Medical Laboratory Assistant - Microbiology

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health organization is seeking a Medical Laboratory Assistant in Liverpool. This role involves processing and analyzing patient samples, accurately entering data, and working alongside a skilled team in the microbiology department. Applicants should have clinical lab experience and be prepared to work various shifts, including nights and weekends.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a clinical laboratory environment is essential.
• Ability to work night and weekend shifts.
• Familiarity with processing biological samples.

Responsibilities

• Receive and collate patient samples for analysis.
• Participate in team activities with Associate Practitioners, BMS, and Senior BMS.
• Accurate data entry onto the lab computer system.

Skills

Clinical laboratory experience

Data entry skills

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

The Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) role will be based in the department of Microbiology. We are looking for applicants with clinical laboratory experience to participate in the activities of the department.

Responsibilities

• Receive and collate patient samples on arrival in the laboratory and prepare samples for analysis.
• Work with a team of Associate Practitioners, BMS and Senior BMS.
• Participate primarily in night and late shifts and Saturday and Sunday work where appropriate.
• Accurate computer entry of data onto the laboratory computer system.
• Primary processing of swabs, sputa, faeces, urines and other body fluids.
• Load and unload specialist automated detection systems (e.g., blood culture system) and process potentially infectious positive blood cultures.
• Prepare antibiotic susceptibility tests.
• Examine clinical samples to select appropriate culture media.
• Process hazardous category 3 (high risk) samples (e.g., tissue samples, pleural fluids, sputum and bronchial lavages).
• Carry out staining procedures manually and with specialist staining machinery for detection of micro-organisms (e.g., Gram Stains).
• Use anaerobic cabinets.

Contact and further details

Refer To Job Description And Person Specification

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services. For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

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