Medical Laboratory Assistant

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in Nottinghamshire seeks a Medical Laboratory Assistant to support Biomedical Scientists. Responsibilities include assisting with diagnostic services and working across various bench areas in a modern laboratory. No prior laboratory experience required, as on-the-job training is offered. The ideal candidate should have a C grade in GCSE English and Maths and a good understanding of medical terminology.

Qualifications

• Hold a C grade or above in GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent).
• Possess a good understanding of Medical Terminology.
• Be available to work within a 5-day week, with occasional out-of-hours service.

Responsibilities

• Assist Biomedical Scientists in delivering diagnostic services.
• Perform a range of supporting tasks to ensure diagnostic support.
• Work on different bench areas to achieve competency.

Skills

Medical Terminology

Education

GCSE English and Maths (C grade or above)

Job description

An opportunity has emerged within the Department of Clinical Microbiology for a Medical Laboratory Assistant to join the team. While experience in an NHS clinical laboratory is desirable and advantageous, previous experience in a laboratory setting is not mandatory, as comprehensive on-the-job training will be provided.

Your role will involve assisting Biomedical Scientists in delivering a diagnostic service to clinicians and other users, aiding in the diagnosis and treatment of infections. The role will involve working on different bench areas of the Microbiology Department to allow competency to be achieved.

Requirements

• Hold a C grade or above in GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent)
• Possess a good understanding of Medical Terminology
• Be available to work within the 5-day week, with occasional out-of-hours service.
  
  

Your role will be to perform a range of supporting tasks, liaising with the Biomedical Scientists, to ensure diagnostic support and treatment for the patient.

The Department processes around 470,000 specimens a year and is based in a modern laboratory that opened in 2006.

The Department routinely works 9am until 9pm, utilising , core and late shifts. The successful applicant will be contracted to work 5 out of 7 and participate in the out of hours service at weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis. The payment scheme is in line with Agenda for Change terms and conditions.

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Simon Clipstone Job title: Higher Specialist Biomedical Scientist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01623 622515

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