The Central Specimen Reception at LTHT is looking to recruit B3 support workers to join our busy teams supporting both Leeds General Infirmary and St James. As a true central reception, we support Biochemistry, Haematology, Microbiology, Immunology and Specialist Lab Medicine.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be part of a team who manages the initial receipt of the majority of pathology samples. They will be the first point of contact for a patient’s pathology diagnosis and expected to support the overall team and its workflows. Attention to detail, ability to prioritise and work as a vital member of a team are all essential to us.
About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi‑year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way – our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Job responsibilities
Operating the laboratory IT system (Winpath) – entering and retrieving patient demographics.
Responding to telephone queries and occasionally meeting members of the public as they hand deliver samples.
Preparation of chemical reagents.
Processing of samples as per standard operating procedures and rejecting samples following defined rules.
Demonstrating relevant job‑related tasks to new or more junior staff.
Disposal of clinical waste and general housekeeping.
Analyser maintenance, loading and unloading analyzers, initial troubleshooting.
Stock control.
Shift supervisor.
Working shifts: 7:30 – 16:00, 8:30 – 17:00, 12:30 – 21:00 and 20:30 – 08:00. These are distributed evenly adhering to Working Time Directive Laws.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Please see job description attached
Experience
- Please see job description attached
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
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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