Job summary The University Hospital of North Midlands, Mid Cheshire and East Cheshire NHS Trusts are working collaboratively to form a Pathology network in line with a NHSI directive.Medical Laboratory AssistantBand 2Leighton Hospital Please note this vacancy cannot offer sponsorship.This vacancy cannot offer supporting the BMS Registration portfolio Main duties of the job The post will be based in Central Specimen Reception Leighton Hospital.This is an interesting and important job, previous experience in this field is not essential as full training is given.
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Job description Job responsibilities Please see the Job Description and Personal Specification for full details on the main responsibilities.The University Hospital of North Midlands, Mid Cheshire and East Cheshire NHS Trusts are working collaboratively to form a Pathology network in line with a NHSI directive.
Person Specification Education Essential A-C in Maths, English and a Science subject Basic level of theoretical technical knowledge of the role Desirable NVQ Level 2 equivalent Experience Essential Experience of working in a team and alone Experience of data entry and IT systems Desirable Previous NHS experience Previous experience of working in a laboratory environment Skills Essential Excellent keyboard skills and attention to detail Good manual dexterity Desirable Basic knowledge of Word and Excel