Medical Laboratory Assistant

Start or develop your career in a hospital laboratory – full training provided.

Job overview

We are looking for enthusiastic, reliable and detail\-focused individuals to join our Microbiology laboratory team at Wye Valley NHS Trust.

This is a Band 3 role with a development pathway. We also welcome applications from experienced Medical Laboratory Assistants looking to further develop their skills, as well as candidates with no previous laboratory experience who will be supported to progress.

Applicants without relevant experience will be appointed at Band 2 and supported to progress to Band 3 on successful completion of required competencies within an agreed timeframe.

As a Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA), you will play a vital role in supporting diagnostic services by preparing and processing patient samples that directly inform patient care. Full training and ongoing development will be provided.

This role includes participation in a 24/7 service, including evening, weekend and shift working.

Main duties of the role

Receive, sort and register patient samples accurately

Ensure patient and test details are correctly recorded

Prepare and process specimens following standard procedures

Use laboratory equipment such as centrifuges and analysers

Maintain laboratory cleanliness and stock levels

Package and prepare samples for referral

Monitor equipment such as fridges and freezers

Follow health, safety and infection control procedures

Work closely with Biomedical Scientists and Pathology teams

Handle routine enquiries from wards and GP practices

Development and progression

We are committed to supporting your development. Structured training and competency\-based support will be provided.

Progression from Band 2 to Band 3 is dependent on achieving required competencies within an agreed timeframe.

All MLAs are expected to achieve and maintain competencies appropriate to the role, with support and review in line with Trust policies.

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross\-on\-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work\-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”

Our values \- Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence \- are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view ‘supporting documents’ linked to this vacancy.

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