Band 3 Medical Laboratory Assistant- Toxicology

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust is one of the largest acute hospital Trusts in England, serving the populations of Birmingham and Solihull. The Trust is composed of four main hospital sites; (QEHB), Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital (HGS).

An opportunity has arisen for a Medical Laboratory Assistant to join our Toxicology team based primarily at Heartlands Hospital. The post holder will be required to take an active role in the provision of the toxicology service which provides analysis and interpretation for UHB, other hospitals and HM Coroner.

The Toxicology Department provides a range of services including specialist chromatography and mass spectrometry and is equipped with technologies including: Waters QtoF, Thermo Scientific ICP-MS, GC-MS and GC-MS Headspace, Agilent HPLC- DAD, Shimadzu HPLC and Sciex LC-MS/MS.

The post is a non- rotational MLA that will work within Specialist Testing and Toxicology, it is a full time permanent position (37.5 hrs per week). This is not a direct route to obtaining the IBMS Portfolio.

The Toxicology section operates shifts within the hours 8am- 6pm (Mon- Fri) but may in future operate between 8am- 8pm including weekends to meet service requirements.

We are UKAS accredited to ISO 15189 standards, MHRA approved and IBMS accredited for training.

For further information contact

Sarah Caisbrook, Chief BMS.Tel: 01214247288, Email: sarah.caisbrook@uhb.nhs.uk

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The post holder will be required to take an active role in the provision of the Specialist Testing and Toxicology service which provides analysis and interpretation for UHB, other hospitals and HM Coroner. They will be required to liaise with the BMS and Clinical Scientists within the section to provide high quality analysis over an extensive repertoire.

Duties will include:

Preparation of reagents according to standard operating procedure as directed by a supervisor

Preparation and loading of samples to laboratory analysers

Routine specimen filing and disposal according to laboratory protocols

Data entry

Restocking laboratory supplies

Laboratory administration duties

General housekeeping duties including cleaning, maintenance and monitoring of laboratory equipment and inform supervisor of any non- conformances.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note*: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Education to GCSE in English and Maths

NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Awareness of National Health Service.

Awareness of the role of Medical Laboratories.

Awareness of Health and Safety issues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

For help with your application, contact: 

Sarah Caisbrook 

Sarah.Caisbrook@uhb.nhs.uk