Medical Laboratory Assistant / Healthcare Science Assistant

You will support the Biomedical Scientists by performing a wide variety of laboratory tasks. Duties vary between departments and include the sorting, preparation, processing, and handling of blood, urine, tissue, and bodily fluids.

You should have an interest in science, be self-confident and motivated. You must possess a wide range of skills demonstrating good numeracy and literacy, a high standard of verbal and written English, keyboard data entry skills, and attention to detail. We are interested in staff with a can-do attitude who like to be busy.

You will also be required to sit or stand for extended periods of time whilst preparing samples and inputting data; therefore, the ability to multi-task and work flexibly are essential.

Your shifts will be set within a 24/7 shift system, and there will be a requirement to work nights, weekends, and bank holidays on rotation with other team members.

NB HCPC portfolios cannot be supported in this area as there is insufficient exposure to the main Laboratory.

Your Duties Will Include:

• Sample preparation
• Data entry
• Reception duties
• Housekeeping duties
• Participate in quality & audit work

Closing date of applications: 25 February 2025
Interview date: 8 March 2025

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people, and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness, and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust, and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car scheme

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research-active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Gareth Moss
Job title: Operational Coordinator Derbyshire Pathology
Email address: gareth.moss@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01332 788214