Medical Laboratory Assistant - Point Of Care Testing

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Medical Laboratory Assistant in Scarborough, where you'll support the Point of Care Testing team. This entry-level role involves maintaining high-quality diagnostic services and collaborating with healthcare professionals. Enjoy a range of benefits including generous holidays and a relocation package.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on restaurants and shopping

Qualifications

• Assist with quality provision of the POCT laboratory service.
• Support quality assurance and troubleshoot equipment issues.

Responsibilities

• Follow quality control procedures as per departmental instructions.
• Prepare and distribute samples for external quality assurance.
• Carry out routine and emergency maintenance of equipment.

Skills

Quality Control

Technical Analysis

Communication

Job description

Medical Laboratory Assistant - Point Of Care Testing

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Medical Laboratory Assistant - Point Of Care Testing

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Would you like a rewarding career at the heart of healthcare?

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our small Point of Care Testing (POCT) team in Scarborough. POCT provide and support an efficient and high-quality diagnostic service, providing analysers used by healthcare professionals at the point of patient care.

As a Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) working in POCT in Scarborough you will assist with the quality provision of the POCT laboratory service. This will include technical analysis and maintenance of POCT analysers, supporting quality assurance and troubleshooting.

• To follow quality control procedures as set out in the departmental instructions.
• To prepare and distribute samples for external quality assurance to ward/departments.
• Receive and input quality control returns accurately and on time and investigate any missing returns.
• To carry out routine and emergency maintenance and calibration of equipment both inside and outside the department as appropriate and to identify problems associated with equipment used to your managers
• To work to a schedule but be able to amend plans based on response to arising priorities.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with clinicians, nurses and other service users on issues of a technical nature, referring complex enquires to senior staff as appropriate.
  
  

Our benefits

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.
• 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clemora WIlkinson Job title: Senior BMS/POCT Coordinator Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01904 725890

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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