Higher Medical Laboratory Assistant - Newport, United Kingdom - Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

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Newport, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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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.

This post is Fixed term until 31st March 2023 to meet the needs of the service.

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; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

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.

This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020.

Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

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.