# Medical Laboratory Assistant - Blood Sciences

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wye Valley NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Wye Valley NHS Trust
- **Town:** Hereford
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 pa pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Shifts will include working weeknight until midnight, Saturday and Sunday day times on a rota plus Bank Holidays where required.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-26T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-10T09:43:20.041Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hereford/Hereford/Wye_Valley_NHS_Trust/Blood_Sciences/Blood_Sciences-v8139023
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8139023?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We currently have 2 posts available; 1 x full time position and 1 x WTE 0.4 (2 days per week).

To perform laboratory reception duties including: checking sample quality, ensuring that appropriate samples are received for the tests requested, assigning laboratory numbers to samples and entering requests into the laboratory computer system. In addition the post includes answering telephone and personal enquiries, filing, sending out printed reports and issuing stocks to service users, obtaining blood from patients, daily maintenance tasks, some laboratory testing and running the pre-analytics analyser.

The post holder will be need to be available to support the 24/7 service as required.

### Main duties of the job

- Receiving, sorting, numbering and pre-analytical preparation of potentially infectious clinical specimens.
- Ensuring that the correct samples are received and the correct test codes are accurately assigned.
- To answer and make enquiries to/from wards, departments and GP surgeries. Communicate effectively and professionally with other laboratory staff, hospital staff and other service users,
- To maintain confidentiality at all times. This will involve dealing with confidential and sensitive patient information.
- To perform receptionist duties dealing with patients, visitors and other hospital staff.
- To perform simple analytical processes under the supervision of qualified staff, including near patient testing.
- Participate in the effective running of the department, including performing tasks required by the line manager and appropriate to grade, ensuring that the quality of work performed is of the highest standard and that work is performed in a timely manner.
- Ensure that all tasks are performed in accordance with current policies, all relevant regulatory requirements and with due regard to underpinning scientific principles. To ensure that laboratory quality procedures are followed.
- To assist in the safe disposal of used specimens and waste products.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view ‘supporting documents’ linked to this vacancy.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Previous use of IT systems

**Desirable**

- Previous administrative or customer service experience

### Education & Qualifications

**Essential**

- Good numeracy and literacy skills as demonstrated by a minimum GCSE grade C in English and Mathematics or equivalent qualifications

**Desirable**

- GCSE or equivalent in at least one science subject

### Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

**Essential**

- Ability to work under pressure to a high degree of accuracy.
- Ability to follow standard operating procedures and to work to or exceed minimum performance standards
- Good written and verbal communication skills at all levels, including with patients, relatives and fellow healthcare professionals.
- Ability to work with limited supervision
- Good general computer literacy. Ability to input and extract information from I.T systems.

## Documents

- [wvt benefits (pdf, 621.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1985)
- [229-cs-8139023 jdps (pdf, 320.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10437442)

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