About this role
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual with excellent interpersonal skills to become part of our team within the Wexham Park Hospital Microbiology Specimen Reception Department.
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.
Main duties of the job
- 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 with duties including the receipt, sorting and preparation of patient samples, bodily fluids and other general laboratory and clerical duties.
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.
- The Pathology Laboratory is situated in Wexham Park Hospital and part of Berkshire Surrey Pathology Services (BSPS) which is a successful and progressive merged pathology network which is a contractual joint venture between Ashford & St Peter's, Frimley Health, Royal Berkshire and Royal Surrey County Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts.
- It provides services to NHS Acute Trusts, CCGs, academic centers, and the private healthcare sector undertaking approximately 20 million tests per year serving a population of 2 million.
- We provide a service 7 days a week.
About us
Visa Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme.
We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- To maintain good communication with the Specimen Reception Team Leader in order to minimise errors and maximise efficiency through agreed priorities and to achieve the aim of completing all work within the working day.
- To maintain a close working relationship with senior laboratory staff.
- To assist in the electronic production and distribution of Pathology reports by post or fax.
- To deal with telephone enquires directed to Specimen Reception to give Pathology results for Microbiology, where appropriate and to re-direct calls to the various laboratories.
- Verbal contact with external laboratories on those tests not performed in-house.
- To inform relevant requesting Consultants, Doctors or nursing staff over the phone and face-to-face when incorrect sample or information is received.
- To provide information to all users on the appropriate specimen collection procedure, under the guidelines of the Pathology Handbook.
- To receive all visitors to the laboratory in a professional and courteous manner.
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE's (or equivalent) at grade A* to C to include Mathematics, English Language and two relevant Science subjects.
Desirable
- Interest in working to higher level of qualification.
- Willing to undergo relevant training.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to develop knowledge and understanding of microbiology techniques sufficient to undertake specimen processing and reception.
- Able to understand and follow Standard Operating Procedures.
- Ability to follow laboratory H&S practice.
- Understands the need to work to deadlines and can do so.
- Ability to communicate clearly.
- Ability to write clearly.
- Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
- Possess basic IT skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
Desirable
- Understanding of need for service quality
- Understanding that work relates directly to patient care.
- Observant of detail, ability to make basic judgement decisions.
- Ability to prioritise tasks and organise daily work.
- Confidence within the parameters of the role.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of perform technically challenging procedures where applicable.
Desirable
- Some experience of diagnostic microbiology.
- Experience of team working.
- Experience of working in a relevant routine laboratory.
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wexham Park Hospital
Wexham road
Slough
SL2 4HL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)