Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Laboratory Assistant

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Job summary

Berkshire & Surrey Pathology Services - (A joint venture with Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust , Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Trust and Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust).

Are you looking for a MLA position with a desire to work as part of the largest NHS led Pathology Services in the UK? You will be based at Wexham Park Hospital.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is not suitable for graduates looking for progression into the biomedical scientist role.

Main duties of the job

PURPOSE OF JOB:

To assist with other members of staff to provide an efficient and effective service to all users of the Pathology department. To ensure the rapid and timely turnaround of Pathology samples by receiving, labelling and entering onto the Pathology computer system.

This merged department provides a service for both The Royal Surrey County Hospital and Frimley Park Hospital. The post holder will be primarily based at Frimley Park Hospital but may occasionally be asked to work at the Royal Surrey County Park Hospital.

Essential qualities expected are efficiency, being well organised, having good communication skills and attention to detail. Good keyboard skills are desirable. In addition, you should be a reliable individual who is able to demonstrate good practical skills and work as part of a team.You must be keen to embrace new ways of working and develop your knowledge and skills . Support and encouragement will be given for career development.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviors that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.

Date posted

07 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,575 a year per annum INCL HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-SL0209F

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Road

Slough

SL2 4HL

Job description

Job responsibilities

To undertake those procedures necessary for sample preparation and storage, including use of pipettes to separate or add solution to samples.
Prepare sample containers and maintain stocks of laboratory consumables.
The use and maintenance of all relevant equipment including centrifuges, necessary for the preparation of samples and requests.
To participate, when required, in the performance of simple designated tests, including those performed on Point of Care analysers.
To assist in the training of new staff.
To follow laboratory procedures to condemn inadequate or mislabelled samples.
To arrange preparation, packaging and transportation for those tests to be sent to other laboratories for analysis.
To ensure samples for clinical trials are processed and stored appropriately.
Refer to attached JD and Person Specification for main responsibilities

Job description

Job responsibilities

To undertake those procedures necessary for sample preparation and storage, including use of pipettes to separate or add solution to samples.
Prepare sample containers and maintain stocks of laboratory consumables.
The use and maintenance of all relevant equipment including centrifuges, necessary for the preparation of samples and requests.
To participate, when required, in the performance of simple designated tests, including those performed on Point of Care analysers.
To assist in the training of new staff.
To follow laboratory procedures to condemn inadequate or mislabelled samples.
To arrange preparation, packaging and transportation for those tests to be sent to other laboratories for analysis.
To ensure samples for clinical trials are processed and stored appropriately.
Refer to attached JD and Person Specification for main responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

O' level / GCSE standard English and maths
Basic knowledge of biology & chemistry
RSA II
Medical Terminology
Understanding of basic health and safety principles

Skills

Essential

Friendly and interactive in working group
Ability to work in environment with frequent exposure to body fluids, biological and chemical hazards
Effective and enthusiastic team member

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

O' level / GCSE standard English and maths
Basic knowledge of biology & chemistry
RSA II
Medical Terminology
Understanding of basic health and safety principles

Skills

Essential

Friendly and interactive in working group
Ability to work in environment with frequent exposure to body fluids, biological and chemical hazards
Effective and enthusiastic team member

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Road

Slough

SL2 4HL

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Road

Slough

SL2 4HL

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)