Job summary
Are you a driven, passionate individual looking to join an innovative and fast paced team in Pathology? Then this could be the role for you!

You will find satisfaction in knowing your role in processing samples and handling data directly supports patient diagnosis and clinical care together with friendly daily interactions and strong camaraderie with our co-workers within Biochemistry

Main duties of the job
The post holder will serve as a Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) for the Lancashire and South Cumbria Pathology Service based at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Main responsibilities include processing specimens and routine laboratory tasks. Full training is provided. They will be required to participate in the MLA shift rota.

About us
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area and give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire and Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients and staff, ensuring we keep thriving and delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people and do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills and enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold and help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Details
Closing date: 12 November 2026
Date posted: 04 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 2
Salary: £25,272 a year, enhanced salary for evening and weekend shifts
Contract: Fixed term, 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 438-PB4940
Job locations: Blackpool Teaching Hospital, Whinney Heys Road, Blackpool, FY3 8NR, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• To maintain/operate the functioning of the Specimen Sample Sorter by performing maintenance, cleaning, troubleshoot procedures and resolve/repair commonly occurring faults according to manufacturers specifications (full training given).
• To understand the importance for the urgent analysis of samples with special requirements, prioritising this work accordingly.
• To process and file patient samples.

Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience

• Essential: Experience with computers
• Desirable: Experience of working in a laboratory environment

Qualifications and Education

• Essential: GCSE or equivalent in sciences, mathematics and English
• Essential: Science qualification

Skills and Abilities

• Essential: Must be prepared to undergo in-house training
• Essential: Basic numeracy
• Essential: Basic literacy
• Essential: Good manual dexterity
• Essential: Able to follow instructions without deviation
• Essential: Ability to work under pressure

Values and Behaviours

• Essential: Good organisational skills
• Essential: Able to work as part of a dedicated team
• Essential: Flexibility of working pattern

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (opens in a new tab).

Employer contact: Biochemistry Manager Julie Porter, julie.porter6@nhs.net, 01253951571