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Bank Medical Laboratory Assistant
| Posting date: | 03 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £22,383.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £22383.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 July 2024 |
| Location: | Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9RW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9245-24-0372 |
Summary
To check specimen and request details to ensure samples received in the department are correct and fully labelled before processing. To book in samples using the laboratory computer system. To manually prepare samples for processing, using laboratory equipment where required e.g. centrifuges, Beckman Coulter Auto-mate. To prepare and package specimens for referral to other laboratories. To order transport for departments to deliver or collect specimens to and from other hospitals. To attend the anticoagulant clinic and collect and perform non-complex blood tests. To dispose of specimens in accordance with the laboratory procedure. To Inform Biomedical Scientist of urgent requests. To ensure all equipment is maintained and work areas are kept clean and tidy.To carry out corrective action and inform the Advanced (Senior) Biomedical Scientist in Blood Science of any event which may cause a service delivery failure.To maintain records and logs used within the department.To provide accurate data entry of patient identification details into the computer / database systems. To use departmental resources efficiently and advise the section supervisor when stocks of reagents and consumables are approaching minimum stock levels. To attend meetings as appropriate. To assist in the reporting of clinical incidents. To assist in audit as required. To communicate results verbally or by telephone to persons authorised to receive them.To provide advice and information to Laboratory, Ward, GP staff and patients regarding samples & sample handling including information on appropriate tests and collection conditions for in house, referred & infrequently requested tests.To liaise with wards and GP Surgeries to clarify any discrepancies between specimens and requests. To be trained in the Departmental Quality System.