Medical Laboratory Assistant - Hematology & Blood Transfusion London, England
Job description
Barts Health NHS Trust - Band 3 – Medical Laboratory Assistant - Hematology & Blood Transfusion
Barts Health is the largest NHS Hospital Trust in the UK, supporting communities in East London and beyond with a population of 2.5 million. The Barts Health NHS Trust was established in 2012, and consists of six major London hospitals including Mile End Hospital, The London Chest Hospital, The Royal London Hospital, Newham University Hospital, St Bartholomew's Hospital and Whipps Cross University Hospital.
The post holder is expected to work as part of a busy Blood Sciences Laboratory team to undertake routine pathology work and provide general laboratory assistance. Core duties involve receipting and processing of diagnostic specimens, using the laboratory IT to input and extract information.
The role will involve basic laboratory procedures and pre-analytical processing of diagnostic specimens, analyser operation and troubleshooting tasks. The post holder may be required to attend any Trust site in the performance of duties within this job description. Clerical work, checking stocks and supplies and a variety of other laboratory duties are required to provide support to the Biomedical Scientists. Following standard operating procedures to ensure good laboratory practice. In-house training is provided where the postholder will be expected to demonstrate satisfactory competence upon completion. The post holder will also offer a helpful and professional service to all visitors and telephone callers and will assist the Department in the provision of a high quality service.
The post holder might be required to work across the Barts Trust at all of the hospitals (Royal London, St Bartholomew's, Newham, Whipps Cross and Mile End) at any time throughout the duration of his/her contract, which may entail travel and working at different hospitals.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work as part of a cohesive and hard-working laboratory team at one of London’s leading centres for healthcare. The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- To receive, sort and number all incoming samples and request forms.
- To receive, distribute and process samples and goods.
- To check and verify all patient sample demographics
- To centrifuge and separate blood samples, aliquot urine collections and to store all samples according to departmental guidelines.
- To collect specimens from ward and clinic areas.
- Undertake specimen preparation (centrifugation, sample separation, sort label ) To sort specimens for storage, retrieval and disposal.
- To monitor outstanding work and check back lists in accordance with standard operating procedures.
- To carry out general laboratory cleaning, clearing and tidying duties as required.
- To have good keyboard and IT skills to use the laboratory information systems.
- To enter details from each specimen and request form into laboratory information systems.
Our Bank Staff Nurses are invaluable to us, so to reward their devotion and hard-work, we offer them the following benefits:
- Weekly salary
- Opportunity to manage shift with online timesheet
- Priority of shifts over all agency workers
- Competitive pay
Apply now for this fantastic opportunity by uploading your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch shortly.
