Senior Medical Laboratory Assistant

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Laboratory Assistant in the Microbiology department at Worcester Royal Hospital, Worcester.

The successful applicant will be joining the microbiology team consisting of Biomedical scientists, Microbiology consultants, and the wider pathology department.

This is a full-time role (37.5 hours per week, excluding meal breaks).

Rostered shifts include core hour shifts (09:00 - 17:00), late shifts (12:00 - 20:00), weekends (08:00 - 16:00), Bank Holidays (08:00 - 16:00), and overnight shifts (20:00 - 08:00).

Weekends and Bank Holidays are additional to core hours. Participation on the overnight shift roster is mandatory.

We are a busy department which includes a wide repertoire of tests including general Bacteriology, Serology, and Molecular biology.

During the pandemic, we were and remain a vital service ensuring patients are getting COVID tests 24/7.

Main Duties of the Job

The successful applicant will be rotated throughout the whole of the department, becoming competent in housekeeping, general bacteriology including urines, enteric and swab processing, and Serology and molecular biology sample processing.

They will be expected to contribute to the quality management system and participate in audits and the processing of IQC and IQA.

They will need to be adaptable and organised as this is a fast-paced department where changes can occur quickly; therefore, a positive attitude towards the work and service users is required.

About Us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch, and Worcester.

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our Objectives Are Simple

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services, and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Date posted: 31 December 2024

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 3

Salary: £24,071 to £25,674 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: C9365-24-1408

Job locations:
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1DD

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

Please see the uploaded job description for further expectations and requirements of the Medical Laboratory Assistant role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential:

• GCSE grade A to C in English, Maths and Science level or equivalent
• Good spoken and written English.
• Willing to undertake any necessary in-house training required.

Desirable:

• Working towards NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification.
• NVQ 2 or above in Clinical Laboratory Support or IBMS Certificate of Achievement Level 1.

Experience

Essential:

• NHS laboratory experience.
• Experience of working in a laboratory and practical experience of performing regular routine laboratory investigations (University/College practicals do not count).

Personal Qualities

Essential:

• Good attention to detail.
• Ability to concentrate for prolonged periods of time and under pressure.
• High level of dexterity.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Flexible attitude to tasks.
• Conscientious approach to work.
• Physically capable of manual handling of loads.

Desirable:

• Basic IT skills.
• Previous experience of working with the public.
• Understanding of the importance of confidentiality.
• Awareness of Health and Safety.
• Presentable appearance.

Employer details

Employer name: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address:
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1DD
Employer's website: https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/