Medical Laboratory Assistant

Job title:

Medical Laboratory Assistant

Company:

NHS

Job description

**Please note, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role due to the required Skill Level and salary threshold.**To provide basic technical/clinical laboratory services and support. Undertake routine tests which may include taking samples, preparing samples and tissue, undertaking physiological measurement and the use and maintenance of routine laboratory equipment.The job will also involve sample handling and problem solving. Please see job description for further details.Main duties of the job

• The tasks will include; sample receipt and preparation, operation and maintenance of laboratory equipment and updating of information systems.
• To work within the written Policies and Procedures of the Department especially in relation to Health and Safety and Quality.
• To undertake reception duties as and when required.
• To offer support and guidance to Pathology Support Workers within the Department
• To be an efficient and flexible member of the laboratory team assisting in the delivery of the service.

About usUniversity Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.DetailsDate posted20 May 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 3Salary£24,625 to £25,674 a year pa pro rataContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number205-7088404-AJob locationsRoyal Stoke University HospitalNewcastle RoadStoke-on-TrentST4 6QGJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.Person SpecificationEducation and qualificationsEssential

• Good standard of Education demonstrated by GCSE grades A-C in Maths, English and a Science subject.
• Relevant NVQ level 2 or equivalent. A suitable Apprenticeship such as Clinical Laboratory Support. The IBMS Certificate of Achievement.
• Basic level of theoretical technical knowledge of the role.
• Awareness of Health and Safety matters.
• Understanding the importance of confidentiality and data quality

Desirable

• NVQ level 3 in Clinical Laboratory Support

ExperienceEssential

• Familiarity with IT systems
• Experience of Data Entry
• Experience of working in a team and alone
• Experience of demonstrating tasks to others

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in a Laboratory environment.
• Experience of working within the NHS

Skills, Ability & KnowledgeEssential

• To have intermediate and accurate IT skills
• Have good manual dexterity skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Basic analytical skills with an ability to work in a methodical and systematic way.

Personal QualitiesEssential

• Professional personal presentation and manner.
• Prepared to work flexibly including participating in weekend and other out of hours rotas as necessary.
• To participate in a shift pattern if required to do so by the relevant department.
• Ability and willingness to fulfil the travel requirements of the post if relevant – primary place of work as per JD but on rare occasion may reasonably be asked to work at another site where the Trust has responsibility for Pathology services.

Person SpecificationEducation and qualificationsEssential

• Good standard of Education demonstrated by GCSE grades A-C in Maths, English and a Science subject.
• Relevant NVQ level 2 or equivalent. A suitable Apprenticeship such as Clinical Laboratory Support. The IBMS Certificate of Achievement.
• Basic level of theoretical technical knowledge of the role.
• Awareness of Health and Safety matters.
• Understanding the importance of confidentiality and data quality

Desirable

• NVQ level 3 in Clinical Laboratory Support

ExperienceEssential

• Familiarity with IT systems
• Experience of Data Entry
• Experience of working in a team and alone
• Experience of demonstrating tasks to others

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in a Laboratory environment.
• Experience of working within the NHS

Skills, Ability & KnowledgeEssential

• To have intermediate and accurate IT skills
• Have good manual dexterity skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Basic analytical skills with an ability to work in a methodical and systematic way.

Personal QualitiesEssential

• Professional personal presentation and manner.
• Prepared to work flexibly including participating in weekend and other out of hours rotas as necessary.
• To participate in a shift pattern if required to do so by the relevant department.
• Ability and willingness to fulfil the travel requirements of the post if relevant – primary place of work as per JD but on rare occasion may reasonably be asked to work at another site where the Trust has responsibility for Pathology services.

Expected salary

£24625 – 25674 per year

Location

Stoke-on-Trent

Job date

Thu, 22 May 2025 05:16:48 GMT

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