Medical Laboratory Assistant

Job overview

Medical Laboratory Assistant - Pathology Sciences (Band 2)

We are looking for applicants for the above post.

These are part-time posts of 15 hours per week.  The postholders will be primarily required to work between 17:00 and 22:00 including weekends and bank holidays.

The successful candidates will be working as part of a team providing support to the Pathology Blood Sciences Laboratory which is based in our purpose built building at Southmead Hospital.

Postholders must be able to work as an effective team member, have good data input skills, remain calm under pressure, have a good telephone manner, be able to deal with healthcare professionals, patients and members of the public in a discreet and professional manner and be able to work unsupervised and manage own workload where required.

Initial training will take place during routine daytime hours.

Please note this is primarily a data input role with some handling of pathology specimens required.  This is not a training post and does not support completion of the HCPC Portfolio.

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Main duties of the job

Main duties at Band 2 will include:

• Data input of patient details and test request information
• Sorting, preparation and processing of clinical samples for biological testing
• Assisting with Telephone Helpdesk enquiries
• Communicating test results to appropriate healthcare professionals.

This advert may close early, if we have received a sufficient amount of applications. Therefore you are highly advised to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in this position.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The postholder will work under the direction of senior staff to work as part of a team to provide 24/7 support to the Blood Sciences laboratory.  The post will primarily operate in Sample Reception, providing data input and pre-analytical support.

The postholder must be able to deal with confidential information appropriately, be able to work accurately and to deadlines and be able to work with minimum supervision.