We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If shortlisted, you will be contacted via the email account you used to apply, so please check your email regularly.
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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.
Please note there is a temporary top-up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top-up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour (£24,638 per annum). This temporary top-up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.
Job Overview
A vacancy for a Higher Medical Laboratory Assistant has arisen in a busy Microbiology Laboratory based at the Royal Gwent Hospital, with additional services at The Grange University Hospital, Cwmbran, and Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny. The department processes a wide variety of clinical samples using manual and automated methods.
The hours of work are 37.5 hours over a 7-day week, including evenings, night shifts, weekends, and bank holidays on a rotational basis.
Main duties of the job
The role includes tasks such as registration of request forms onto the LIMS system, preparing samples, using automation, stock control, handling deliveries, replenishing stock, cleaning equipment, and electronically ordering consumables.
The successful applicant should be organized, methodical, possess good computer skills, have attention to detail, and be able to work in a team. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable; applications from English and Welsh speakers are equally welcome.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation committed to caring. We provide an excellent workplace where you are trusted and valued. We offer opportunities for career development, flexible working, and a range of benefits including training, qualifications, and professional pathways. We support work-life balance, occupational health, and have plans for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence.
Our Clinical Futures strategy aims to deliver care closer to home and high-quality hospital care when needed. Join us to help pioneer new ways of working and deliver world-class healthcare.
Skills
Essential criteria
* Ability to work in a team
* Computer skills
* Communication skills
* Experience handling phone queries
* Experience with stock ordering and rotation
Experience
Essential criteria
* Use of computers
* Experience working within laboratories
* Completion of IBMS competencies/NVQ3
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Basic education in numeracy and literacy
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