Medical Laboratory Assistant - Microbiology

This post will require participation in 7 day working rota as standard with early, core and late shifts on rotation. Full training and competency assessment will be provided., Currently Microbiology consists of 13 Biomedical Scientists, 5 Associate Practitioners and 13 Medical Laboratory Assistants. It is a well-equipped, highly automated laboratory that includes: MALDI-TOF, BACTEC FX, MGiT TB system, PHOENIX identification and susceptibility systems, Hologic Panther, Cepheid (MRSA, TB, GC, CPE), Biofire Filmarray and Sysmex UF-5000 for urinalysis.

Our current work load is over 330,000 requests per year with samples received from both hospital patients and the community via GP surgeries.

The department is keen to develop all staff. Previous experience of working in a Microbiology laboratory would be an advantage, but is not essential as full training will be provided. The post holder will be expected to work as part of a professional and efficient team by assisting in data input and routine analytical tasks and procedures under the supervision of Biomedical Scientists and Associate Practitioners.

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 and we have some key areas of outstanding practice with an outstanding rating for being well led at every level.

Over 5,700 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare. The Trust offer a range of flexible working patterns to enable our staff to balance their work and personal life.