Job overview

The Black Country Pathology Service (BCPS) is seeking to recruit a Senior Medical Laboratory Assistant, AfC Band 3. The post will be based within the Microbiology hub laboratory at New Cross Hospital.

The post is full time, 37.5 hrs per week and includes participation in a late evening (until 22.00hrs) and weekend/Bank Holiday cover on a rotational basis. The successful candidate will be supporting teams of Biomedical Scientists in all sections of the laboratory including bacteriology, serology and molecular biology. They should be able to work as part of a team or under their own initiative. Recent experience in a similar environment is essential and familiarity with automated diagnostic systems would be beneficial although training will be provided.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is expected to work as part of a team in the Microbiology laboratory, both within sample reception and the Microbiology and Serology  laboratories.  After training they will be required to carry out basic laboratory procedures, accepting receipt and processing diagnostic specimens and refer samples to reference laboratories. Carrying out maintenance,  quality control, preparing samples and processing them on the automated platforms listed above.

Attention to detail are essential to these processes and form the greater part of the working day. The post holder will offer a helpful and
professional service to all visitors and telephone callers and will assist the Department of Microbiology in the provision of a highly quality service

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and
we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of
thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our
patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.