Medical Laboratory Assistant - Blood Sciences

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

York Hospital in the Haematology Department is seeking a motivated Medical Laboratory Assistant to support Biomedical Scientists and ensure accurate, timely testing for patients. The MLA will assist with sample processing, data entry, and basic laboratory tasks in a professional NHS environment.

The role requires good communication, organisational skills, and computer literacy. Full training will be provided, and the setting benefits from a strong team culture and generous NHS employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Good standard of general education and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrable organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Basic knowledge of computers and ability to learn new tasks.

Responsibilities

• Process blood samples for Haematology clinic patients.
• Receive samples from within the hospital and GP practices.
• Input patient information and test requests into the laboratory system.
• Prepare samples for analysis and load them onto analysers.
• Answer queries from medical staff and other service users.
• Carry out general housekeeping and administrative tasks.

Skills

Communication

Organisation

Attention to detail

Computer literacy

Learning ability

Education

General education

Tools

Laboratory IT systems

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and well-motivated individual to work as a Medical Laboratory Assistant in the Haematology Department at York Hospital. Working as part of our friendly and hardworking team, the successful candidate will assist in ensuring an efficient, timely, and high-quality service for our patients and service users., The role of a Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) is essential for the laboratory to provide a safe and efficient service by providing support to qualified Biomedical Scientists. The MLA role involves:

• Processing blood samples for Haematology clinic patients.
• The receipt of samples from within the hospital and surrounding GP practices.
• Data inputting of patient information and test requests into the laboratory computer system.
• Preparation of samples for analysis.
• Loading samples onto the analysers.
• Dealing with queries from Medical staff and other service users.
• General housekeeping and administrative tasks.
  The applicant should have a good standard of general education as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills. Applicants should be able to demonstrate organisational skills, attention to detail, a basic knowledge of computers and an ability to learn new tasks. Previous experience of working within an NHS pathology laboratory is desirable but not necessary as full training will be provided. The laboratory delivers a range of investigations, is UKAS accredited to ISO 15189:2022 and is an IBMS approved training laboratory.
  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.
• 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 from a range of providers
• For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.