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union
- for local financial advice

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.