Job summary
- 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
Employer heading
Medical Laboratory Assistant
Band 2
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.
Medical Laboratory Assistant
Band 2
Leighton Hospital
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.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Personal Specification for full details on the main responsibilities.
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.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- A-C in Maths, English and a Science subject
- Basic level of theoretical technical knowledge of the role
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 2 equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a team and alone
- Experience of data entry and IT systems
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS experience
- Previous experience of working in a laboratory environment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent keyboard skills and attention to detail
- Good manual dexterity
Desirable criteria
- Basic knowledge of Word and Excel
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- John Davenport
- Job title
- CSR Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01270 612345
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