# Pre-analytic Processor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pre-analytic-processor/e950df9c-69d8-4b7d-b8b5-c25f3e4601c6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pre-analytic-processor/e950df9c-69d8-4b7d-b8b5-c25f3e4601c6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Preston - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: 24hr - **Employment type:** Part time - 24 hours per week (Shifts to be discussed) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T12:41:07.090Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Preston/Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pathology/Pathology-v7891579 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7891579?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you enthusiastic and highly motivated?  Then why not apply for our position of Pre-Analytic Processor! The post is based at the Royal Preston Hospital and you may be required to work across both trust sites. You will working within a busy, modern, and well equipped UKAS accredited Laboratory within the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which provides specialist services in Plastics, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Renal, Trauma Orthopaedic and Cancer Care, in addition to the routine services. ### Main duties of the job You will undertake a range of duties for the Pathology Department including: Pre Analytic processing of biological samples for the Pathology Directorate; handling enquiries: booking requests onto a variety of computer systems, processing specimens using manual & state of the art blood science equipment & ensuring that urgent work is fast tracked appropriately through the department. You should be educated to GCSE standard, possess good keyboard skills, be capable of working in a busy environment and be willing to work as part of a team. Previous experience in Pathology would be an advantage but is not essential. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Duties will include, but not be limited to: - Record date and time & sort all relevant specimens coming into Pathology. - Check that the correct specimen, collected under appropriate conditions has been supplied for investigations requested. - Ensure urgent samples fast tracked through system - Check sample and request form meet minimum data set requirements. - Use computer accurately to input patient demographics using the laboratory CPR system. - Learn and retain a good knowledge of Consultant/GP/Location and test codes. - Correctly label samples with computer generated labels. - Uses PC to find requested result enquiry information using agreed formats and procedures. - Correctly and safely prepare, use and disinfect equipment e.g. centrifuge. - Perform day to day maintenance & load, unload and top up of the consumables on analysers as appropriate - Identify problems on mechanical systems, perform simple repairs, notify appropriate individual or call engineer if necessary ## Job Details Are you enthusiastic and highly motivated?  Then why not apply for our position of Pre-Analytic Processor! The post is based at the Royal Preston Hospital and you may be required to work across both trust sites. You will working within a busy, modern, and well equipped UKAS accredited Laboratory within the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which provides specialist services in Plastics, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Renal, Trauma Orthopaedic and Cancer Care, in addition to the routine services. ## Job Description You will undertake a range of duties for the Pathology Department including: Pre Analytic processing of biological samples for the Pathology Directorate; handling enquiries: booking requests onto a variety of computer systems, processing specimens using manual & state of the art blood science equipment & ensuring that urgent work is fast tracked appropriately through the department. You should be educated to GCSE standard, possess good keyboard skills, be capable of working in a busy environment and be willing to work as part of a team. Previous experience in Pathology would be an advantage but is not essential. ## Responsibilities Duties will include, but not be limited to: ## Person Specification ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Experience of working as part of busy team - General appreciation of the importance of Health & Safety issues - Understands the need for confidentiality - Basic IT skills **Desirable** - Previous Data Processing experience - Previous Pathology Laboratory Experience ### Qualifications and Education **Essential** - Educated to GCSE standard, or equivalent **Desirable** - NVQ 2 Clinical Support - RSA II ## Documents - [what we can offer you (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2464) - [creating your best application (pdf, 6.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2433) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 416.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10166538) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.