Main area: Pathology
Grade: Band 2
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Including some weekend work)
Job ref: 205-6886863
Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Leighton Hospital
Town: Crewe
Salary: £23,615 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/01/2025 23:59
Medical Laboratory Assistant
Job overview
The University Hospital of North Midlands, Mid Cheshire and East Cheshire NHS Trusts are working collaboratively to form a Pathology network in line with a NHSI directive.
Please note this vacancy cannot offer sponsorship.
This vacancy cannot offer supporting the BMS Registration portfolio.
Main duties of the job
The post will be based in Central Specimen Reception Leighton Hospital.
This is an interesting and important job; previous experience in this field is not essential as full training is given.
Person specification
Education
* A-C in Maths, English and a Science subject
* Basic level of theoretical technical knowledge of the role
Experience
* Experience of working in a team and alone
* Experience of data entry and IT systems
* Previous NHS experience
* Previous experience of working in a laboratory environment
Skills
* Excellent keyboard skills and attention to detail
* Basic knowledge of Word and Excel
Important information about your application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
* References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
* We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
* New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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