Phlebotomist/medical Laboratory Assistant

Do you care about the service that patients receive from the Trust?

Are you compassionate?

Do you have a flexible approach to working?

If so, you could be an important part of the Blood Sciences team at Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust

An opportunity has arisen within the Path Links pathology services for a Phlebotomist/Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA). The vacancy is based at the Goole site.

The Phlebotomy and MLA staff work closely within the department of Blood Sciences, acting as supporting roles for both the taking & processing of blood samples that are then tested using complex analytical platforms.

The Phlebotomy service is based in outpatients & also comprises of a daily ward service.

Duties associated with the role are the support of the blood test booking line, pathology reception - meet & greet patients, taking blood samples, working in the sample reception area preparing samples to be transported to the testing site(s).

You must have the flexibility to work cross site at Scunthorpe as the need arises.

Applications are invited to become part of our team in the busy and friendly Pathology Department at Goole District Hospital.

Previous experience in phlebotomy and/or a medical laboratory skills would be an advantage. Good communication skills, flexibility and the ability to work within a team are essential.

The post currently requires work to be undertaken between the hours of 8:30am to 17:15pm Monday to Friday.

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.

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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.