Medical Laboratory Assistant

4 weeks ago


Salisbury, United Kingdom Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

The Laboratory Medicine department currently has a vacancy for a laboratory assistant. We are looking for a friendly and cheerful person, who is practical and has an interest in science. The role involves various duties in the Specimen Reception area of the Blood Sciences laboratory.

The role is full time hours per week. Following an appropriate period of training, the post-holder will be required to undertake participation in the shift system including weekend and bank holiday rotas.

The post-holder will be supported with training as required for the post and will be part of a support team and required to maintain competency in all relevant areas of the laboratory. Previous medical laboratory experience would be desirable, but full training will be provided.

The successful candidate will be literate, numerate, have excellent keyboard and communication skills.

Main duties of the job

To lean and maintain good laboratory practice in the interests of the departmental commitment to provide an efficient service. To become a positive member of a team or teams in the function of service provision.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE English or equivalent GCSE Maths or equivalent Full UK driving licence

Skills

Essential

Keyboard skills Good communication skills Ability to follow protocols Ability to work to deadlines and under some pressure Ability to work as part of a team

Experience

Desirable

Previous experience of working in a laboratory environment

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