Medical Laboratory Assistant

Job summary

To assist, as instructed, in preparatory work to enable Healthcare Scientists toprovide a continuing transplantation service. Work planning and self-organisation, on a daily basis, is required.

Main duties of the job

Answering telephone calls. Communicating effectively with more seniorlaboratory staff and commercial representatives as required.Entering and retrieval of laboratory sample data and patient test results into the laboratory computerised database Creation of laboratory work sheet reports for nucleic acid extraction using the computerised laboratory database. To write Standard Operating Procedures for tasks performed with reference to the line manager To create labels for reagents, work charts for monitoring stock and equipment, and record sheets using Microsoft Word and Excel as required

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.