Medical Laboratory Assistant/phlebotomist

2 weeks ago


Grimsby, United Kingdom Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An opportunity has arisen within the Pathology Department at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital for a full-time Medical Laboratory Assistant post based in the Blood Sciences Pathology Department.

This is an important role, supporting the Pathology Department, and is suitable for individuals who like a variety of duties. Experience of computer input work is essential and applicants should be able to demonstrate current skills.

**Hours**: The majority of the work is undertaken between the hours of 09:00 and 21:00. There is also a requirement to participate in the Out-Of-Hours' rota, which includes early and late shifts, along with weekend days and Bank Holidays.

As a Medical Laboratory Assistant your main role is to assist Biomedical Scientists with their lab work. You will receipt and process a variety of biological samples. You will also be trained to work in phlebotomy, taking blood from patients.

**In order to achieve this you will need**:

- attention to detail
- good level of manual dexterity
- computer skills, for example, for recording patient information
- teamwork skills
- excellent communication skills

We’re a large organisation with three hospitals located in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole. We also provide community services in North Lincolnshire. Our 6,500 members of staff care for and support a population of more than 400,000 people.

We encourage all our staff to innovate and adopt ‘best practice’ so we can deliver excellent care to our patients. We ask staff to live our values; kindness, courage and respect.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. You could be one of them.

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.

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.
- Receipt and Processing of pathology samples
- Entering patient requests using the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
- Assist in the provision of the phlebotomy service to both inpatients and outpatients
- Ability to accurately use a calibrated pipette
- Loading/unloading and filing of samples
- Housekeeping and maintaining Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
- Dealing with referred work to and from other laboratories
- Communicating results and other queries with service users by telephone or other means

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

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.



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