Responsibilities:
1. Perform general specimen reception room duties at St Peter’s Hospital.
2. Maintain equipment and keep records in accordance with laboratory guidelines.
3. Train new staff in the HPV specimen reception room and assist the departmental training officer in maintaining staff competency.
4. Enter patient details onto the Winpath Enterprise Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and look up/print previous patient history on the Open Exeter System.
5. Liaise with users regarding errors in patient and specimen identification, returning samples to the sender when appropriate, and recording errors.
6. Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) and proactively suggest improvements and pilot revisions.
7. Comply with BSPS health and safety procedures and laboratory codes of practice at all times and adhere to Trust and departmental policies and procedures.
8. Carry out duties within the HPV Cytology Department as required by management.
9. Answer telephone enquiries in accordance with laboratory protocol to provide an effective and user-friendly service.
10. Be responsible for the training of new starters in HPV Specimen Reception in accordance with departmental protocols.
11. Deliver refresher training for Band 2 MLA staff in the HPV specimen reception facility.
12. Supervise Band 2 staff in HPV SR when team supervisors are absent.
13. Assist the departmental training officer in maintaining the competency of staff in HPV SR.
14. Utilize the HPV Specimen Reception IT systems including BSPS Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) (Winpath Enterprise) and the CSAS Open Exeter database.
15. Work with potentially hazardous laboratory chemicals appropriately and safely in accordance with laboratory procedures, COSHH, and the BSPS Health & Safety Policy.
16. Perform a variety of manual laboratory procedures under indirect supervision from Registered Biomedical Scientist staff.
17. Use and maintain Cytology laboratory equipment within the department according to BSPS, Trust, and departmental policies.
18. Ensure the maintenance and cleanliness of the specimen preparation laboratories, including the correct use of disinfectants and detergents according to COSHH regulations and laboratory protocols.
About Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust:
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow, and beyond. Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists, and other support staff provide a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey, and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around patient care. We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts including an excellent pension scheme, annual leave entitlement, on-site nurseries, staff cafes, parking, and support in career development.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:
www.asph-careers.org
#J-18808-Ljbffr