Medical Laboratory Assistant/Phlebotomist - Grimsby

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen within the Pathology Department at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, based at Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, for full-time Medical Laboratory Assistant positions within the Blood Sciences Pathology Department.

• 2 × 37.5-hour permanent positions
• 2 × 37.5-hour fixed-term positions (12 months)

This is an important role supporting the Pathology Department and would suit individuals who enjoy a varied workload. Experience of computer data input is essential, and applicants should be able to demonstrate current IT skills.

Candidates should be literate and numerate. GCSE Grade C/4 or above in Mathematics and English would be advantageous, as would previous laboratory or healthcare experience and familiarity with medical terminology.

Hours: The majority of work is undertaken between 09:00 and 21:00. There is also a requirement to participate in the out-of-hours rota, including late shifts, weekends, and Bank Holidays.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will be expected to work as part of the multidisciplinary Blood Sciences laboratory team following appropriate training and completion of the relevant in-house competencies.

As a Medical Laboratory Assistant, your main role will be to support Biomedical Scientists and Biomedical Assistants in the processing and analysis of laboratory samples. Duties will include the receipt and processing of a wide variety of biological specimens. You will also receive training in phlebotomy, including taking blood samples from patients.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• excellent attention to detail
• good manual dexterity
• strong computer skills, including accurate recording of patient information
• the ability to work effectively as part of a team
• excellent communication skills

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The main responsibilities of the successful candidates will include:

• receipt and processing of pathology samples
• entering patient requests onto the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
• assisting in the provision of the phlebotomy service for both inpatients and outpatients
• accurate use of calibrated pipettes
• loading, unloading, and filing of samples
• housekeeping duties and maintaining Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) standards
• handling referred work to and from other laboratories
• communicating results and responding to queries from service users via telephone and other communication methods

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients.  We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

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