Medical Laboratory Assistant - Blood Sciences

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in York seeks an enthusiastic individual to join the Blood Sciences team. The role involves preparing samples and performing laboratory procedures to assist disease diagnosis and monitoring. The Trust values learning and development, offering comprehensive benefits, including generous holidays and a relocation package.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday

Relocation package

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic individual with a commitment to high quality care.
• Experience or willingness to learn laboratory procedures.

Responsibilities

• Receipt and sorting of samples.
• Support Biomedical Scientists under supervision.
• Pre-analytical preparation of samples.
• Data inputting of patient information.
• Telephone enquiry service.
• Maintain cleanliness of the laboratory.
• Perform laboratory analytical techniques.

Job description

A Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to work alongside our team of Biomedical Scientists and Associates Practitioners, to deliver high quality care to our patients.

The successful candidate will be part of the Blood Sciences team, preparing samples for scientific procedures and performing laboratory based manual, semi-automated and automated procedures to assist in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of diseases and the investigation of other pathological processes.

The laboratory values our staff and we fully support and encourage learning and development of all individuals.

Please note: This post may become Permanent at the end of Fixed Term/Secondment.

This vacancy will be considered for a secondment opportunity. Please note - if you would like your application to be considered for secondment, you must secure agreement from your line manager beforehand that you can be released to undertake the role.

Responsibilities

• Receipt and sorting of samples into the department.
• Support the role of Biomedical Scientists (BMS) within Blood Sciences, under the supervision of the MLA Manager and HCPC registered staff.
• Pre analytical preparation of samples.
• Data inputting of patient information/requests onto the laboratory computer.
• Telephone enquiry and results service.
• Assisting in the general cleanliness and tidying of the section.
• Perform laboratory based manual, semi-automated and fully automated analytical techniques according to the laboratory SOP.

Our benefits

• 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.
• 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.

Trust Information Pack: https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

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

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.

This advert closes on Monday 27 Oct 2025