156946 - Medical Laboratory Assistant

3 weeks ago


Lanarkshire, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full time

**Numerous exciting opportunities have become available for 3 Medical Laboratory Assistant.**

**1 x position based within University Hospital Monklands and 2 x positons based within University Hospital Hairmyres.
**Job Purpose**
- Collects and prepares materials and clinical specimens for analysis and safe disposal of clinical waste.
- Registers patient related information onto Laboratory Information System or other manual systems.
- Deals with reception and telephone queries from staff from other departments and external agencies.
- Provides assistance to the Biomedical Scientist for provision of a laboratory service.
- Performs specific laboratory tests with senior staff available for reference.
- Pathology based posts will receive, store and release deceased patients from the mortuary
- Assists in the training of new or less experienced staff.

**Knowledge, Training and/or Experience Required to do the Job**
- Standard Grade English and a Science Subject essential.
- A good understanding of Biomedical Science.
- Knowledge of anatomy and physiology is preferred but training will be provided.
- Extended supervised training for a minimum of one year due to the wide range of duties encompassed within the job equivalent to National Vocational Qualification Level 3.
- High awareness of Infection Control Policies and Procedures.
- Good keyboard skills.
- Manual dexterity essential.

‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
- Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

**Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence**

**NHS Lanarkshire Recruitment Website**

**Care to join us?



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