Job overview

Part-time 22.5 hours per week. Permanent post.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a part- time Medical Laboratory Assistant to work as part of a professional and efficient team in the Antenatal Screening Laboratory. Bolton laboratory undertakes antenatal screening for the north west of England, the Midlands and Scotland, currently processing around 56,000 samples per annum for the calculation of chance for  Down’s, Edwards’ and Patau’s syndromes.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this post include:-

•  Accurate sorting, labelling and preparation of specimens for analysis
•  Loading the specimens onto the analysers
•  Inputting patient details on to the laboratory computer system
• Other duties to include dealing with telephone enquiries and performing clerical tasks as required

Full training will be given for this role.

In addition the post holder will be expected to assist in compliance with UKAS standards.

Working for our organisation

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust provide services across the north west side of the Greater Manchester area ranging from hospital services in Bolton to community services across Bolton, Salford, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.  We have a CQC rating as good overall . The Trust offers a range of flexible working patterns to enable our staff to balance their work and personal life.