Band 3 - Associate Practitioner Mla, Immunology

2 weeks ago


Watford, United Kingdom West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

This opportunity is for a full time Band 3 Medical Laboratory Assistant in Immunology. The department is based at the Hemel Hempstead Hospital site.

You will be responsible for aspects of the specimen reception/sample receipt pre-analytical aspects of the service.

Following training, you will become competent in setting up analysers assisting the senior staff. You will be actively engaged with the sample preparation for faecal calprotectin analysis (undertake the pre-analysis extraction stage following relevant training).

You may have experience of working practices in the Immunology department pre-analytical/specimen reception section. You will plan your daily workload and work efficiently to avoid any delays to analysis by preparing samples, worklists and assisting the senior staff running analytical processes.

Following appropriate training, you will become competent in setting up analysers upon instruction of the senior staff.

Other main duties will include stock management, weekly review of referral / sendaway tests, contribution to the quality management system.

There has never been a more exciting time to join West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Major redevelopment works are due for completion by 2025 or soon after. These will be most dramatic at Watford General Hospital where up to 90% of buildings will be new.

The trust has recently gained ‘teaching hospital’ status which reflects the dedicated work of many teams and individuals who have set the standard for delivering high quality training, learning and education at all levels of the workforce.

We encourage and welcome people with disabilities. If you need help, please ask.

As a Band 3 MLA, you will support the service by playing a vital role at the front of the service. You will be involved in the receipt and preparation of patients’ samples. You will plan the pre-analytical aspects of the service according to procedural documents, under direction of the scientists/associate practitioners to efficiently aid lean working practice.

You will understand the workflow to ensure timely analysis can be undertaken of primary testing and reflex testing. You will also prepare samples for faecal calprotectin analysis ie extraction stage.

There is an element of administrative tasks associated with this role and therefore you will possess the necessary skills for data processing (including computer literacy).

You will undertake all the activities according to the local policies and procedures and we encourage all grades of staff to contribute their ideas for continuous improvement of working practices. Once trained, there will be fundamental contribution to lean working, managing your own workload and prioritising tasks under the guidance of the senior staff.



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