Medical Laboratory Support Worker

There is currently a vacancy for a Medical Laboratory Support Worker within the Histology section of the Cellular Pathology department (DMP).

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust provides comprehensive healthcare to the people of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The department serves a resident population of 580,000 which generates approximately 40,000 Histology requests, 1,500 diagnostic cytology requests, and 900 post mortems.

As a Medical Laboratory Support Worker, you would work as part of a team, supporting the Consultant Pathologists and Biomedical Scientists in the processing of patient's samples.

You will be required to have a professional attitude to work, work closely with staff at all levels, and have an eye for detail and accuracy.

The positions are full time, 37.5 hours per week, and a flexible attitude to working hours is necessary.

Hours are within a framework of 08:00 - 17:00 hrs.

You are advised to make arrangements to visit the department to see what the job role entails. For further information, please contact the Laboratory Lead, Georgina Purvis on 01872 252550.

Main duties of the job

1. Provide technical laboratory support work.
2. Prepare and process clinical specimens for diagnostic testing.
3. Verify information on and accept or reject laboratory requests by reference to the Specimen Acceptance Policy.
4. Create and maintain test and patient records.
5. Apply departmental quality system to all aspects of the work.
6. Apply departmental safety policies and procedures to all aspects of the work.

About us

Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.

Job responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent including maths, English and science

Experience

• Previous laboratory experience

PRACTICAL AND INTELLECTUAL SKILLS (INCLUDING ANY SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE)

• Good keyboard skills in IT
• Works accurately with good attention to detail
• Good interpersonal skills and verbal communications and telephone manner (e.g., pleasant manner, approachable)
• Flexible and able to change priorities at short notice.

DISPOSITION/ ADJUSTMENT/ ATTITUDE

• Motivated and a positive attitude to teamwork
• Able to manually handle small loads up to 10kgs

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.