Senior Medical Laboratory Assistant

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a full-time Medical Laboratory Assistant to join the Microbiology department. Responsibilities include rotation throughout the department, housekeeping, and contributing to the quality management system. The ideal candidate will have NHS laboratory experience and a positive attitude. The role offers a salary of £24,937 to £26,598 annually and flexible working options.

Qualifications

• NHS laboratory experience.
• Experience in a laboratory with practical investigations required.

Responsibilities

• Rotate throughout the department and become competent in housekeeping.
• Contribute to quality management system and participate in audits.
• Adapt quickly in a fast-paced department with changing environments.

Skills

NHS laboratory experience

Basic IT skills

Understanding of confidentiality

Awareness of Health and Safety

Presentable appearance

Job description

Overview

Job Summary: An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Laboratory Assistant in the Microbiology department at Worcester Royal Hospital, Worcester. This is a full-time role, 37.5 hours per week, excluding meal breaks.

Rostered shifts include core hour shifts (09:00–17:00), late shifts (12:00–20:00), weekends (08:00–16:00), Bank Holidays (08:00–16:00), and overnight shifts (20:00–08:00). Weekends and Bank Holidays are additional to core hours; participation on the overnight shift roster is mandatory.

Department: Microbiology with tests including general Bacteriology, Serology, and Molecular biology. During the pandemic we were and remain a vital service ensuring patients are getting COVID tests 24/7.

Main duties / Responsibilities

The successful applicant will be rotated throughout the department, becoming competent in housekeeping, general bacteriology including urines, enteric and swab processing, Serology and molecular biology sample processing. They will be expected to contribute to the quality management system and participate in audits and the processing of IQC and IQA. They will need to be adaptable and organised as this is a fast paced department where changes can occur quickly, therefore a positive attitude towards the work and services users is required.

Notes

Please note: This post does not support with the completion of registration portfolios. This is a re-advertisement; candidates who applied in the last 6 months and were unsuccessful need not apply.

About Us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust provides local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to Herefordshire and beyond. The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester. Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our Objectives

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Details

Date posted: 20 October 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 3

Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: C9365-25-0872

Job locations: Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 1DD

Job Description

Please see the uploaded job description for further expectations and requirements of the Medical Laboratory Assistant role.

Person Specification

Essential

• NHS laboratory experience
• Experience of working in a laboratory with practical experience of performing regular routine laboratory investigations. (University/College practicals do not count)

Desirable

• Basic IT skills
• Previous experience of working with the public
• Understanding of the importance of confidentiality
• Awareness of Health and Safety
• Presentable appearance

Employer details

Employer name: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address: Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 1DD

Employer's website: https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/