Band 2 Medical Laboratory Assistant Blood Sciences

**Advert for Blood Sciences Reception Weekend MLA Band 2**: Are you looking for some extra weekend work? This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy team of NHS Blood Sciences Reception Staff at Queen’s Hospital, Romford. We have a sister site at King George Hospital Goodmayes and staff may be asked to work across site if required. The role involves receipt and processing of samples ready for testing, in a timely and efficient manner. The Blood Sciences Reception receives samples for all of Pathology, sorts them into the correct discipline and then work on the Blood Sciences samples only. Samples are labelled and then data entered onto the computer. Samples are prepared for testing which may involve centrifuging, aliquoting, racking or packaging to send to another laboratory. Reception is the first point of call for staff, visitors, drivers and sometimes patients. The role is for Saturday and Sunday working, 7.5 hours per day plus 7.5 hours one days in the week preferably Friday. If you have basic English and Maths qualifications, good computer skills, are a hard worker and would like the chance to join our busy team on a part tme basis, then this is the role for you. We may withdraw the advert early if there are too many applicants.

To assist in the preparation and technical work of the various sections of the laboratory. To use the Pathology computer for data and result retrieval, and to sort, print and distribute patient reports. Tasks associated with data entry and retrieval will constitute approximately 50% of all duties. To be a first point of contact for patients, Trust staff and other visitors to Pathology. All duties are performed under supervision. The job description described encompasses all duties required, but there will be minor differences in duties on each site.

Under the leadership of our Chair Jacqui Smith and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, we provide care for the residents of three of the most diverse London boroughs. More than half of our 7,500 strong workforce are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and most live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.

Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals, operating from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London.

As we recover from Covid-19, we’re proud to be leading the way nationally in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The pandemic provided the drive for our teams to innovate and change.

We know we have more work to do to improve waiting times for urgent and emergency care, and our performance against the four-hour emergency access standard remains challenged, in comparison to many other London trusts.

We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We’re also pleased to be part of the NEL Cancer Alliance.

Are you looking for a change of a career? This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy team of NHS Blood Sciences reception staff at King George Hospital, Goodmayes. We have our main site at Queen’s and a sister site at King George Hospital, Goodmayes. Staff may be asked to work across site if required.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.