Lab Specimen Reception Data Entry Assistant

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

Flexible working where possible

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a role within the Wessex Genomics Laboratory Service (Salisbury) to join the specimen reception hub. The post involves receiving, sorting and dispatching biological samples with accurate data entry into the LIMS.

You will undertake routine housekeeping tasks, maintain equipment cleaning records, and support delivery and stocking activities within a busy laboratory environment.

Responsibilities

• Dealing with receipt of samples into the laboratory arriving via staff, couriers, and post.
• Sort, prioritise, match, and apply a unique barcode label to samples and request forms as well as identifying urgent specimens and fast track to the laboratory.
• Input of patient and sample data into the laboratory information management system
• Solve problems related to mislabeled/lost samples and other enquiries.
• Aliquot and dispatch samples to referral laboratories for specialist analysis.
• Maintain a personal training record to demonstrate competence and compliance with statutory and mandatory training.
• Aliquot reagents involved in sample processing.
• Undertake cleaning of equipment and be responsible for maintaining cleaning records.
• Monitor temperatures of critical appliances and rooms and respond to events following correct procedures.
• Deal with the receipt of deliveries including updating ordering records and ensuring correct storage.
• Provide occasional admin assistance as required.

Job description

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a role within the Wessex Genomics Laboratory Service (Salisbury) to join the specimen reception hub. The post involves receiving, sorting and dispatching biological samples with accurate data entry into the LIMS.

You will undertake routine housekeeping tasks, maintain equipment cleaning records, and support delivery and stocking activities within a busy laboratory environment.