Senior Medical Lab Assistant - Durham, United Kingdom - County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

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Durham, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Please see the attached job description and personal specification for full details.

This Senior Medical Laboratory Assistant role (Senior MLA) involves working closely with Pathologists, Biomedical Scientists, Associate Practitioners and Medical Laboratory Assistants.

They follow the laboratory Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and complete the relevant quality documentation as required. Upon completion of training and gaining competency, they will rotate throughout the specialist areas of the laboratory.

They performing duties in accordance to local policy to a high degree of standards whilst conforming to health and safety requirements.

This includes specimen reception, MDT preparation and dissection support.

They used a variety of specialist laboratory equipment to perform tasks and are responsible for the maintenance of equipment and completing maintenance documentation.

This also includes temperature, xylene and formalin monitoring.

The role requires handling of body fluids and human tissue samples which can be of a sensitive nature. Stock is managed by all laboratory staff.

This includes monitoring stock levels of consumables, signing for deliveries, receipting goods delivered, unpacking, verifying if appropriate and ensuring paperwork is complete before placing in appropriate storage area in an orderly organised manner.

Generally the Senior MLA staff assist the Biomedical Scientists, Associate Practitioners and Pathologists with tasks in the laboratory in which they have been trained and are within their scope of practice.

They provide supervision, training and leadership to junior staff.

In order to perform their daily tasks effectively, a senior MLA requires the ability to focus for long periods of time, have great attention to detail and possess the ability to organise tasks in priority order.

A senior MLA also requires computer literacy skills as they are expected to use spreadsheets, access LIMS, write SOPs and perform audits as needed.