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Medical Laboratory Assistant | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £23,615 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 March 2025 |
| Location: | Hull, HU3 2JZ |
| Company: | York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6961852/419-6961852-MLA-SH |
Summary
The Scarborough, Hull and York Pathology Service (SHYPS) is seeking an enthusiastic and hard working Medical Laboratory Assistant, to work in our busy, friendly Cellular Pathology laboratory at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Based in Hull, your role will be to carry out a wide variety of laboratory based tasks, including equipment maintenance, reagent management and data inputting. The successful candidate would have a supporting laboratory role working alongside qualified Biomedical Scientists.
To provide support to clinical, scientific and technical staff in the Cellular Pathology Department.
To perform basic laboratory procedures, including receiving samples, maintaining equipment, reagent management, stock management and use of the laboratory computer system.
To work as a team member liaising with colleagues and managers.
The Cellular Pathology laboratory is based in a purpose built facility at Hull Royal Infirmary, that forms part of an integrated Cellular Pathology service within The Scarborough, Hull and York Pathology Service.
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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This advert closes on Tuesday 11 Mar 2025
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