[ref. f49380002] Medical Laboratory Assistant - Blood Transfusion
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
Part Time (15hrs) Medical Laboratory Assistant – Blood Science – Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Working in our Blood Transfusion Department
Location: Basingstoke and North Hants Hospital.
What we look for:
- An enthusiastic and motivated individual who is professional, reliable and flexible to join our friendly and hardworking team.
- Good attention to detail.
- Some data entry experience
- Good interpersonal Skills
- An interest in Science
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will work as part of a team supporting both the clerical and laboratory needs of Blood Transfusion. Your duties will include the receipt and booking of patients samples on to the laboratory information system and the general support duties in the Transfusion Laboratory.
In addition post also includes dealing with enquires from both NHS Staff and the general public.
This is a part time post - hours are flexible
Working for our organisation
Your life outside HHFT is important and the Trust are happy to consider applications with flexible working patterns that cater to individual requirements; this can be discussed at interview
Who we are: Blood Sciences at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust. This modern department offers a wide range of diagnostic testing facilities for Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover Hospitals as well as local GP practices.
About the trust:
The vision at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is to provide outstanding care for every patient. We serve a population of nearly 600,000 people across Hampshire and West Berkshire as well as some people who access our specialist services from across the country.
Four core values (CARE) Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Encourage. These are in place to support of four clear objectives, provide outstanding care of patients, empowering all members of staff, sustainable growth and innovating for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- NVQ level 2 educaiton
Experience
Essential criteria- patient confidenciality/healthcare
- pathology experience
Skill
Essential criteria- data entry/keyboard skills
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
- HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
- Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
- All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
- In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
- This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.