Medical Laboratory Assistant- Point of Care

Transformationunitgm; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Medical Laboratory Assistant to support point of care services. The role requires good keyboard skills, the ability to work independently, and offers full training. Join a Trust that values its staff with excellent benefits and a commitment to equality.

Benefits

Minimum 27 days paid holiday

Access to NHS discounts

Generous pension scheme

On-site health and fitness club

On-site Day Nursery

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths required.
• A level or NVQ 3 equivalent in a science-related subject preferred.
• Previous medical laboratory experience desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support point of care services in clinical areas.
• Ensure competency maintenance as required.
• Carry out routine laboratory tasks.

Skills

Keyboard and data entry skills

Ability to follow protocols

Ability to work to deadlines

Ability to work independently

Ability to concentrate

Understanding of Health & Safety

Education

GCSE English or equivalent

GCSE Maths or equivalent

A level or NVQ 3 in science related subject

Job description

Employer Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Town Salisbury Salary £24,625 - £25,674 per annum pro rata if part time Salary period Yearly Closing 30/06/2025 23:59

Medical Laboratory Assistant- Point of Care

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Job overview

The Laboratory Medicine department currently has a vacancy for a laboratory assistant. We are looking for a friendly and cheerful person, who is practical and has an interest in science. You will be based in Laboratory Medicine but the role involves visiting and supporting point of care services in clinical areas across the Trust.

The role is full time 37.5 hours per week , although part-time options would be considered.

The post-holder will be supported with the necessary training and will be required to maintain competency as required for the role. Previous medical laboratory experience would be desirable, but full training will be provided.

The successful candidate will be literate, numerate and have excellent keyboard skills.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSE English or equivalent
• GCSE Maths or equivalent
• A level standard qualifications or NVQ 3 equivalent in science related subject

Skills

• Keyboard and data entry skills
• Ability to follow protocols
• Ability to work to deadlines and under some pressure
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Able to organise own workload
• Able to use own initiative and work flexibly
• Able to recognise and work within own limitations
• Ability to concentrate for long periods whilst at task
• Experience of contributing and assisting in the planning of changes and service improvements
• Experience of carrying out routine tasks
• Show an understanding of Health & Safety re-quirements, including COSHH regulations.
• Demonstrate an understanding of UKAS requirements.

Experience

• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment
• Competent in the use of standard IT packages
• Experience of working as an MLA in a laboratory environment.
• Knowledge of laboratory information management computer systems.
• Experience of training and assessing skills and competency.
• Experience of problem solving.

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-

• Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
• Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
• An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months & non contractual) pro rata
• Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
• Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
• Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Uniform provided (where required)
• On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
• On site health and fitness club
• On site car parking (fee's and restrictions apply)
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Name Shaneela Perkins Job title POC Lead BMS Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01722 425066 Additional information

Please contact Shaneela Perkins, by emailing [e-mail], to find out more about this exciting opportunity.