Trisomy Medical Laboratory Assistant

NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Nottingham seeks a Trisomy Medical Laboratory Assistant to support screening services. The role involves processing blood samples, data entry, and maintaining laboratory operations. Ideal candidates are detail-oriented and have relevant experience in NHS settings.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Experience of NHS laboratory work.
• Evidence of computer data entry.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre-analytical reception and processing duties.
• Accurate entry of patient demographics into laboratory software.
• General housekeeping duties including cleaning and waste disposal.

Skills

Manual dexterity

Keyboard skills

Communication

Education

Numeracy grade 4 Mathematics

ECDL or equivalent

Job description

Go back Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Trisomy Medical Laboratory Assistant

The closing date is 16 May 2025

The Trisomy Screening service in Clinical Pathology at Nottingham University Hospitals provides a screening chance of a pregnancy beingaffected by Down's, Edwards and Patau's syndromes for the antenatal populations of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. This is part of the National Foetal Anomaly Screening programme.

The laboratory team is looking torecruit a medical laboratory assistant to support this service.

Applications from hardworking, enthusiastic individuals with a keen eye for detail arewelcomed.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role are to perform pre-analytical reception and processing duties including the receipt, barcode labelling and preparationof blood samples for analysis. Accurate entry of patient demographics and pregnancy details into the laboratory risk calculation software. Loadingof samples on to laboratory equipment and sample archiving. Perform general housekeeping duties including maintaining stock levels, generalcleaning and waste disposal.

About us

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) is a large, teaching hospital comprising two sites, the Queens Medical Centre and the City Hospital.

With over 20,000 staff, NUH is one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population including maternity servicesThis role will be based in laboratories at City campus of NUH.

NUH offers a wide range of staff health and wellbeing activities and support.

Job responsibilities

Participation in the safe and efficient delivery of Trisomy and pre-eclampsia diagnostic services in the Specialist Laboratory section of ClinicalPathology.This involves sample reception and booking-in of screening requests to the laboratory IT systems.Pre-and post analytical blood sample processing.Distribution of request cards, sample bottles and information leaflets to users.Preparation and dispatch of low chance screening letters.Clerical duties including filing, copying, monitoring screening email systems.Taking telephone queries.Housekeeping duties including general cleaning, waste disposal, stock control of laboratory supplies.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

• Numeracy grade 4 Mathematics
• ECDL or equivalent

Experience

• Evidence of computer data entry
• Experience of health care records
• Experience of NHS laboratory work
• Knowledge of health and safety
• Familiar with Laboratory IT systems
• Familiar with NHS processes.

Communication and Relationship skills

• Evidence of handling telephone and email queries
• Able to follow written procedures accurately
• Able to work as part of a team or under own initiative
• Willing to communicate problems to the appropriate staff

Planning and Organisation

• Able to plan and prioritise own workload
• Willing to perform a variety of tasks, some of which may be repetitive

Skills

• Manual dexterity and keyboard skills
• Use of patient demographics

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

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Clinical Pathology

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust City Campus, Hucknall Road

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust City Campus, Hucknall Road