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Barts Health NHS Trust

About

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Contact

Address: 20 Churchill Place; Canary Wharf; London; E14 5HJ
Contact Number: 020 7377 7000

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Ref: 259-6819118ESEL Vacancy ID: 6819118

Medical Laboratory Assistant

Accepting applications until: 02-Dec-2024 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 02-Dec-2024 23:59

Location

Gwefan: Royal London Hospital
Tref: London
Cod post: E1 2ES
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract

Permanent

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Full time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week

Salary

Cyflog: £29,485 - £31,088 per annum inc
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (Band 3)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: Microbiology

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

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Do you want to help with the critical diagnosis of infections?

Do you want to use the latest laboratory technology and diagnostics?

Do you want to continually develop and learn something new every day?

Then working for the NHS East and South East London Pathology partnership is for you!

Duties will include registration and processing of Microbiology samples and undertaking their culture and antibiotic sensitivity testing. MLAs will also be required to operate several laboratory analysers including the DS2, Wasp, BD Max, UF5000, Mast Uri System, various serology /molecular diagnostic analysers and the Virtuos and BD FX blood culture analysers. In addition there will be a requirement to perform autoclaving, stock control and general admin /clerical / pathology reception team duties.

The successful candidate will ideally have previous laboratory work experience and they will be able to demonstrate attention to detail and be able to work as part of a team. Successful candidates will be required to participate in 24/7 shift rotas alongside a team of Biomedical Scientists, Associate Practitioners and Medical Laboratory Assistants. Night teams consist of a minimum of 3 MLA and 2 BMS staff.

The successful candidate will be required to participate in all shift rotas including night shifts and there are a team of staff working at all times. Typical shift working hours are 9am-5:30pm and shifts include starting at 8am, 9am, 11:30am and 8pm, 7 days a week including weekends and bank holidays. Shift patterns are fully compliant with the Working Time Regulations. All weekend, bank holiday and night work will form part of your contracted 37.5 hour week with appropriate rest breaks being rostered and Agenda for Change shift work payment enhancements will be applied.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

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Informal visits to the department and enquiries about this job opportunity and about working for the partnership are welcome. If you would like to find out more about this vacancy then please contact via email Senior Biomedical Scientist Fatima Ahmad [email protected] or Susan Benson Microbiology Scientific Lead [email protected].

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Person specification

Qualifications

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Grade C or higher GCSE passes in English and Maths or equivalent

Meini prawf dymunol

Grade C or higher GCSE in science subjects or equivalent

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

Experience of undertaking computer workstation work.
Experience in answering and dealing with telephone enquiries.
Experience of working in a team.
Experience of working in Healthcare laboratory setting

Meini prawf dymunol

Work experience in NHS.
Experience in using laboratory equipment.
Previous Microbiology work experience.

Knowledge

Meini prawf hanfodol

Good literacy and numeracy.
Awareness of Pathology laboratory diagnostics.
Awareness of laboratory health and safety.

Meini prawf dymunol

Awareness of medical microbiology.

Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol

Able to follow instructions and standard operating procedures.
Methodical, organised and efficient.
Manual dexterity.
Ability to work on own initiative.
Helpful and confident manner.
Attention to detail.
Good keyboard skills.

Meini prawf dymunol

Able to troubleshoot equipment issues.
Able to prioritise tasks following an agreed protocol.
Ability to multitask.

Other

Meini prawf hanfodol

Reliable, responsible person.
Hold no reservations in handling human body fluids, faeces, tissue, organs, or infected material in accordance with Health & Safety policies.
The post holder must be willing to have appropriate vaccinations e,g. Hepatitis B
Must be able to participate in night shifts.
Must be able to participate in early, late, weekend and Bank Holiday shifts.
Adaptable and flexible.