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Part time - 30 hours per week

Fixed term for 12 months

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GWH) is forward-looking, friendly and focused on providing a wide range of excellent healthcare services to patients in Swindon and the surrounding area.

We provide services in the acute hospital, in the community and in primary care; caring for over 1.2 million contacts every year.

The post holder will be required to receive patients’ samples from within and outside of the hospital, prioritise them appropriately and process them through to the analysis areas. They will also be required to answer the results line phone and field queries from other healthcare professionals.

• Work in reception in a safe manner and in accordance with trust Health and Safety Policies.
• Follow all policies and procedures, seeking advice where appropriate from senior staff.
• Provision of printed test results and general enquires service via telephone.
• Use of the laboratory computer including accurate inputting of test request information into the Pathology computer system.
• Safe receipt and handling of laboratory specimens

Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.

Service We will put our patients first
Teamwork We will work together
Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect We will act with integrity

• Verification of appropriate sample types and matching of samples with request forms.
• Bar coding and distribution of samples to appropriate laboratory staff
• To operate a laboratory centrifuge for pre-testing sample preparation
• To undertake simple laboratory duties under the supervision of Biomedical Scientists.

Please see the attached job description for full information.