Medical Laboratory Assistant

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Medical Laboratory Assistant - Specialist Haemostasis

The closing date is 12 October 2025

Applications are invited from enthusiastic individuals wishing to join the team within the Cambridge Haemophilia and Thrombophilia Centre Specialist Haemostasis Unit.

The unit provides a comprehensive repertoire of tests to the hospital trust, the Cambridge Comprehensive Care Haemophilia Centre and acts as a referral centre for Specialist Haemostasis testing for many other hospitals and organisations.

This is an exciting time to be joining the Haemostasis unit. The unit is located within a dedicated Haemophilia centre, working closely with the medical and nursing staff.

The successful candidate will be a strong team player, they will also possess excellent communication skills and must be able to take responsibility for day-to-day planning and prioritising of workload.

You will be welcomed into a team as a key valued member, with opportunities for personal development, whether that be to maintain existing skills and knowledge or developing your abilities for your future career.

Main duties of the job

See full job description and person specification form for full details.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Performs a range of routine healthcare science activities under supervision, e.g. sample preparation and storage
- Maintains clinical records in relation to activities carried out.
- To work flexibly in reflection of service needs
- The work of the service brings staff into constant contact with human body fluids, tissues and hazardous chemicals. This may include blood
- Maintain and promote professional image of CUHNHSFT

About us

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on the 12th of October.

Interviews are due to be held on the 20th of October.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

Our values and reputation for outstanding care

Opportunities to experience a range of specialities

Career and development opportunities

Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team

Research experience and opportunities

Lovely location and quality of life

Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Person Specification

Qualifications

- Numerate and Literate
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
- GCSE in Science (A-C) or equivalent

Experience

- Planning and organising straightforward tasks
- Working within agreed guidelines to set timescales
- Experience of using IT packages
- Practical experience of working in a Biomedical Science laboratory
- Knowledge of Pathology IT systems
- Knowledge of Quality Management Systems
- Previous relevant experience of working in the NHS

Knowledge

- Understanding of the requirements of working in a biomedical laboratory
- Understanding of confidentiality
- Understanding of customer service
- Basic knowledge of the Trust

Skills

- Ability to work as part of a team Good communication skills including telephone, email, face to face
- Ability to follow processes and procedures
- Ability to manage time working to schedule and timescales
- Basic IT skills - ability to use Microsoft Office Outlook
- Good organisational skills
- Willing to take on/learn new skills Ability to show attention to detail Ability to adapt to change
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to store and safeguard confidential documents

Additional Requirements

- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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