(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 East Surrey Hospital)
Are you looking for a Full-time Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) position with a desire to work as part of the largest NHS led Pathology Services in the UK? You will be based at Frimley Park Hospital.
We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic, and well-motivated individual with a good scientific background to complement our existing MLA team.
Essential qualities expected are efficiency, being well organized, having good communication skills, and attention to detail. Good keyboard skills are desirable. In addition, you should be a reliable individual who is able to demonstrate good practical skills and work as part of a team.
You must be keen to embrace new ways of working and develop your knowledge and skills and be able to participate in the shift system. Support and encouragement will be given for career development.
You will be expected to work according to our working time compliant shift system and on rare occasions may be required to work at the Wexham Park Hospital site to maintain quality, training, and service requirements.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will assist in the preparation of analytical work for the Bacteriology Department across a range of department work areas under the supervision of a Registered Biomedical Scientist. The postholder is required to follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) at all times for any tasks carried out. There is a requirement to communicate with pathology staff, hospital staff, porters, drivers, and couriers.
The postholder will provide support to the BMS staff through sorting, numbering, and entering onto the Laboratory Information Management System. The postholder will be required to operate the department waste disposal systems including use of autoclaves in a safe manner.
The diagnostic work of the department includes processing, for example, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, urine, faeces, sputum, tissues, and diverse secretions. Processed samples are then interpreted for the presence of pathogens, which could be bacterial, fungal, or parasitic.
About us
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, recognizing 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.
Job responsibilities
* To keep the laboratory manager informed of all matters regarding laboratory procedures and help with the smooth running of the department
* Work in cooperation with BMS staff to ensure workload is processed in a timely and efficient manner
* Display and maintain an appropriate level of IT skills. Able to input patient and request data, maintain and amend patient records, interrogate the laboratory and hospital databases, and perform basic word processing and spreadsheet work
* Demonstrate excellent personal communication and team working skills
* Work as part of a team to ensure that departmental performance targets are met by continually assessing the priority of work
* Complete programmes to a satisfactory level of competence in order to support all areas under supervision
* Assist in the departmental work as instructed, following SOPs under the supervision of the laboratory managers, team leaders, and/or Biomedical Scientist staff
* Ensure the safety of staff, visitors, and the department by checking that Risk Assessment, COSHH, and Local Rules are followed and inform the laboratory manager of any potential risks
* Participate fully in all aspects of the service including both the routine and non-core hours.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Good basic education
* Willing to undergo relevant training
* Interest in working to a higher level of qualification
Experience
* Able to perform technically challenging procedures where applicable
* Ability to develop knowledge and understanding of microbiology techniques
* Some experience of diagnostic microbiology
Skills & Knowledge
* Able to understand and follow Standard Operating Procedures
* Possess basic IT skills
* Ability to follow laboratory H&S practice
* Ability to communicate clearly
* Understanding of the need for service quality
* Experience of working in a relevant routine laboratory
* Ability to prioritize tasks and organize daily work
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.
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