Advanced Laboratory Support Worker

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cherwell District; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Laboratory Support Worker to join the clinical immunology service. The role involves reception and sorting of specimens, routine processing, data entry, and preparation of reagents as part of a busy, NHS diagnostic laboratory team.

You will work to departmental SOPs, maintain safety and quality standards, and support Healthcare Scientific staff in maintaining analytical equipment and compliance with accreditation requirements.

Qualifications

• Previous experience within a diagnostic laboratory is essential.
• Enthusiastic, flexible and self-motivated.
• Positive, professional approach to patient care.

Responsibilities

• Reception and sorting of specimens.
• Routine processing of specimens and related tasks.
• Input of patient information onto the laboratory computer.
• Disposal of infected material and preparation of reagents.
• Maintain quality standards to meet accreditation and follow SOPs.
• Ensure health, safety and information security for staff and department.

Skills

Patient care

Teamwork

Flexibility

Tools

Analytical equipment

Job description

We are keen to recruit an enthusiastic, flexible and self-motivated person to join our friendly team of staff. As a Laboratory Support Worker, you will play a key role in helping to deliver and develop our comprehensive, clinical immunology service.,

• The post-holder will assist in the provision of an efficient and smooth running service within the Department by following the departmental SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) and protocols throughout all sections of the department.
• The post-holder will be mainly involved in the reception and sorting of specimens, routine processing of specimens and associated tasks, input of patient information onto the laboratory computer, disposal of infected material and preparation of reagents.
• A flexible approach to the hours of employment is required, according to the individual contract., You will support Healthcare Scientific staff by maintaining analytical equipment, producing chemical reagents and preparing biological specimens for analysis. You will help to meet quality standards necessary for accreditation, and ensure that protocols are followed in a way that maintains Health, Safety and Information Security for individuals, the Department and the Trust.
  Band 3 Laboratory Support Workers will have had previous experience of working in an NHS diagnostic laboratory., You will have a positive, professional approach to patient care and be keen to work as part of a busy, highly skilled team. Previous experience within a diagnostic laboratory is essential for this post.
  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.