Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Virology ISO:15189 accredited Hub laboratory at St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey (Berkshire Surrey Pathology Services (BSPS), has a vacancy for a Senior Pathology Support Worker to work in the laboratory.
BSPS is a successful, progressive pathology network formed as a contractual joint venture between 5 trusts providing services to acute Trusts, primary and community care and private healthcare. The laboratory opening hours are 7am - 7pm Monday - Friday, 9am - 1pm on Saturdays.
We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic and well-motivated candidate with appropriate qualifications and/or relevant experience to join the team of the Virology department for Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services (BSPS). We are looking for a candidate who has experience in specimen reception and laboratory skills for the accurate and safe use of laboratory equipment and reagents.
Main duties of the job
This post involves routine laboratory duties to support the department including the receipt of samples from specimen reception and tracking, disposal of samples/reagents, responsibility for the referral of samples to other laboratories and entry of results into the laboratory computer information system (LIMS). The senior pathology support workers answer telephone/email queries and perform maintenance of equipment. In addition, you will receive full training to use and maintain automated equipment in the department to perform assays, rotating through sections of each laboratory under the supervision of biomedical scientists.
We are looking for candidates who have some general laboratory skills for the accurate and safe use of laboratory equipment and reagents but Virology experience is not necessary. To be successful, the candidate, as well as being friendly and reliable, will need a flexible attitude towards work with good organisational skills, attention to detail and communication. They must have the ability to work under pressure and work well within a team.
Job responsibilities
Main responsibilities include accepting a wide range of clinical samples into the Virology department, performing analysis of potentially infectious samples using sophisticated automated equipment, maintaining laboratory equipment, working in cooperation with BMS staff to ensure workload is processed in a timely and efficient manner, and performing a range of administrative tasks in all sections of the laboratory as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Further Training
* Good basic education to include GCSE, O-Levels/A-Levels or NVQ level 3 or IBMS Certificate of Achievement (Part 1)
* Willing to undergo relevant training
* ECDL
* Basic educational qualification in mathematics
Experience
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Understands the need to work to deadlines
* Understanding of the need for service quality
* Able to understand and follow standard operating procedures
Attitude, Behaviours and Values
* Supports learning and development of self and others
* Supports and promotes equality and diversity
Skills
* Observant of detail, ability to make judgement decisions
* Ability to communicate effectively to ensure high standards of care, treatment, service or support as appropriate to your role
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 name
Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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