Senior Medical Laboratory Assistant Microbiology

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

Job summary

Une opportunité excitante s'offre pour un Assistant de laboratoire médical au sein du département de microbiologie de l'hôpital Royal de Worcester. Le candidat retenu rejoindra une équipe de scientifiques biomédicaux et de consultants en microbiologie, assurant des tests essentiels de COVID 24/7. Ce poste à temps plein nécessite une expérience en laboratoire NHS et implique de nombreuses responsabilités. Les candidats doivent faire preuve d'une grande attention aux détails et d'une capacité à travailler dans un environnement dynamique et rapide.

Qualifications

• Expérience en laboratoire NHS.
• Capacité à travailler en équipe et de manière autonome.
• Flexibilité et capacité à gérer plusieurs tâches.
• Attention aux détails et capacité à travailler sous pression.

Responsibilities

• Traiter les échantillons de laboratoire en général bacteriology y compris urines, verwerking d'entrailles et swabs.
• Contribuer au système de gestion de la qualité et participer aux audits.
• Participer à la gestion IQC et IQA.

Skills

Attention aux détails

Capacité à travailler sous pression

Dexterité élevée

Capacité à travailler en équipe

Capacité à travailler de manière autonome

Attitude flexible

Approche consciencieuse du travail

Education

Expérience en laboratoire NHS

Job description

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Laboratory Assistant in the Microbiology department at Worcester Royal Hospital, Worcester.

The successful applicant will be joining the microbiology team consisting of Biomedical scientists, Microbiology consultants, and the wider pathology department.

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 hour Participation on the overnight shift roster is mandatory.

We are a busy department which includes a wide repertoire of 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 of the job

The successful applicant will be rotated throughout the whole of 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.

About Us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in 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. You could be one of them.

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, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our Objectives Are Simple:

• 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

18 July 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

C9365-25-0668

Job locations

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Job Description

Job responsibilities

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

Job Description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• NHS laboratory experience.
• Has experience of working in a laboratory and has practical experience of performing regular routine laboratory investigations. (University/College practical's do not count)
  
  

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Good attention to detail.
• Ability to concentrate for prolonged periods of time and under pressure
• High level of dexterity.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Flexible attitude to tasks.
• Conscientious approach to work.
• Because manual handling of loads is required, the applicant must be physically capable of undertaking this aspect of the duties
  
  

Desirable

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

Person Specification

Essential

• Good attention to detail.
• Ability to concentrate for prolonged periods of time and under pressure
• High level of dexterity.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Flexible attitude to tasks.
• Conscientious approach to work.
• Because manual handling of loads is required, the applicant must be physically capable of undertaking this aspect of the duties
  
  

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/ (Opens in a new tab)

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/ (Opens in a new tab)

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