Medical Laboratory Assistant/Nottingham/Tollerton/Ad-Hoc Shifts
Spire Nottingham Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Medical Laboratory Assistant to join the bank team.
Our vision is to be recognised as a world class healthcare business bringing together the best people who are dedicated to developing excellent clinical environments and delivering the highest quality patient care.
Duties and responsibilities:
To perform clerical, technical and scientific work relating to the laboratory in a professional and competent manner, whilst being supervised by a professionally qualified member of staff at a hub pathology site
1. Undertake simple pathology investigations.
2. Report factual data and information.
3. Package samples for onward transport in a safe and timely manner
4. Monitor and evaluate the movement of laboratory specimens, blood and tissues.
5. Support point of care testing
6. Support blood transfusion and Haemobank management
7. To deal with all patients, referring clinician and consultant requests for information promptly and efficiently.
8. Assist with research and development.
9. Operate instrumentation for measuring pathology analytes.
10. Maintain communication with people on routine pathology issues.
11. Develop own personal development.
12. Monitor and maintain health and safety and security for self and others.
13. Contribute to the implementation of services.
14. Ensure own actions promote quality.
15. Promote people’s equality, diversity and rights.
16. Acknowledge the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and understand own responsibility as agreed with line manager in the prevention and control of HCAI.
Who we're looking for:
Qualifications and Training
17. GCSEs(or equivalent) including a science subject
Experince
18. Experience of scientific laboratory functions
19. Experience of reporting scientific results
20. Experience of working to explicit instructions
21. Experience of working in an independent sector medical laboratory.
Knowledge and Technical Ability
22. Understands a range of routine and non-routine work procedures, requiring base level practical and keyboard skills
23. Possess equipment and medical devices competence
24. Ability to check and calibrate equipment
25. Posses the mandatory training requirements for role including infection control and health and safety competencies
26. Knowledge of accountable practice
27. Data processing
28. Ability to report scientific results
29. Continuing professional development in laboratory specialities
30. Numerical skills
31. Trained on MS Office and other relevant packages eg scientific reporting systems
32. English language to IELTS 7.0
33. Possess simple trouble shooting processes
34. Can commission new equipment
35. Ability to train others
36. Maintained interest in scientific subjects
Bank Benefits:
37. Bank colleagues are paid weekly
38. We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
39. Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
40. Access to Spire Healthcare pension
41. Access to Blue Light Card discounts
42. Smartspending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via ‘Spire for You’
43. Wellbeing Centre access via ‘Spire for You’
44. Free uniform
45. Free DBS
46. Full induction, including mandatory training updates
47. Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
48. Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team
Our Values:
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
49. Driving clinical excellence
50. Doing the right thing
51. Caring is our passion.
52. Keeping it simple
53. Delivering on our promises
54. Succeeding and celebrating together
We commit to our employees’ well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.
Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.