Medical Laboratory Assistant

6 months ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are a CPA and IBMS accredited department serving a major university teaching hospital with many clinical specialities. The laboratories utilise state-of-the-art equipment. We provide a comprehensive range of haematology and blood transfusion laboratory services and specialty diagnostic testing and reference work for leukaemia, haemostasis, thrombosis and haemoglobinopathies.

We are looking for a suitably motivated and enthusiastic individual ideally with laboratory experience. You will have working knowledge of laboratory areas, including health and safety awareness and some practical and basic theoretical knowledge of the various methods employed.

You will be required to work at all Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sites, dependent on the needs of the service. However this post is expected to be based initially at the Trafford or Oxford Road Site. The department is looking for an individual to work five afternoons/evenings per week Monday to Friday 13:10 to 19:00 to assist with telephone enquiries, GP and late clinic sample deliveries. However you may be required to work your contracted hours as and when necessary to meet the service needs of the department. Shift patterns will be determined by your line manager and you are required to work your contracted hours as and when necessary to meet the service needs of the department.

Job Holder is expected to work under remote supervision of a Registered Biomedical Scientist following defined Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Processing specimens, monitoring and maintenance of equipment, assisting BMS staff in analytical techniques, and use of automated equipment. Selection of appropriate reagents, calibrators for laboratory tests to be performed following departmental SOPs. Perform complex manual /automated tests on ‘precious’ samples. Perform initial review of quality control/assay performance data prior to BMS approval. To report by telephone urgent results to medical or nursing staff, GPs and other hospitals according to departmental policies. Handling of telephone enquiries to the Blood Transfsuion department regarding sample and product avaialbility. Tracking of Blood & Blood Components throughout the Trust to ensure appropriate storage and records are kept. The cleaning and disinfection of equipment and laboratory areas and the disposal of tissue and patient samples in accordance with relevant guidelines.

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our over 28,000 workforce to pursue their career goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from an extraordinary scale of opportunity.

We’re also creating a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research & innovation through the introduction of Hive; our new Electronic Patient Record system, launching in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, offering a robust infrastructure to facilitate high-quality research programmes. Moreover, we’re excited to be progressing our MFT Green Plan along with our vison to become an Anchor Organisation, creating new jobs, promoting healthy lifestyles, developing skills and contributing to a zero-carbon environment for the benefit of the local neighbourhood.

At MFT, we create & foster a culture of inclusion & belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open & transparent, protecting your health & wellbeing & shaping MFT’s future together.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

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