The split role, involves working flexibly across all pathology areas. Clinical Trials function: Communicate and collaborate with the research team to facilitate effective study delivery. Communicate and collaborate with the clinical teams, maintaining positive relationship and integrated research delivery. Maintain and organise essential trial documentation. Comply with Good Clinical Practice at all times. Assist with data entry and responding to data queries. Work with other team members to cover workload for annual leave etc. and ensure continuity of study delivery. Keep mandatory training up to date. Show willingness to engage with the challenge of learning and change. Work closely alongside Biomedical Scientists and also the Pathology reception Team Leader and reception team, and the Researach and Innovation department. Laboratory function: Use of a number of different IT systems and software is needed, Laboratory computer system (LIMS), Trust EPR, Analyser interfaces, QC software and QPulse Quality Management system (write SOPs, peform audit, distritribue documents). Samples are received into Pathology reception from wards and clinics within the hospital and from community hospitals and GP surgeries. They are registered in Pathology Reception and placed on analysers in the laboratories. The AP will monitor the analysers in the department, dealing with errors on samples, maintainance on the analysers, replenishing reagents and consumables and basic troubleshooting/fault finding. The AP will complete all the required documentation for the maintenance and error logging. Stock is managed by the AP and BMS staff, stock takes are performed, ordering of reagents and consumables via the Cardea ordering system, signing for deliveries, receipting goods delivered, unpacking, verifying if appropriate and ensuring paperwork is complete before placing in appropriate storage area in an orderly organised manner. This role requires someone who is conscientious, can work independently within their scope of practice, is an excellent confident communicator to liase with staff from many wards, departments and other laboratories as well as Trust IT, Trust transport drivers, porters, Blood Bikers as well as their own Blood Sciences Team. Attention to detail is a key skill required so that errors can be picked up and appropriately recorded and so that patient samples can be accurately identified and tested and results recorded or transcribed. The AP may need to focus for long periods and also be flexible to organise tasks in priority order. Computer literacy is essential and the AP will also be expected to write SOPs and perform audits as needed. The department is very busy and an ability to multi-task, keep calm and focussed in high pressure situations and be flexible and organised in times of business continuity is a must. There will be an aspect of coorinating Clinical Trials, following the direction of Clinical Trials Coordinator for which you are expected to have had recent NHS experience of Clinical Trials and have upto date qualificaitons such as Good Clinical Practice and Transport of Dangerous Goods.