Senior Medical Laboratory Assistant - Haematology

Executive Mandate Specification

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior MLA in Haematology at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

This MLA position is an extended MLA role that incorporates additional responsibilities to support routine work including the use of analysers, specialist sample processing and routine maintenance tasks in Haematology.

The Haematology department is well equipped, including 3 Beckman Coulter DxH900 analysers, 2 ACL TOPs and a Starrsed RS ESR analyser. The clinical Haematology department is internationally renowned as a centre of excellence for chronic blood disorders including chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes. The Coagulation department supports a comprehensive haemophilia service and provides a full range of coagulation tests.

Applicants should be educated to ‘A’ level standard in Science or equivalent and be interested in working in a scientific position. Previous experience working as an MLA in a UKAS accredited hospital laboratory in the UK is essential.

The successful candidate will also be expected to join the out of hours rota which currently is a late shift 13:00 - 21:00 on a rotational basis.

Additional contact information
Mrs Yvette McLean, on 0300 019 4796 or yvette.mclean@uhd.nhs.uk

All who attend interview will be given a short typing and filing test.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview Date: TBC

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

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To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Statutory Executive Benefits & Governance

• Executive Health, Vision & Dental Coverage with Global Provider Options
• Corporate Pension Auto-Enrolment / 401(k) Retirement Plan with Fiduciary Matching
• Annual Discretionary Performance Incentive & Long-Term Equity Participation
• Executive Leave Allotment, Statutory Holidays & Dedicated Health Care Reserves
• US Department of Labor & E-Verify Work Authorization Sponsorship