Medical Laboratory Assistant - Immunology

You will be responsible for receiving and processing patient sample when they first arrive in the laboratory, and ensuring they are ready for analysis within the laboratory. You will also be involved with data entry, sample processing for referral sites and general housekeeping duties. You will work alongside your fellow MLA’s, as well as the wider laboratory team., The successful candidate will be expected to handle and process a range of human biological samples in order to prepare for appropriate sample analysis and support the BMS team in carrying range of technical duties in order to provide a comprehensive range of analyses/investigations in the provision of the Clinical Immunology service.

Ensure the confidentiality of patient records and data according to Data Protection Act 1998, GDPR and Caldicott Guidelines

To perform all laboratory duties diligently and with due care and consideration to the health, safety and welfare of oneself and others.

Undergo on the job training in order to develop competence and confidence to perform technical duties independently.

Organise own work and ensure that results that have been produced are validated and quality controlled.

Willingness to work 7 days including Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays, + To receive and collate patients samples when they first arrive in the laboratory and perform the preliminary processing of specimens prior to analysis.

• To store and keep detailed archive of samples and perform any clerical duties required.

• To maintain an up to date knowledge of new developments in the laboratory.

• To bring to the attention of BMS staff any problem specimens, urgent requests, leaking samples or any specimens that do not collate to the request form.

• Notify senior BMS staff of stock usage and what needs to be ordered.

• To report any adverse incidents or non-conformities or breaches of health and safety to a BMS or senior BMS.

• Temperature monitoring of fridge, freezers, incubators and the environment.

• General housekeeping including, removal of waste from the department, cleaning of safety cabinets, centrifuges and work surfaces, prepares disinfectants for use, regularly defrosts fridges and freezers.

• Provides wards and clinics with Cryoglobulin sample pick up and transport.

• Assists BMS staff with the retrieval of samples for processing and sending away samples to reference laboratories.

• To attend laboratory meetings and encourage to participate in CPD.

• To participate in Quality activities, such as audit and investigation of non-conformities.

• To participate in H&S activities, such as risk and COSHH assessment.

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months’ of their 18^th birthday.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications submitted from 2nd December will be subject to the new DBS fee of £26.50 (standard) and £54.50 (Enhanced).

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website – https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

Liverpool Clinical Laboratories are looking to recruit a Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) to become part of our Clinical Immunology & H&I team. We are looking for a confident, enthusiastic and hardworking individual with good communication and team work skills.