Medical Laboratory Assistant

Job description

Job summary

The Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) provides essential support to Biomedical Scientists and Pathologists within the Cellular Pathology Department. The role contributes to the delivery of a high-quality diagnostic service across Histopathology, Cytology and associated molecular pathways.
Hours / sessions per week

18 hours per week

Additional working pattern details

8.30am to 2pm with 30 minute break, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

Main duties of the job

• Receiving, checking, booking and tracking pathology specimens.
• Entering and maintaining accurate patient and specimen data on the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
• Handling specimens, including formalin-fixed tissue, in accordance with health and safety and infection control requirements.
• Retrieving, preparing and dispatching slides, reports and tissue blocks for MDT meetings, molecular testing and second opinions.
• Filing and archiving laboratory records, slides and tissue blocks.
• Responding to telephone and email enquiries from healthcare professionals and service users.
• Supporting laboratory workflows through stock control, reagent preparation, routine equipment checks and maintenance.
• Assisting with the preparation of cases for cancer MDT meetings.
• Contributing to quality management systems, incident reporting and continuous service improvement.
• Working collaboratively with scientific, medical and administrative colleagues to ensure efficient service delivery.

About us

About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire University NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.

More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to attached job description/personal specification to view the full range of duties and responsibilities

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please refer to attached job description/personal specification to view the full range of duties and responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE English and Maths (Grade C/4 or equivalent).

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Good IT skills and experience using computer systems.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Desirable

• Willingness to learn and develop new skills.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as part of a team.
• Experience of entering and maintaining accurate information on computer systems.

Desirable

• Previous experience in a healthcare setting.
• Previous laboratory experience.

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE English and Maths (Grade C/4 or equivalent).

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Good IT skills and experience using computer systems.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Desirable

• Willingness to learn and develop new skills.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as part of a team.
• Experience of entering and maintaining accurate information on computer systems.

Desirable

• Previous experience in a healthcare setting.
• Previous laboratory experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address

Histopathology

Union Walk

HEREFORD

HR1 2ER

United Kingdom

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