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Medical Laboratory Assistant
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 12 Mawrth 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £29,062 i £31,045 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Senior roles available (subject to experience) |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 25 Mawrth 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | West London, London |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Brent Works |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | BW766 |
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Description
To work in a team of support staff playing a crucial role in the reception and preparation of patient samples and requests, to facilitate the provision of a quality and timely diagnostic and monitoring service essential for patient care to Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust/The Hillingdon Hospitals Trust/Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
Duties
Communication and relationship skills
Demonstrate politeness, courtesy, and sensitivity in interactions with patients, visitors, and colleagues, ensuring a positive image of NWLP/Trust.
Work cohesively with department team members to deliver exceptional patient services and contribute to the sharing of best practices across the NWLP.
Promptly communicate any issues, incidents, or concerns to the section leader/manager and participate in departmental meetings to enhance internal communication.
Attend to Trust staff, patients, and the public delivering samples or seeking advice, ensuring proper referral of inquiries and complaints to senior staff as needed.
Manage visitor access to the department with discretion, maintaining a visitor log as required.
Responsibility - Scientific and Technical Duties
Take receipt of samples for all Pathology departments, including prioritising requests for urgent work.
Sort samples and requests into different Pathology categories, to be ready for collection by staff from all Pathology disciplines.
For all requests, receive or enter patient demographics, test request information, collection date and time and clinical details comments, taking responsibility for accuracy of new information entered onto the Pathology laboratory system.
Participate in the reception, identification, preparation, and separation into secondary containers, of blood and urine samples prior to analysis, and safe use of acid (HCL) and Dry ice by observing departmental health & safety policy in relation to handling potentially infectious pathological samples and materials.
Use laboratory equipment such as automatic pipettes, balances and centrifuges accurately and safely, and record refrigerator temperatures.
Prepare 24 hour urine containers by labelling and adding concentrated hydrochloric acid, observing health & safety procedures for handling acids.
To work in a designated area of the department under the supervision of a section leader but may organize own work tasks or activities.
To understand and perform your work in accordance with the standard operational policies using basic theoretical knowledge.
Ensure that documentation is maintained to the Trust standard (including electronic records)
Be able to solve basic problems within work area and refer unresolved problems to a more senior member of staff.
Be able to solve basic problems within work area and refer unresolved problems to a more senior member of staff.
To sort, label and aliquot specimens quickly and accurately and know how to follow policy on mislabelled and mislaid specimens.
General cleaning and disinfection of laboratory surrounds and equipment and waste removal.
To attend and contribute to relevant departmental meetings and contribute any new ideas through the staff suggestions pathway.
Replace stocks of consumables and reagents when required and inform the section leader if back up stocks are low
Responsibility - Policy and Service
To demonstrate awareness and compliance with Trust policies and procedures such as sickness reporting, annual leave requesting, and departmental policies and procedures.
Be familiar with the Health and Safety policies of the Trust and the department and ensure that they are followed to maintain a safe working environment for all employees and visitors.
Report all incidents/complaints involving staff, patients and visitors to a senior member of staff in accordance with Trust policies and assist in any investigations as required.
Essential criteria
Must have good communication skills and good computer skills
Must be flexible to work throughout the week.
Additional information
Type of laboratories we are recruiting into: Immunology (blood testing for infection diseases), Microbiology (bodily fluid testing), Histopathology (body part sample testing), Specimen Reception (blood sample reception and processing for usual blood tests;
Annual leave: 27 days + 8 bank holidays
Immigration status: we are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship, therefore candidates requiring this will not be considered
Full induction/training provided in the first weeks of starting employment
Development opportunity: possibility of progressing to higher band roles, undertake Associate Practitioner apprenticeship, or receive support from Biomedical Scientists to attain HCPC registration if candidates have Bio-based degree.
Q&A workshops will be run as part of the recruitment phase, and will be scheduled couple of days ahead of the interviews
A background of working in the medical sector or care would be desirable
Senior roles available (subject to experience)
Location of roles to be determined (Hammersmith, Charing Cross, Paddington, West Middlesex, Chelsea and Westminster,) Hillingdon
How to apply
Closing date: 25th March 2025
Interviews Commencing: Thursday, 10th April 2025
Start Date: Subject to background checks
Please e-mail a targeted CV, cover letter (explaining your interest in this position) & registration form to
brent.works@brent.gov.uk or alternatively, apply on https://brentworks.brent.gov.uk/
To work in a team of support staff playing a crucial role in the reception and preparation of patient samples and requests, to facilitate the provision of a quality and timely diagnostic and monitoring service essential for patient care to Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust/The Hillingdon Hospitals Trust/Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
Duties
Communication and relationship skills
Demonstrate politeness, courtesy, and sensitivity in interactions with patients, visitors, and colleagues, ensuring a positive image of NWLP/Trust.
