Medical Laboratory Assistant

5 months ago

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

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and energetic individual to join the busy Pathology Front of House team at Pilgrim Hospital as a Medical Laboratory Assistant. The department is part of the Path Links networked NHS Pathology Service offering a wide range of diagnostic investigations on tissue, blood, and fluid samples across Lincolnshire, and is also part of the East Midlands Pathology Network, ME2.

The post is based within the Pathology departments at Pilgrim Hospital, working three days a week (Mon -16:00-20:00, Tuesday - 16:00-20:00, Wednesday - 16:00-20:00, Friday - 16:00-20:00).

There is a requirement to participate in the Front of House rota for weekends on a pro rata basis.

NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

The post is based within the Pathology departments at Pilgrim Hospital, working four days a week (Mon -16:00-20:00, Tuesday - 16:00-20:00, Wednesday - 16:00-20:00, Friday - 16:00-20:00).

There is a requirement to participate in the Front of House rota for weekends on a pro rata basis.

**Main Responsibilities include**:
Receipt of specimens, sample identification and labelling including initial investigation of missing/lost or mislabelled samples.

Initial preparation of samples for processing, including use of centrifuges where appropriate.

Entry of patient & specimen data onto laboratory data systems.

Preparation and distribution of EQA samples.

Secondary preparation and processing of samples for referral to other laboratories.

To assist with the processing of various diagnostic specimens under the supervision of a qualified BMS (with the exception of those requiring Cat 3 containment).

Filing of laboratory reports from reference laboratories.

The use of effective communication skills with Pathology staff and service users.

Stock management, including the recording of consumable stocks as they are delivered into the laboratory, and advising appropriate personnel when stock levels are low.

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.

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