Description:
Due to service expansion, we are seeking to appoint enthusiastic individuals to join our large and friendly Specimen Reception department. Successful candidates are expected to have excellent attention to detail, good data entry skills, good team player and able to take own initiative. Training will be provided on all internal systems and you can expect to receive a full induction and ongoing support within your new role.
This Department receives, prepares and ensures that all samples are logged into laboratory information systems for their onward journey within the laboratory complex. Experience of working in Pathology within specimen reception is highly desirable: this will enable the candidate to have more thorough understanding of the role within the department and the expectations of the role. The workload will be varied and can be challenging, however, the successful candidate will work as a valued member of the team, being able to multi task in an efficient manner whilst maintaining a caring and helpful attitude, working alongside members of the multi-disciplinary team that constitute our department whilst continuing to provide high quality and life changing care to our patients.
Specimen Reception is a fast-paced, high output environment covering all four sites; Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands, and Good Hope over a 24 hour period and core hours at Solihull.
Successful candidates will perform laboratory administration duties such as recording specimen details, traceability, recording and updating information on laboratory system. Technical duties such as performing housekeeping duties, monitoring and recording of equipment, disposal of clinical specimens and waste as per laboratory protocol, filing and scanning of paper and electronic records in accordance with laboratory standard operating procedures. A good understanding of overall specimen reception department and excellent data entry skills would be paramount to this role.
Organization | University Hospitals Birmingham |
Industry | Medical / Healthcare Jobs |
Occupational Category | Medical Laboratory Assistant |
Job Location | Birmingham,UK |
Shift Type | Morning |
Job Type | Full Time |
Gender | No Preference |
Career Level | Intermediate |
Experience | 2 Years |
Posted at | 2022-09-28 6:46 am |
Expires on | Expired |