Higher Medical Laboratory Assistant

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job Overview

A vacancy for a Higher Medical Laboratory Assistant position has arisen in a very busy Microbiology Laboratory based the Royal Gwent Hospital, with additional services on The Grange University Hospital, Cwmbran and Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny. The Department processes a wide variety of clinical samples using both manual and automated methodology.

The hours of work will be 37.5 hours over a 7 day working week, there will be a requirement to work evenings, night shifts, weekends and Bank holidays on a rotational basis.

Main duties of the job

The job will comprise of many varied tasks - including registration of request forms onto LIMS system, preparing samples for processing, using automation, stock control, handling and receipting deliveries, replenishing stock, cleaning equipment, electronically order consumables etc.

The successful applicant will need to be organised, methodical, have good computer skills and attention to detail, and be able to work in a team.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to work in a Team
• Computer skills
• Communication skills
• Previous experience handling phone queries
• Previous experience with ordering stock and stock rotation
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Use of Computers
• Experience of working within Laboratories
• Completion of IBMS competencies/NVQ3
  
  

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Basic Education in Numeracy and Literacy