Job summary
We are looking for a new Medical Laboratory Assistant to join our laboratory team at the James Paget University Hospital.
You will need good keyboard skills as this role involves using the Laboratory computer system so an ability to concentrate and attention to detail are essential. You will need to follow instructions to ensure no errors are made.
Main duties of the job
The role is to support the effective, consistent and efficient running of Blood Sciences services. Perform a range of routine and non-routine tasks within Specimen Reception and relevant laboratory areas. Perform standard biological tests, process blood and other fluids for analysis ensuring sample integrity is maintained at all times.
This role requires the daily use of the Pathology IT systems to a very high level of accuracy and speed when inputting patient demographic and test data.
You will be trained to a high standard in a multidisciplinary setting.
To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service,all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH's 'PRIDE' values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Electronic transfer of patient details and requests via bar-code scanning into the Pathology IT system.
- Manual inputting of patient details and test requests into the laboratory computer system.
- Scanning requested forms into the laboratory information system database (if used).
- Labelling and preparing patients blood, urine, and other fluids for analysis utilising aseptic techniques
- Sample centrifugation, separation of serum from red cells and pipetting serum aliquots for analysis ensuring that the minimum volume is available for the range of investigations requested.
- Determination of urinary volume by weight and aliquoting into labelled secondary container as part of the basic requirement for 24 hour urine biochemical tests.
- Preparation of Danger of Infection samples for analysis in accordance with Health & Safety regulations.
- Required to resolve problems with mislabelled and/or mislaid samples from users. Inform users if additional or replacement samples are required for testing.
- Answers telephone inquiries from pathology users, patients and patient carers about test results and provide information that is complex concerning methodologies and service requirements, seeking advice as required.
- Communicates complex service related test information to managers, consultants, nurses, other health care colleagues, patients and patient carers.
- Deal with enquiries from patients and visitors to the department.
- Deliver Pathology reports to the wards if required.
- Collect and prepare sample waste for disposal.
Please see the attached job description for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Electronic transfer of patient details and requests via bar-code scanning into the Pathology IT system.
- Manual inputting of patient details and test requests into the laboratory computer system.
- Scanning requested forms into the laboratory information system database (if used).
- Labelling and preparing patients blood, urine, and other fluids for analysis utilising aseptic techniques
- Sample centrifugation, separation of serum from red cells and pipetting serum aliquots for analysis ensuring that the minimum volume is available for the range of investigations requested.
- Determination of urinary volume by weight and aliquoting into labelled secondary container as part of the basic requirement for 24 hour urine biochemical tests.
- Preparation of Danger of Infection samples for analysis in accordance with Health & Safety regulations.
- Required to resolve problems with mislabelled and/or mislaid samples from users. Inform users if additional or replacement samples are required for testing.
- Answers telephone inquiries from pathology users, patients and patient carers about test results and provide information that is complex concerning methodologies and service requirements, seeking advice as required.
- Communicates complex service related test information to managers, consultants, nurses, other health care colleagues, patients and patient carers.
- Deal with enquiries from patients and visitors to the department.
- Deliver Pathology reports to the wards if required.
- Collect and prepare sample waste for disposal.
Please see the attached job description for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience of working in a multi-disciplinary laboratory
Experience
Essential
- Has a working knowledge of the activities performed within their service
Skills
Essential
- Will be able to effectively work within a complex multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Possess advanced key board skills to input data at high speed and accuracy
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience of working in a multi-disciplinary laboratory
Experience
Essential
- Has a working knowledge of the activities performed within their service
Skills
Essential
- Will be able to effectively work within a complex multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Possess advanced key board skills to input data at high speed and accuracy
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
