Overview
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Medical Laboratory Assistant - Blood sciences
The closing date is 16 February 2026
The post holder will perform a wide range of tasks to support Biomedical Scientists. These include preparation of clinical specimens for biological testing, handling telephone queries from other healthcare professionals, reception and admin duties, and various other technical, clerical, portering and blood portering roles. The post holder is a member of a team of laboratory staff that delivers a medical laboratory service to the Trust and the wider region. The laboratory provides a 24 hour service, 7 days a week through the whole year. The post holder will be required to work weekday evenings, (including Bank Holidays) over both Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital sites in the provision of a clinical laboratory service.
Main duties of the job
* Delivering Blood products to hospital locations
* Pre-analytical preparation of specimens
* Use of Pre-analytical analysers
* Answering telephone enquiries
Contract information
This is a fixed term/secondment contract for 12 month.
This vacancy will be considered for a secondment opportunity. Please note – if you would like your application to be considered for secondment, you must secure agreement from your line manager beforehand that you can be released to undertake the role.
Please note: this post may become Permanent at the end of Fixed Term/Secondment.
About us
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
* Generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
* A variety of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
* An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Job responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values support a diverse workforce representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
Person Specification
Education
* GCSE level Maths and English
Skills & Experience
* Basic computer skills
* Customer Care Experience
* Experience in Data entry
* Previous Laboratory experience
Attributes
* Capable of intense periods of concentration
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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