Medical Laboratory Assistant

3 weeks ago

Nottingham, United Kingdom Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

NUH Pathology is looking for enthusiastic and motivated Medical Laboratory Assistants (Full time AFC Band 2 on a 12 month fixed term basis) to join our dedicated and friendly Cellular Pathology Team. We aspire to provide the best possible service to patients across the region.

Previous experience in an NHS clinical laboratory or in analytical techniques would be an advantage but is not essential as full training will be provided. A good level of secondary education is required with English, Maths and Science to GCSE (Grade A-D) or equivalent

The role of a Medical Laboratory Assistant is varied and includes collection of samples from Clinics and Theatres, loading and unloading of glass slides onto laboratory equipment and digital scanners, block and slide archive management, housekeeping, administration tasks and stock receipt/control.

Working hours are Monday - Saturday between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. YOu will be expected to cover a 6 days service on a rotational basis (5 days a week) You will be required to work in the Histopathology laboratories on both QMC and City Hospital NUH campuses.

Informal visits are strongly encouraged.

We expect you to be a passionate, self-motivated individual who has an organised approach to work with good attention to detail and who can remain calm when busy. You will possess well developed communication and observational skills and enjoy working as part of a team so together we can provide excellent care and quality in a challenging environment.

**Main duties of the job are**:

- Collection of samples from Clinics and Theatres
- Preparation of slides for staining and scanning including loading and unloading of slides onto, and from, stainers and digital scanners or other laboratory equipment.
- Completing sample filing and archiving.
- performing simple clerical tasks such as scanning.
- Perform general housekeeping duties including maintaining stock levels, general cleaning, and waste disposal also supporting with receipt of goods to the department.

The Cellular Pathology department, which is based on 2 campuses, currently receives and processes approximately 66,000 surgical histology requests and 6,000 diagnostic Cytology requests per year, resulting in the production of over 310,000 slides for examination.

We have a team of approximately 180 staff consisting of Consultant pathologists, Healthcare scientists, Nurses and APT staff, we are also well supported by our Administration and Clerical team.

Please see the attached detailed job description for a more in-depth narrative of the main responsibilities and tasks.
- collection of samples from service users
- clerical duties such as data entry and scanning,
- filing of samples and glass slides
- supporting the transfer of slides to the digital scanners
- general house keeping duties

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