Lab Assistant Slough, Berkshire, South East England, England
Job description
Berkshire & Surrey Pathology Services - (A joint venture with Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust , Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust).
Are you looking for a MLA position with a desire to work as part of the largest NHS led Pathology Services in the UK? You will be based at Wexham Park Hospital.
PURPOSE OF JOB:
The post holder will be based on Blood Sciences SAS section providing comprehensive administrative support on behalf of the Send away Section (SAS) in Blood Sciences.
The post holder will provide distribution and data entry services for Pathology reports and samples. This will include responsibility for sorting and distribution of incoming mail for the department.
Assist in the preparation of analytical work for Blood Sciences Department across a range of scientific disciplines under the supervision of a Registered Biomedical Scientist
Ensures accurate stock records are maintained and process stock delivery
To deputise SAS band 4 Associate Practitioner.
The post holder is expected to cover 24/7 shift in Biochemistry/Blood Sciences.
You must be keen to embrace new ways of working and develop your knowledge and skills . Support and encouragement will be given for career development.
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 behaviours 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.
The post holder will liaise closely with the line manager in providing a high-quality technical service that builds on the standards defined by the UKAS and ISO 15189:2012. They will be expected to develop and maintain close working relationships with all grades of staff both technical and medical to ensure the effective delivery of the technical service.
Refer to attached JD and Person Specification for main responsibilities
About Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
CEO: Janet King
Revenue: Unknown / Non-Applicable
Size: 10000+ Employees
Type: Hospital
Website: www.fhft.nhs.uk
Year Founded: 2014
