Medical Laboratory Assistant Microbiology

Job description
The Microbiology Department is looking for full time or part time Band 2 Medical Laboratory Assistants.

The successful candidates will be working in a team alongside Band 4 Associate Practitioners. APs and Band 2 and 3 Medical laboratory Assistants based at St Richards Hospital, Chichester, supporting the Band 6 and 7 Specialist Biomedical Scientists and reporting to the Microbiology Head Biomedical Scientist.

The individual will be expected to support the provision of a specialised, diagnostic Microbiology Laboratory service contributing to the clinical care of the patient, to enable diagnosis and subsequent monitoring of the effectiveness of treatment given.

The individuals’ key responsibilities will be to be fully competent to undertake routine processing and testing of specimens in the department, performing routine and advanced procedures and investigations as required.

The individual will need to be able to deal with telephone enquiries (seeking scientific advice where required); perform routine maintenance on instrumentation ; provide routine & non-routine preparation of specimens; undertake work management to ensure reporting of results is conducted in the timeframes; work to ensure ongoing compliance with UKAS ISO 1518+, audits, etc. and ensure compliance with the departmental Quality Policy & Manual;

This is very much a team of people working together to provide an excellent service to the Clinicians, Surgeons and all our Patients.

The Microbiology team is based at St Richard's hospital and provides diagnostic testing for infectious diseases for a variety of samples types from patients attending Hospitals, Clinics and GP surgeries across West Sussex.

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we can help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex

Candidate Information Pack

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sara Heath Job title: Senior Biomedical Scientist Microbiology Email address: Sara.heath2@nhs.net Telephone number: 01243 831634

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