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). There are two part vacancies at Scunthorpe General Hospital.

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, loading samples on to analytical equipment.

While the role is based at Scunthorpe, there is a requirement to work cross site at Goole, as and when required.

Applications are invited to become part of our team in the busy and friendly Pathology Department at Scunthorpe General Hospital and at Goole District Hospital. There is a post that will be based at Scunthorpe with the flexibility to work at Goole as and when required, also there is a post based at Goole with the flexibility to work at Scunthorpe,, all being part of the Blood Sciences team.

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 8:00am to 8:00pm Monday to Friday, and also includes participation in the weekend staffing rota on a rotational basis 0900 - 1700.

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.

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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