Main area: Microbiology
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract: 1 year (Fixed term to cover post holders secondment)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 262-A-24-6494961
Employer: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Cumberland Infirmary
Town: Carlisle
Salary: £23,615 - £25,674 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 15/10/2024 23:59
Medical Laboratory Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 2
Job overview
Band 2 (or Band 3) Medical Lab Assistant (Higher) Microbiology. Please read Job Description.
Band 3 applicants will be considered if they meet the Essential Qualifications in the Person Specification and if they demonstrate experience of working in a diagnostic microbiology laboratory.
Hours of work:
The laboratory is open from 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Thursday, 8.30am to 6pm on Friday and 8.30am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday. The department operates a flexi time system but staff may be expected to work until 5.30pm on weekdays.
The diagnostic workload is approx. 250,000 requests annually with all work centralised at the Cumberland Infirmary site.
We use a range of automated testing platforms including IRIS urine analyser, Dynex DS2, Cepheid and BacTec Blood Culture. We also perform traditional culture for the main laboratory areas and both Parasitology and Mycology are included in our repertoire.
Main duties of the job
As a medical laboratory assistant your role would include supporting the biomedical scientists in a range of laboratory duties including the processing of clinical specimens for testing, registration of patients onto the pathology computer system, specimen reception duties, telephone enquiries and general housekeeping duties.
Previous laboratory experience is not essential for the band 2 role as training will be provided after which time you would be expected to participate in a rota for weekend and late working. You should be able to demonstrate good planning, organisational and interpersonal skills as well as evidence of competence in problem solving and prioritising workloads. Excellent communication skills are essential for this post.
Is this role for you?
In order to help you decide if this role would suit you we have collated the most common “likes and dislikes” about the MLA job.
Likes:
* Helping to save lives
* The variety of tasks and the job is interesting
* Feel supported especially in training
* Flexibility in shift swapping
* Gain additional qualifications by Portfolio
Dislikes:
* Heavy lifting
* Smelly environment
* Stuffy because we can’t open the windows as room air conditioned volume of knowledge needed can be overwhelming
* Occasional staff pressures
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:
* Being a clinically led organisation
* Quality and safety at the heart
* A positive patient experience every time
* A great place to work
* Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
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Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
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Disclosure and Barring Service:
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSE in science or equivalent.
* NVQ 2 in clinical laboratory support or equivalent.
Experience
* Laboratory work.
* NHS Employment
Knowledge
* Equality Issues
* NHS systems.
* Interest in Science or healthcare fields
Skills and Aptitudes
* Team Work
* Good communication and interpersonal skills.
* Able to prioritise work to meet deadlines in a busy environment
* Hand to eye co-ordination
Personal circumstances
* Meticulous.
* Motivation.
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