Medical Laboratory Assistant/Phlebotomist - Grantham

Medical Laboratory Assistant/Phlebotomist - Grantham

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

An opportunity has arisen within the Pathology Department at Grantham and District Hospital for a full-time Medical Laboratory Assistant post, based in the Blood Sciences Pathology Department.

This is an important role, supporting the Pathology Department, and is suitable for individuals who like a variety of duties. Experience of computer input work is essential and applicants should be able to demonstrate current skills.

The candidate should be literate and numerate; GCSE Grade C or above in mathematics and English would be an advantage as would previous laboratory or health care experience and familiarity with medical terminology.

Hours: The majority of the work is undertaken between the hours of 08:00 and 17:30. There may however be circumstances where the post-holder could be asked to work outside of these hours.

Main duties of the job

• Sorting of Pathology samples into correct workstreams
• Computer inputting of requests using a LIMS system
• Housekeeping and basic laboratory work
• Loading/unloading of samples onto various analytical platforms
• Dealing with referred work to and from other laboratories
• Assist in the provision of the phlebotomy service to both inpatients and outpatients

Full training in these roles will be given through the use of in-house competency assessments.

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is encouraged and the department has an active CPD schedule.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Good standard of literacy and numeracy
• GCSE, NVQ or equivalent in 3 subjects, including science
• IT Skills

Occupational Experience

• Experience of the NHS or a caring environment
• Demonstrative application to repetitive work

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

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust