Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Medical Laboratory assistant

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We require a conscientious and enthusiastic individual to join the laboratory team in providing Blood Science services at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. Working in different areas within Blood Sciences, duties will include:
- Collecting, checking, and labelling of specimens
- Filing
- Data input duties
Responsibilities:
- To follow Standard Operating Procedures and to participate in their regular review and update.
- To prepare, store, and use reagents and consumables in a manner suitable for patient investigations, being aware of COSHH.
- To report quality control procedures indicating loss of performance.
- To report when there is a situation which may cause a service failure.
- To be conversant with the safe methods of handling and using toxic, carcinogenic, harmful, and flammable substances.
- To receive and check the integrity of requests and samples based on the Minimum Identification Criteria required by the laboratory.
- To check the correct samples have been received.
- To barcode samples and forms and distribute samples.
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension, and access to NHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve. A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.


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What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities, and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect, and enable.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Ben Powell
- Job title: Head Biomedical Scientist for Blood Sciences
- Email address: b.powell7@nhs.net
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