Blood Tranfusion Medical Laboratory Assistant

7 months ago


Boston, United Kingdom Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The post is based within the Pathology departments at Pilgrim Hospital, working five days a week for 16 hours, Monday 10:00-13:00, Tuesday 09:30-13:00, Wednesday 09:30-13:00, Thursday 09:30-13:00, Friday 10:00-13:00. Main Responsibilities include: Anti-D Prophylaxis Issuing RAADP (as requested on WebV) Blood withdrawals Use of Blood track to ensure the safe return of blood units from the various blood issue fridges throughout the hospital (to include the satellite fridges). Temperature Monitoring of fridges, freezers and incubators. Also to include checking alarm status with switchboard, and any problems to be reported immediately to BMS staff.

To include changing temperature charts on a weekly basis. Cleaning/Maintenance of Equipment To ensure a cleaning schedule is implemented and adhered to for various pieces of equipment in the laboratory, such as the centrifuges and water baths. This must be documented on a regular basis. Centrifugation and storing of samples, ensuring appropriate rotation of filing racks etc.

Booking in samples and loading onto automated blood grouping analyser. Topping up analyser with reagents/cassettes as appropriate. Closely monitoring stock levels of consumables within Blood Transfusion. Photocopying, filing.

IT skills Experience of NHS/Pathology/Laboratory Keyboard qualifications (RSA 2 level) For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below. As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide. Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees. We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues. We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.



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