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Job summary

Main area
Pathology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
214-CSTO-6903409-A
Employer
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
King's Mill Hospital
Town
Sutton-In-Ashfield
Salary
£23,615 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/03/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Medical Laboratory Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 2

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

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Job overview

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated Medical Laboratory Assistant to join our Pathology team to deliver a safe and efficient diagnostic service, ensuring high standards of practice are achieved and maintained.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Data Entry:ÌýAccurately and efficiently enter data into the Pathology system.
  • Specimen Handling:ÌýLabel and process specimens, dispatch them to the appropriate laboratory area, place them on equipment for analysis, or prepare them for delivery to external laboratories.
  • Rotational Duties:ÌýParticipate in rotas to cover extended working hours, including Saturday and Sunday mornings and Bank Holidays.

Central Services Tasks:

  1. Specimen Reception:ÌýReceive all specimens and request forms.
  2. Data Entry:ÌýEnsure accurate and timely data entry.
  3. Pre-Analysis:ÌýConduct preliminary analysis of specimens.
  4. Results Line:ÌýManage the central results line.
  5. Consumables Distribution:ÌýDistribute Pathology consumables to users.
  6. Report Management: Print and distribute laboratory reports.

Main duties of the job

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached

Working for our organisation

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Basic IT literacy skills.
  • Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • High levels of accuracy.
Desirable criteria
  • Proficient in the use of data systems.
  • ECDL.
  • Good organisational skills.

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Min 4 GCSE or equivalent
  • Full driving licence
Desirable criteria
  • Laboratory Techniques NVQ level 2
  • Advanced driving certificate

Further training

Essential criteria
  • Clinical Laboratory Support NVQ 2.
  • Laboratory based training.
  • Competency based assessment.
Desirable criteria
  • Customer services.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Good customer relations.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of a Pathology environment.

Contractual requirements

Essential criteria
  • Participates in rosters as requested. Shifts may be during any point of 24/7/365.
  • Clean driving licence.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Pathway to excellenceCarer Friendly Employer 2021Care4NottsNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Stacey Watkinson-Brown
Job title
MLA Supervisor
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01623 622515
Additional information

Stacey Watkinson-Brown, MLA Supervisor: [email protected]

Jonathan Morley, Senior Biomedical Scientist: [email protected]