Medical Laboratory Assistant, Band 2 Pre-Analytical

at  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking an enthusiastic person to join Pathology in our Pre-Analytical Area as a Medical Laboratory Assistant Band 2. You will be part of a team that provides a high quality and effective service to support our Haematology and Biochemistry laboratories. The Pre-Analytical Area processes up to 5000 samples per day and is the first point of contact and an important part of the patient pathway. All samples enter the laboratory through the Pre-Analytical Area and are fed to the specialist laboratories, Haematology, Biochemistry, Immunology, Microbiology and Histology. The Pre-Analytical Area is extremely important to the care of our patients.
This is a full time position, but part time evenings and bank will be considered. The department is open 24/7 covering nights and weekends.
You will have the ability to work well within a large team and have a meticulous orderly approach to your work.
You will be able to work under pressure and still be accurate.
You will unpack a range of blood samples, recognise and fast-track urgent samples.
The main focus of the role is to input test requests onto the computer system with a high degree of accuracy and to barcode label samples as they arrive into the department.
When working on the urgent bench you will need to be able to move from one task to another and be able to remain focused.
We work across sites at Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and the successful applicant will be required to work at both sites.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
In the Pre-Analytical Area there is a great team spirit, staff are very inclusive and we appreciate our diversity. The days go quickly and there is always something to do!
You will have the ability to work well within a large team and have a meticulous orderly approach to your work. You will be able to work under pressure and still be accurate.
You will unpack a range of blood samples, recognise and fast-track urgent samples.
The main focus of the role is to input test requests onto the computer system with a high degree of accuracy and to barcode label samples as they arrive into the department.
When working on the urgent bench you will need to be able to move from one task to another and be able to remain focused.
You will be able to work across sites.
You will be able to work overnight and weekends on a rota basis

Please refer the Job description for details