Main area Medical Laboratory Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Weekends and overnights as rostered) Job ref 318-26-T0050
Employer Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Gloucestershire Royal Hospital Town Gloucester Salary £24,465 (pa, pro rata if part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 29/01/2026 23:59
Medical Laboratory Assistant, Band 2 Pre-Analytical
Band 2
At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.
With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals.
We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
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Job overview
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 6000 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, Blood Transfusion, Biochemistry, Immunology, Microbiology and Histology. The Pre-Analytical Area is extremely important to the care of our patients.
Full Time and Part Time positions will be considered. The department is open 24/7 and you will be required to work overnight as part of your rostered hours and occasional weekends on an additional rota.
Please note that on this occasion we cannot consider this role to support IBMS registration portfolios.
Main duties of the job
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 both Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and the successful applicant will be required to work at both sites.
Working for our organisation
We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. As well as generous annual leave allowance, access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
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!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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 between 7.30am to 21.00pm as rostered and to work overnight and weekends on a rota basis
Additional contact:
Dawn Hunt - Deputy Pre-Analytical Area Manager.
* GCSE's in IT, Science, Mathematics and English
Knowedge and Skills
* Experience of common IT software
* Able to work at both sites, Cheltenham and Gloucester
* Flexible - Able to work evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays
* Able to prioritise tasks and organise a busy work load
* Able to work under pressure without loss of concentration
* Understanding Trust requirements for confidentiality and data protection
Experience
* Experience of working in an environment where accuracy and precision are vital
* Experience in a role where there is a high volume of data entry
* Experience of team working, good team player
* Experience of Working in an NHS Laboratory
* Experience in a customer service/customer facing role
* Experience in using TRAC (TCLE)
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
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