Senior Medical Lab Assistant

NHS; Chichester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Chichester is seeking a Senior Medical Laboratory Assistant to join their dynamic Blood Transfusion team. The role involves performing routine clinical procedures, maintaining laboratory standards, and ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice. Ideal candidates will possess prior experience in a medical laboratory setting, strong IT skills, and a commitment to quality patient care. Enjoy competitive compensation and excellent career development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Career development opportunities

Access to well-equipped labs

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Medical Laboratory Assistant role, preferably in Blood Transfusion.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and relevant laboratory systems.
• Ability to maintain high standards of Good Manufacturing Practice.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and non-routine procedures in the Blood Transfusion Department.
• Ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice and UKAS standards.
• Maintain equipment and manage quality assurance protocols.

Skills

Medical Laboratory Assistant experience

Administration experience

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice

Experience using QPulse

Communication skills

Education

Qualifications equivalent to NVQ Level 3

Tools

Laboratory instrumentation

Job description

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Senior Medical Lab Assistant

The closing date is 13 January 2026

Join our dynamic and forward-thinking Blood Transfusion team at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust as a Senior Medical Laboratory Assistant. Based in our Laboratory at the Worthing site. On occasions, you will be required to travel across sites, as dictated to by the needs of the service. You will work in the Blood Transfusion department gaining key experiences.

The ability to communicate and work well under pressure is essential. IT skills including data input skills are an integral part of the role.

We offer a supportive environment, excellent development opportunities, and access to well‑equipped labs.

Help shape the future of diagnostics at UHSussex – where innovation, learning, and community thrive.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of a team in the UHSx Blood Transfusion Department performing a wide range of routine and non‑routine clinical, scientific or technical procedures as an appropriately regulated practitioner.

About us

At UHSussex (UHSx), diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness & experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) & a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients & staff with the same compassion & empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above & beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our candidate information pack & wellbeing programme, for staff which is extensive & designed to support you when you need it, including, where possible, flexible working to support work life balance – because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching & training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us & throughout your career we will help you to grow & develop. We hope that in choosing UHSx you are choosing a long & happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make & feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application & the start of your journey with UHSx.

Job responsibilities

Please note: This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants.

If you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application.

Once trained you will be expected to;

• work to standards dictated to by Good Manufacturing practice, (GMP) and UKAS 15181 and 17025.
• use all available IT, and LIMS answer the phone and handle clinical enquirers passing to more senior staff as required,
• maintain the day to day operation of the department by performing preventative routine daily and weekly maintenance, cleaning equipment, running Quality Assurance, partaking in External Quality Assurance, and re validating (re verification) of equipment once repaired or after Engineer preventative maintenance,
• monitor stock levels across sites, maintain a clean and tidy department as described to by GMP.
• Accepting deliveries, arranging for transfer of items and confirmation of send/receipt across sites.
• maintaining your training records monitoring temperatures of our monitored and temperature controlled equipment and department areas by using Tutela and local procedures.
• reporting all Non‑conformance on our Quality Management System using Q Pulse.

Please see job description & person specs for full details

Person Specification

Selection from application form

• Previous experience of a Medical Laboratory Assistant or Scientific background
• Previous administration experience
• Experience and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office
• Qualifications equivalent to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent training and experience
• Work to Good Manufacturing Practice
• Evidence of working for the NHS
• Experience using QPulse
• Knowledge of the Trusts PAS system (Careflow)
• Previous experience in Pathology and the NHS.
• Previous experience of a Medical Laboratory Assistant in Blood Transfusion
• Experience using relevant laboratory instrumentation employed within the department.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.

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

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

£24,937 to £26,598 a year Per annum pro rata