Medical Laboratory Assistant

Job overview

Medical Laboratory Assistant - Pathology Sciences

Under the direction of senior staff to work as part of a team providing 24-7 support services to the Department of Pathology Sciences.  The post will primarily be based within the Blood Sciences Sample Reception, however rotation to other areas of the department may also be required.

Postholder must be able to work as an effective team member, have good data input skills, remain calm under pressure, have a good telephone manner, be able to deal with healthcare professionals, patients and members of the public in a discreet and professional manner and be able to work unsupervised and manage own workload where required.

This is a part-time post of 15 hours per week vacancy. The postholder will be primarily required to work between 17:00 and 22:00 Monday - Friday but may include weekends and bank holidays.

Initial training will take place during routine daytime hours.

Please note this is primarily a data input role with some handling of pathology specimens required.  This is not a training post and does not support completion of the HCPC Portfolio.

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Main duties of the job

Main duties will include:

• Data input of patient details and test request information
• Sorting, preparation and processing of clinical samples for biological testing
• Assisting with telephone helpdesk enquiries
• Communicating test results to appropriate healthcare professionals

This advert may close early if we have received a sufficient amount of applications. Therefore you are highly advised to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in this position.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full overview of the Job Description and Person Specification, please refer to the PDF documents attached as an additional documents to this advert.

Sample Preparation

• Receive and sort pathology samples. 2.    Distribute samples to departments. 3.    Label samples and prepare them for analysis. 4.    Record and inform service users and senior staff  of requests received that do not comply with the NBT Policy for Request Form and Specimen labelling. 5.    Send and receive samples via the air tube system

Data Handling               1.    Enter data onto the laboratory computer system. 2.    Input and retrieval of data from department and other IT systems.

Telephone Helpdesk

• Deal with all telephone and e-mail enquiries in an appropriate manner. 2.    Respond to requests for test results and sample requirements. 3.    Refer calls to appropriate members of staff.

Housekeeping and Maintenance Tasks              1.    Dispose of clinical and non-clinical waste in accordance with Trust and departmental policies 2.    Clean and decontaminate working areas and equipment in accordance with laboratory protocols and record such actions. 3.    Assist with the use and maintenance of some laboratory equipment. 4.    Maintain adequate stocks of consumables