Higher Level Medical Laboratory Assistant | The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 16 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2024 |
| Location: | Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP |
| Company: | Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6319409/225-BCPS-5925017-A |
Summary
Applications are invited for the post of Higher MLA in the Proteins department from suitably qualified candidates.
The Departments are UKAS accredited and serve a population of around 410,000. They provide a full range of analytical services to the Wolverhampton and Cannock patients and process in excess of 1 million samples per year. The laboratories are well equipped and are housed in a new state of the art building.
After training they will provide a number of different support roles such as receipt and booking-in of urgent samples, reporting and undertake basic laboratory procedures providing support to Biomedical Scientists processing diagnostic specimens. Concentration and attention to detail are essential to these processes.
The post holders will be expected to work flexibly over an extended working day and at weekends
The post holder is expected to work as part of a team in a designated section of the Clinical Chemistry Laboratory. After training they will be required to provide a number of different support roles such as receipt and booking-in of samples, reporting, sending of referred samples, and undertake basic laboratory procedures providing support to the Biomedical Scientists processing diagnostic specimens. Concentration and attention to detail are essential to these processes. The post holder will offer a helpful and professional service to all visitors and telephone callers and will assist the laboratory in the provision of a high quality service.
The post holder will be expected to work flexibly over an extended working day (includes some weekend shifts)
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Assist in processing routine diagnostic specimens, including sample verification,
Manage samples, reports and workflow, to include;
Sample sorting
Sample centrifugation
Preparation and checking of worklists
Preparation of samples (aliquots/labelling/storage)
Recording referral samples
Packaging and transport arrangements
Reporting referred results
Review outstanding worklists
Interrogate host computer to solve problems
Liaise with external laboratories to ensure smooth delivery of results and samples
Communicate authorised patient’s results accurately.
Use necessary judgement and refer any inconsistencies to supervisors e.g. HCPC registered Biomedical Scientists.
Record keeping e.g. equipment maintenance.
Cleaning and disinfection of laboratory materials and equipment.
Replenishing stocks of laboratory consumables and preparation and loading of reagents.
Safe disposal of laboratory waste.
To accept and unload deliveries from suppliers.
Plan and organise his/her daily work activities.
Supervised operation of instrumentation including basic maintenance, QC checks and loading and unloading.
Once trained perform simple laboratory tests and input results into laboratory computer.
Receipt of Blood products from external agencies.
Issue of some Blood products.
This advert closes on Thursday 30 May 2024