Work cohesively with department team members to deliver exceptional patient services and contribute to the sharing of best practices across the NWLP.
Promptly communicate any issues, incidents, or concerns to the section leader/manager and participate in departmental meetings to enhance internal communication.
Attend to Trust staff, patients, and the public delivering samples or seeking advice, ensuring proper referral of inquiries and complaints to senior staff as needed.
Manage visitor access to the department with discretion, maintaining a visitor log as required.
Responsibility - Scientific and Technical Duties
Take receipt of samples for all Pathology departments, including prioritising requests for urgent work.
Sort samples and requests into different Pathology categories, to be ready for collection by staff from all Pathology disciplines.
For all requests, receive or enter patient demographics, test request information, collection date and time and clinical details comments, taking responsibility for accuracy of new information entered onto the Pathology laboratory system.
Participate in the reception, identification, preparation, and separation into secondary containers, of blood and urine samples prior to analysis, and safe use of acid (HCL) and Dry ice by observing departmental health & safety policy in relation to handling potentially infectious pathological samples and materials.
Use laboratory equipment such as automatic pipettes, balances and centrifuges accurately and safely, and record refrigerator temperatures.
Prepare 24 hour urine containers by labelling and adding concentrated hydrochloric acid, observing health & safety procedures for handling acids.
To work in a designated area of the department under the supervision of a section leader but may organize own work tasks or activities.
To understand and perform your work in accordance with the standard operational policies using basic theoretical knowledge.
Ensure that documentation is maintained to the Trust standard (including electronic records)
Be able to solve basic problems within work area and refer unresolved problems to a more senior member of staff.
Be able to solve basic problems within work area and refer unresolved problems to a more senior member of staff.
To sort, label and aliquot specimens quickly and accurately and know how to follow policy on mislabelled and mislaid specimens.
General cleaning and disinfection of laboratory surrounds and equipment and waste removal.
To attend and contribute to relevant departmental meetings and contribute any new ideas through the staff suggestions pathway.
Replace stocks of consumables and reagents when required and inform the section leader if back up stocks are low
Responsibility - Policy and Service
To demonstrate awareness and compliance with Trust policies and procedures such as sickness reporting, annual leave requesting, and departmental policies and procedures.
Be familiar with the Health and Safety policies of the Trust and the department and ensure that they are followed to maintain a safe working environment for all employees and visitors.
Report all incidents/complaints involving staff, patients and visitors to a senior member of staff in accordance with Trust policies and assist in any investigations as required.
Essential criteria
Must have good communication skills and good computer skills
Must be flexible to work throughout the week.
Additional information
Type of laboratories we are recruiting into: Immunology (blood testing for infection diseases), Microbiology (bodily fluid testing), Histopathology (body part sample testing), Specimen Reception (blood sample reception and processing for usual blood tests;
Annual leave: 27 days + 8 bank holidays
Immigration status: we are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship, therefore candidates requiring this will not be considered
Full induction/training provided in the first weeks of starting employment
Development opportunity: possibility of progressing to higher band roles, undertake Associate Practitioner apprenticeship, or receive support from Biomedical Scientists to attain HCPC registration if candidates have Bio-based degree.
Q&A workshops will be run as part of the recruitment phase, and will be scheduled couple of days ahead of the interviews
A background of working in the medical sector or care would be desirable
Senior roles available (subject to experience)
Location of roles to be determined (Hammersmith, Charing Cross, Paddington, West Middlesex, Chelsea and Westminster,) Hillingdon
How to apply
Closing date: 25th March 2025
Interviews Commencing: Thursday, 10th April 2025
Start Date: Subject to background checks
Please e-mail a targeted CV, cover letter (explaining your interest in this position) & registration form to
brent.works@brent.gov.uk or alternatively, apply on https://brentworks.brent.gov.uk/