Medical Laboratory Assistant (Specimen Reception)

13.75 hours per week which will include working evenings on a 5 week rolling rota, weekends and bank holidays. Shift times include working 5pm - Midnight, occasional cover working night shifts may also required. This will also include an out of hours on-call service covering Ormskirk District General Hospital. We are looking for an enthusiastic, organised, methodical and highly motivated individual. The responsibilities of this job are to perform basic clerical and reception duties within the laboratory, receive and log specimens into the department and record tests requested on the laboratory computer system. Working independently although under the technical supervision of a qualified Biomedical Scientist, to undertake pre-analytical preparation of specimens received and to act as the first point of reference for enquiries into the department., To contribute to the timely delivery of 24hr pathology services to our users. Key duties will involve sample handling and checking, aliquoting, data entry into the Pathology Administration System, sample loading and clerical duties. Ensuring the air tube is working and reporting faults without delay. It also includes dealing with visitors and telephone queries and Pathology Stores. This post will involve working closely with Consultants and junior medical staff, General Practitioners, Laboratory and other hospital/professional staff both in this organisation and outside agencies and assisting patients with general enquiries both on the telephone and face to face. You will be expected to participate in the bank holiday and weekend work rotas as required.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our Services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme