MLA Specimen Reception

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Medical Laboratory Assistant to support both clerical and laboratory needs in Blood Science. The role includes receiving and managing patient samples and assisting both NHS staff and the public with enquiries. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, reliable, and flexible individual with a keen interest in Science, as part of a dynamic team. This position offers a salary range of £24,937 to £26,598 per annum, pro rata.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and motivated individual.
• Professional and reliable.
• Flexible team player.

Responsibilities

• Support clerical and laboratory needs of Biochemistry and Haematology.
• Receive and book patients' samples onto the laboratory information system.
• Deal with enquiries from NHS Staff and the public.

Skills

Good interpersonal skills

Reliability

Flexibility

Interest in Science

Job description

Go back Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

MLA Specimen Reception

The closing date is 29 December 2025

Medical Laboratory Assistant - Blood Science — Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — WORKING HOURS BETWEEN 07:30 and Midnight. Weekends and Bank Holidays 09.00 - 17.00

Location: Basingstoke and North Hants Hospital (BNHH/Royal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH)

What we look for

• An enthusiastic and motivated individual who is professional, reliable and flexible to join our friendly and hardworking team.
• Good interpersonal skills
• An interest in Science

Main duties of the job

Role Description: The successful applicant will work as part of a team supporting both the clerical and laboratory needs of Biochemistry, Haematology and Blood Transfusion. Your duties will include the receipt and booking of patients samples on to the laboratory information system and the movement of samples to the appropriate testing area.

In addition post also includes dealing with enquiries from both NHS Staff and the general public.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through our governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role please see the Job Description document attached.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 per annum, pro rata.