Job summary
- Main area
- Blood Sciences
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 419-7511686-MLA-SH
- Employer
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- York Hospital
- Town
- York
- Salary
- £24,465 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Medical Laboratory Assistant - Blood Sciences
Band 2
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Our Values
- We are KIND
- We are OPEN
- We pursue EXCELLENCE
We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.
People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority
Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic and well-motivated individual to work as a Medical Laboratory Assistant in the Haematology Department at York Hospital.
Working as part of our friendly and hardworking team, the successful candidate will assist in ensuring an efficient, timely, and high-quality service for our patients and service users.
The applicant should have a good standard of general education as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills. Applicants should be able to demonstrate organisational skills, attention to detail, a basic knowledge of computers and an ability to learn new tasks. Previous experience of working within an NHS pathology laboratory is desirable but not necessary as full training will be provided. The laboratory delivers a range of investigations, is UKAS accredited to ISO 15189:2022 and is an IBMS approved training laboratory.
If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, then apply today!
Main duties of the job
The role of a Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) is essential for the laboratory to provide a safe and efficient service by providing support to qualified Biomedical Scientists. The MLA role involves:
- Processing blood samples for Haematology clinic patients.
- The receipt of samples from within the hospital and surrounding GP practices.
- Data inputting of patient information and test requests into the laboratory computer system.
- Preparation of samples for analysis.
- Loading samples onto the analysers.
- Dealing with queries from Medical staff and other service users.
- General housekeeping and administrative tasks.
Working for our organisation
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Our benefits
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)
- A 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 different types 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.
Detailed job description and main 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 play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly 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 we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [email protected].
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.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
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
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Sound general education-ideally GSCE grades A-C or equivalent in Maths and English
Desirable criteria
- Formal or vocational lab-based qualification eg IBMS Certificate of achievement or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a science related subject
Experience
Essential criteria
- Full training will be given, however, previous experience of working in a Pathology laboratory would be advantageous
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to follow instructions
- Attention to detail
- Good communication skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
Desirable criteria
- Problem solving skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jennifer Williams
- Job title
- Head Biomedical Scientist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01482 607774
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