Medical Laboratory Assistant - Point Of Care Testing

York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust

York and North Yorkshire

On-site

GBP 20,000 - 28,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Holiday entitlement (27-33 days)

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

Job summary

York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Medical Laboratory Assistant to join the Point of Care Testing team in York. You will support quality assurance, assist with maintenance of POCT analysers and perform routine testing under supervision.

The role involves following quality control procedures, inputting QC data, and liaising with clinicians on technical matters. NHS benefits and training opportunities are highlighted in the detailed description.

Qualifications

Awareness of POCT and its role in patient care.
Ability to follow written laboratory procedures and quality controls.
Sound general education including maths and English.
Formal or vocational lab qualification or equivalent in science.

Responsibilities

Follow QC procedures as set out in departmental instructions.
Prepare and distribute samples for external quality assurance.
Receive and input QC returns accurately and on time; investigate missing returns.
Perform routine and emergency maintenance and calibration of equipment.
Work to a schedule while adapting to changing priorities.
Communicate clearly with clinicians and nurses on technical issues.

Skills

Awareness of POCT

Following written procedures

Education

GCSE Maths and English (A-C)

IBMS Certificate of Achievement Part 1 or NVQ Level 3

Tools

Laboratory analysers

Job description

Job overview

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 York. 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 York, 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.

Main duties of the job

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.

Working for our organisation

Trust Information Pack:

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.
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 through a of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

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.

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.

Person specification

Experience/Knowledge

Essential criteria

Have an awareness of the contribution of POCT to patient care

Desirable criteria

Previous experience of working to written procedures in a laboratory environment

Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria

Sound general education-ideally GSCE grades A-C or equivalent in Maths and English
Formal or vocational lab-based qualification eg IBMS Certificate of achievement part 1 or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a science related subject OR transferable skills from clinical/healthcare setting.

Desirable criteria