Band 3 Medical Laboratory Assistant

at  Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust

We are looking to appoint a Band 3 MLA to support the work of our friendly but busy Cellular Pathology department based at Queen’s Hospital, Romford. This post is based at Queens Hospital, but all staff must be prepared to work at King George Hospital if required. The department operates Monday to Saturday.
The successful candidate will join our existing staff in preparing patient tissue and fluid samples in readiness for examination by Biomedical Scientists, Clinical Scientists and Pathologists. The ideal candidate will aspire to working in the NHS and have a genuine interest in science and Pathology.
The Cellular Pathology department receives 45,000 patient requests per annum . The successful candidate must be IT literate and be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills (verbal and written), organisation and manual dexterity skills possessing a minimum of grade C / 4 or above in Science (preferably biology), Mathematics and English at GCSE level. You must provide details of this minimum qualification request on your application. Prior medical laboratory experience would be an advantage and NHS experience required.
The post holder will assist the Consultant Histopathologists, Specialty Doctors and Biomedical Scientist in the preparation and technical work of the various sections of Histology and /or Cytology department. Duties are supervised by the Biomedical Scientists.
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we’re no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It’ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926 Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above

Please refer the Job description for details