Medical Laboratory Assistant / Healthcare Science Assistant Burton upon Trent, England
Job description
You will support the Biomedical Scientists by performing a wide variety of tasks associated with the processing of samples. Duties vary between departments and include the sorting, preparation, processing and handling of blood, urine, tissue and bodily fluids.
This post is based at the Queens Hospital Burton Site. You will work within a rotational shift system covering core hours between 7am and 9pm. There will also be an expectation to work weekends, bank holidays and other shifts set within a 24/7 period to ensure adequate service provision.
You should have an interest in science, be self-confident and motivated. You must possess a wide range of skills demonstrating good numeracy and literacy, a high standard of verbal and written English, keyboard data entry skills and attention to detail. We are interested in staff with a can do attitude who like to be busy.
You will also be required to undertake housekeeping duties, maintenance of equipment and disposal of clinical waste therefore the ability to multi-task and work flexibly are essential.
- To undertake the reception and processing of all clinical specimens prior to testing
- To carry out simple analytical procedures
- To act as front line staff for visitors and enquiries, forwarding them onto the correct person
- To assist the out of hours duty biomedical scientists in the provision of the evenings and/or weekend service.
- To make up consumable orders for distribution to wards and GP’s
Interview date: 10 June 2023
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
- Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
- We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust – over 3,300 per week
- An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day – 6th largest in the country
- Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
- We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
- We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
- We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day
