Medical Laboratory Assistant
2 weeks ago
Band 3
**Main area**
- Additional Laboratory Staff
- **Grade**
- Band 3
- **Contract**
- Permanent
- **Hours**
- Full time
- Part time
30 hours per week (Shift work, Early, day, late and night shifts)
- **Job ref**
- 164-5182655**Site**
- Queens Medical Centre Nottingham & City Hospital
- **Town**
- Nottingham
- **Salary**
- £21,730 - £23,177 Per Annum
- **Salary period**
- Yearly
- **Closing**
- 03/05/2023 23:59Job overview
The Clinical Pathology Specimen Reception department at Nottingham University Hospitals provides a pre-analytical service, receiving and handling biological samples for patients across Nottingham. This service operates 24 hours per day, every day of the year, providing critical patient care across the Trust and the whole of Nottingham.
Specimen reception is the first point of contact for samples arriving within Clinical Pathology. The section is looking to recruit medical laboratory assistants (MLAs) to support this service.
Main duties of the job
In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specifications documents attached to this advert.
The main duties of the role are to perform pre-analytical reception and processing duties including the receipt, barcode labelling and preparation of blood samples for analysis. Accurate entry of patient demographics into the laboratory software. Loading of samples on to laboratory equipment. Performing general housekeeping duties including maintaining stock levels, general cleaning and waste disposal.
Working for our organisation
Specimen reception is the first point of contact for samples arriving at the Clinical Pathology laboratory. It is the key to getting accurate results out in a timely manner to service users within the hospital and across Nottingham.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will provide support to the scientific and medical staff within the department. The main duties of the role are to:
Perform sample reception and processing duties including the receipt, barcode labelling and preparation of samples for analysis, loading of samples onto analysers or other laboratory equipment and sample archiving
Perform clerical tasks including data input of patient demographics and test request information
Perform general housekeeping duties including maintaining stock levels, general cleaning and waste disposal
***The post holder will be required to work at both City and QMC Campus; the role covers both sites
Person specification
**Qualifications**:
Essential criteria
- GCSE qualification in basic science
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of Team working
Desirable criteria
- Communicating with clients or patients via telephone
- Previous experience of laboratory work
Analytical and Judgement
Essential criteria
- Able to use judgement in straightforward situations requiring analysis, e.g. resolving issues such as unlabelled samples
- Able to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
Planning and organisation
Essential criteria
- Able to plan own work and meet agreed targets/deadlines
**Requirements**:
Essential criteria
- Required to participate in 24/7 shift working, evidence of previous shift working and/or commitment to flexibility
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**Salary**: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
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Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the **Occupational Health Department **confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s an
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