Overview
The successful candidate(s) will work as part of a busy multidisciplinary team and have a positive professional approach to patient care. To act as the first point of contact for the pathology department, dealing with a wide range of enquiries including confidential matters.
Responsibilities
- To receive and assess the suitability of laboratory pathological specimens for analysis.
- To check patient identification details and assign a laboratory number.
- To distribute specimens to relevant pathology sections, fast-tracking urgent, clinic, and labile samples as appropriate.
- To input patient demographics, clinical details and assay requests into the laboratory computer system.
- Preparation of samples for diagnostic testing, including centrifugation, aliquoting and allocation to appropriate analyser racking.
- Analysis of specimens using simple benchtop analysers, including quality control of these instruments under the supervision of qualified Biomedical Scientists.
- Printing, sorting and dispatching of laboratory reports.
- Collection of data for audits.
- Distribution of Pathology consumables from main stores.
- To maintain confidentiality of information regarding the patient at all times.
- To assist in keeping the workplace clean and tidy, including preparation of laboratory disinfectants.
- To work within the Pathology Reception Standard Operating Procedures and general laboratory policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Band 2/3 dependant on any previous relevant experience.
- A flexible approach to working hours is required as the Department provides a 24/7/365 service.
- Basic Keyboard Skills.
- Timely accurate working.
- Methodical.
- Well organised, Reliable and trustworthy.
- Able to work as a team member.
- Self-motivation.
- Able to perform light physical work.
- Capable of intense periods of concentration.
- Ability to learn from experience.
About the Department
The Departments of Laboratory Haematology and Clinical Biochemistry are spread across 4 sites at 3 hospitals in Oxford and Banbury, and the successful candidates would work as part of a team at the Oxford site of the Trust. The Departments are both UKAS and HCPC accredited. The Oxford University Hospital has a more diverse range of testing being carried out than many other Hospitals with a variety of specialist workload being referred in, and training in appropriate specialist sections may be given, over time, as required, but this will not be the priority in this role.
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