Medical Laboratory Assistant - Blood Sciences

Wye Valley Nhs Trust; Hereford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Hereford is seeking a Laboratory Receptionist to perform essential duties such as checking sample quality, answering inquiries, and handling clinical specimens. The role emphasizes confidentiality and effective communication with various stakeholders in the hospital environment. Ideal candidates should be detail-oriented and professional in their interactions with patients and staff.

Responsibilities

• Perform laboratory reception duties, including checking sample quality.
• Ensure correct samples are received and test codes are assigned.
• Answer enquiries from wards, departments, and GP surgeries.

Job description

Overview

To perform laboratory reception duties including: checking sample quality, ensuring that appropriate samples are received for the tests requested, assigning laboratory numbers to samples and entering requests into the laboratory computer system. In addition the post includes answering telephone and personal enquiries, filing, sending out printed reports and issuing stocks to service users, obtaining blood from patients, daily maintenance tasks, some laboratory testing and attending clinics across Wye Valley NHS Trust.

Responsibilities

• Receiving, sorting, numbering and pre-analytical preparation of potentially infectious clinical specimens.
• Ensuring that the correct samples are received and the correct test codes are accurately assigned.
• To answer and make enquiries to/from wards, departments and GP surgeries. Communicate effectively and professionally with other laboratory staff, hospital staff and other service users,
• To maintain confidentiality at all times. This will involve dealing with confidential and sensitive patient information.
• To perform receptionist duties dealing with patients, visitors and other hospital staff.
• To perform simple analytical processes under the supervision of qualified staff, including near patient testing.
• Participate in the effective running of the department, including performing tasks required by the line manager and appropriate to grade, ensuring that the quality of work performed is of the highest standard and that work is performed in a timely manner.
• Ensure that all tasks are performed in accordance with current policies, all relevant regulatory requirements and with due regard to underpinning scientific principles. To ensure that laboratory quality procedures are followed.
• To assist in the safe disposal of used specimens and waste products.