Medical Laboratory Assistant - Blood Sciences Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

We require a conscientious and enthusiastic individual to join the laboratory team in providing Blood Science services at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. Working in different areas within Blood Sciences, duties will include:

1. Collecting, checking and labelling of specimens.
2. Filing, and data input duties.
3. Following Standard Operating Procedures and participating in their regular review and update.
4. Preparing, storing and using reagents and consumables in a manner suitable for patient investigations, being aware of COSHH.
5. Reporting quality control procedures indicating loss of performance.
6. Reporting situations which may cause a service failure.
7. Being conversant with safe methods of handling and using toxic, carcinogenic, harmful and flammable substances.
8. Receiving and checking the integrity of requests and samples based on the Minimum Identification Criteria required by the laboratory.
9. Checking the correct samples have been received.
10. Barcoding samples and forms and distributing samples.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who knows the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant, there is the option for secondment; all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

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This advert closes on Sunday 13 Apr 2025.