Biomedical Specimen Reception & Lab Support

UHCW NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking a Biomedical Assistant to join the Specimen Reception teams at University Hospital Coventry and George Eliot sites. The role includes receiving, sorting and processing samples and helping laboratory staff with basic tasks while entering patient data into the pathology computer system.

Excellent literacy and numeracy, good communication, and intermediate IT skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Good literacy, numeracy and communication skills are required; intermediate IT skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and to manage your own workload.
• Previous data entry experience or working in a diagnostic pathology environment is advantageous, but full training will be given.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for inputting accurate and timely patient and specimen data on to Trust computerised systems.
• Responsible for the safe disposal of contaminated materials, including sharps and confidential waste.
• Undertake first point of contact for all telephone and face-to-face enquiries dealing in a professional manner.
• Responsible for the sorting and identifying of specimens received, identifying and taking appropriate action in the event of any discrepancies.
• Undertake preparation of samples for testing by laboratory staff and provide support with basic laboratory tasks as required by supervisor.
• Responsible for the dispatching and posting of samples to authorised persons and outside laboratories ensuring compliance with all statutory regulations.
• Undertake agreed clinical and non-clinical tasks following training ensuring referral to appropriate trained staff as required.

Skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Communication

Teamwork

IT skills

Data entry

Job description

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking a Biomedical Assistant to join the Specimen Reception teams at University Hospital Coventry and George Eliot sites. The role includes receiving, sorting and processing samples and helping laboratory staff with basic tasks while entering patient data into the pathology computer system.

Excellent literacy and numeracy, good communication, and intermediate IT skills are essential.