Job summary
Applications are invited from enthusiastic, confident, motivated and hardworking individuals to work as Medical Laboratory Assistants (MLA's) within Microbiology in Pathology at North Tyneside General Hospital
MLAs are the first point of contact for the Laboratory therefore a friendly, approachable personality and excellent communication skills are essential.
You should have good attention to detail, manual dexterity and the ability to follow defined protocols whilst working quickly but effective under pressure.
Main duties of the job
The role involves supporting scientific staff in the receipt, analytical preparation, labelling and data entry of patient samples & requests, maintenance and quality control of specialised analysers and other technical equipment and general laboratory support duties. The role requires a calm, organised approach with attention to detail and good keyboard skills.
Previous experience in an NHS clinical laboratory would be an advantage but not essential as full training will be provided.
The Microbiology department operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week service provision.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate.High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main duties of the role are to:
Perform sample reception and processing duties including the receipt, data entry and preparation of samples for analysis. Manual and automated sample processing using analysers and or other equipment, and sample archiving and waste disposal.
Perform clerical tasks including data input of patient demographics and test request information and maintaining clerical records.
Perform general housekeeping duties including maintaining stock levels, general cleaning and waste disposal.
Maintain and promote a professional image for the department.
The work of the service brings staff into constant contact with human body fluids, tissues and hazardous chemicals. This may be blood, urine, fluid and faeces.
The post holder will be responsible to the Biomedical Scientists in Microbiology.
The work involves handling biological samples and paperwork associated with this process therefore the departmental health and safety policies must be adhered to at all times.
NB: Post holder must not work outside their defined field of competence.
Please note wereservetherightto close this vacancy prior totheclosing date oncetherequired number of suitable applications have been received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main duties of the role are to:
Perform sample reception and processing duties including the receipt, data entry and preparation of samples for analysis. Manual and automated sample processing using analysers and or other equipment, and sample archiving and waste disposal.
Perform clerical tasks including data input of patient demographics and test request information and maintaining clerical records.
Perform general housekeeping duties including maintaining stock levels, general cleaning and waste disposal.
Maintain and promote a professional image for the department.
The work of the service brings staff into constant contact with human body fluids, tissues and hazardous chemicals. This may be blood, urine, fluid and faeces.
The post holder will be responsible to the Biomedical Scientists in Microbiology.
The work involves handling biological samples and paperwork associated with this process therefore the departmental health and safety policies must be adhered to at all times.
NB: Post holder must not work outside their defined field of competence.
Please note wereservetherightto close this vacancy prior totheclosing date oncetherequired number of suitable applications have been received.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good basic literacy and numeracy skills
Desirable
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- In-service training is carried out by State Registered Biomedical Scientists.
- The post holder is provided with an MLA training manual which will be used to record periods of training and achievement of competency
- Ability to follow standard operating procedures
- Know limitation of knowledge
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Organise routine tasks to make efficient use of both time and resources.
- Ability to prioritise urgent and emergency work.
- Computer keyboard skills
- Problem resolving.
- Good transcription skills
- Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required for this post
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good basic literacy and numeracy skills
Desirable
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- In-service training is carried out by State Registered Biomedical Scientists.
- The post holder is provided with an MLA training manual which will be used to record periods of training and achievement of competency
- Ability to follow standard operating procedures
- Know limitation of knowledge
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Organise routine tasks to make efficient use of both time and resources.
- Ability to prioritise urgent and emergency work.
- Computer keyboard skills
- Problem resolving.
- Good transcription skills
- Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required for this post
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
