Medical Laboratory Support Professional

1 day ago


North East, United Kingdom NHS Full time
Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Medical Laboratory Support Professional to join our team in County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with excellent literacy and numeracy skills to work as a Medical Laboratory Assistant in our busy Department of Blood Sciences.

The successful candidate will be responsible for working as part of a team providing support to Specimen Reception, Biochemistry, Immunology, Haematology, and Blood Transfusion. The role involves prioritising urgent and AE samples, receipt of samples from within the hospital via a vacuum tube system or in person, and booking patient samples onto the Laboratory Computer System.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Prioritising urgent and AE samples to avoid delays and ensure best patient care.
  • Receipt of samples from within the hospital via a vacuum tube system or in person and from GP surgeries via courier services.
  • Booking a large volume of patient samples onto the Laboratory Computer System and ensuring the correct test requests are inputted.
  • Centrifuging samples and correctly loading the samples onto the relevant laboratory analysers.
  • Organising referral and packaging and sending of samples to other Trust sites and to other Trusts nationwide.
  • Answering reception and telephone queries and liaising with other Trust staff and the general public.
  • Receiving deliveries, ensuring they go to the correct department within Pathology, and unpacking and organising the stock as requested.
  • Scanning request forms and ensuring printed reports are sent to the correct requesting departments, GPs, or clinics in a timely manner.

Person Specification:
Able to handle blood and body samples, able to lift and move multiple boxes/cartons of up to 20kg, able to work flexibly, and participate in shift working, weekend working, and bank holidays.

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