Medical Laboratory Assistant - Blood sciences

Transformation Unit; Hull and East Yorkshire; Remote; GBP 23.000 - 28.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

Zusammenfassung

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Medical Laboratory Assistant - Blood sciences (Band 2) based in Hull. You will join a dedicated team supporting Biomedical Scientists with specimen preparation and clerical tasks in a 24/7 laboratory service.

The role involves handling specimens, reception duties, answering queries, and assisting across Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital sites. NHS benefits and relocation support are offered.

Qualifikationen

• GCSE level Maths and English required.
• Experience in data entry and customer care.
• Experience working in care or healthcare settings is desirable.

Aufgaben

• Delivering Blood products to hospital locations.
• Pre-analytical preparation of specimens.
• Use of Pre-analytical analysers.
• Answering telephone enquiries.

Kenntnisse

Customer Care Experience

Data entry

Care experience

Ausbildung

GCSE Maths

GCSE English

Jobbeschreibung

Main area Blood sciences Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Full Shift pattern as the service requires- out of hours/nights/weekends) Job ref 419-8219657-MLA-SH

Employer York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Hull Royal Infirmary Town Hull Salary £25,272 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 03/11/2026 23:59

Medical Laboratory Assistant - Blood sciences

Band 2

Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).

Our Values

• We are KIND
• We are OPEN
• We pursue EXCELLENCE

We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.

Job overview

Based at Hull

The post holder will perform a wide range of tasks to support Biomedical Scientists. These include preparation of clinical specimens for biological testing, handling telephone queries from other healthcare professionals, reception and admin duties, and various other technical, clerical, portering and blood portering roles.

The post holder is a member of a team of laboratory staff that delivers a medical laboratory service to the Trust and the wider region.

The laboratory provides a 24 hour service, 7 days a week through the whole year. The post holder will be required to work a mixture of days, evenings, nights, and weekends (including Bank Holidays) over both Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital sites in the provision of a clinical laboratory service.

Interviews for this post will be held face to face with no remote option available.

Main duties of the job

• Delivering Blood products to hospital locations
• Pre-analytical preparation of specimens.
• Use of Pre-analytical analysers
• Answering telephone enquiries

Working for our organisation

To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance through a of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [e-mail] .

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person specification

Education

• GCSE level Maths and English

Experience

• Customer Care Experience
• Experience in Data entry
• Experience working in Care

Please note that some of our substantive vacancies may be availableon a smaller number of hours than advertised. If you would be interested in applying on this basis, we would encourage you to contact the appointing manager to enquire further.

DBS Checks

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in 1 payment or over a six month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking. If you are successful you will be asked to confirm if you wish to pay in one amount or in instalments. The charges are currently £26.45 for a standard check and £47.45 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for.

Please note that Volunteers and Bank only staff will not be charged.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check - basic, standard and enhanced.

The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone [phone] or email [e-mail] .

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Please note, the selection processes at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills. You will be required to acknowledge that you are aware of this before submitting your application.

Agile and Flexible Working

We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one – for all posts. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

All our employees have access to a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service. Our EAP is available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Relocation Package

The Trust offers a generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss relocation further, please speak to the recruiting manager at interview.

A bit more about us and the surrounding area

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York - consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles.

Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.

Sponsorship

Please note that, under current Home Office Immigration Rules, sponsorship is not available for all roles we advertise. Applicants who require sponsorship may wish to check the requirements for this position by reviewing the criteria on the GOV.UK website: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Application numbers

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Name Douglas Sedman Job title Pre-analytical Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01482 607714 Additional information

Tours around the laboratory can be arranged for successful candidates, prior to their interview.