Band 3 Medical Laboratory Assistant – Specimen Reception

Job summary

Our Pathology department supports every corner of University Hospitals Birmingham to include service users who study diseases within our Labs -- in turn it dictates clinical decisions and patient pathways within the Trust.

As demand increases, we have ensured the delivery of this service and are now looking to grow our team of Medical Lab Assistants- who will provide invaluable support to our Biomedical Scientists.

Working within standard operating procedures, you will be tasked with processing patient specimens for biomedical testing. This includes labelling and preparing specimens and problem solving in the event of misplaced samples. You will perform a range of laboratory tests, which require accuracy and good hand to eye co-ordination.

Additionally, you will provide an internal service to clinicians and other healthcare workers by reporting on test results accurately and often in a time sensitive situations.

In return, you can expect to join like minded people who deliver unequivocal excellence in all aspects of their role, who are encouraging and supportive of new team members and who embrace our values of being Kind, Connected and Bold.

You can expect a salary up to 24,336. This, along with a public sector pension, 27 days annual leave and the opportunity to make a difference within the communities we live and work in.

Candidates will be required to a have a flexible approach as the department operates a 24/7 rota to include; lates, nights, weekends, Bank Holidays.

Main duties of the job

Specimen Reception is a fast-paced, high output environment covering all four sites; Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands, and Good Hope over a 24 hour period and core hours at Solihull.

Successful candidates will perform laboratory administration duties such as recording specimen details, traceability, recording and updating information on laboratory system. Technical duties such as performing housekeeping duties, monitoring and recording of equipment, disposal of clinical specimens and waste as per laboratory protocol, filing and scanning of paper and electronic records in accordance with laboratory standard operating procedures. A good understanding of overall specimen reception service and excellent data entry skills would be paramount to this role.

Please read the full Job description and Person Specification

For further information regarding these exciting opportunities, please contact: Maria Aslam, Specimen Reception Manager on Maria.aslam@uhb.nhs.uk

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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