Job description
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual with excellent interpersonal skills to become part of our team within the Frimley Park Hospital Pathology Specimen Reception Department.
While no formal experience or qualifications are required, excellent typing skills, an eye for detail and a positive approach are absolutely essential.
Please note: this role is not suitable for recent graduates looking for progression into the Biomedical Scientist role.
You will need to be organised, yet flexible and a good team player, yet comfortable working on your own; in addition to a friendly and approachable personality. Your role will be varied, supporting the work of Blood Science duties including the receipt, sorting and preparation of patient’s blood, bodily fluids and other general laboratory and clerical duties.
Please refer to the attached JD and Person Specification.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our threecore values, and the behaviors that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
PURPOSE OF JOB:
To work with other members of staff to provide an efficient and effective service to all users of the Pathology department. To ensure the rapid and timely turnaround of Pathology samples by receiving, labelling and entering onto the Pathology computer system.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.