Medical Laboratory Assistant, Specimen Reception

NHS Jobs; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in the United Kingdom is seeking a Medical Laboratory Assistant for specimen reception. You will receive and verify samples and request forms, assign unique identifiers, and ensure correct routing to departments within the laboratory.

Responsibilities include data entry into the Enterprise LIMS, printing history, and liaising with staff to resolve specimen or patient identification errors. Training will be provided for new starters and relevant SOPs followed.

Qualifications

• Experience in a hospital laboratory environment.
• Knowledge of LIMS and CSMS data entry.
• Ability to follow SOPs and health and safety rules.

Responsibilities

• Receive and check samples and request forms from service users.
• Number samples and forms with a unique identifier.
• Enter patient details into LIMS and print history.
• Liaise with users regarding errors in identification and return samples when appropriate.
• Assist in the HPV sorting room and recalls.
• Assist in training new starters and data entry for rejects team.
• Carry out duties within the Cytology Department as required.

Skills

Data entry

LIMS systems

Attention to detail

Training new starters

Tools

LabReach

DART database

Job description

Medical Laboratory Assistant, Specimen Reception

To receive and check samples and request forms reaching the laboratory from our service users including self-test samples for hr HPV To number samples and forms with a unique identifier and place specimen containers in processing racks To separate samples received in error for different departments when necessary Entering patient details onto the Enterprise laboratory information management system(LIMS) and looking up + printing previous patient history on CSMS system Perform printing the self test samples labels using the LabReach system To liaise with users regarding errors in patient and specimen identification, returning of samples to the sender when appropriate, and recording errors Maintenance of a high standard of work, checking specimen and request details, any non-conformity brought to the attention of a senior member of staff To comply with the Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services (BSPS) health and safety procedures and laboratory codes of practise at all times and adhere to Trust and departmental policies and procedures To follow laboratory procedures as detailed in departmental standard operating procedures (SOP) Assist in the training of new starters Assist in the HPV sorting room by checking and sorting request forms according to their recalls, pulling out histories, matching request forms and slides plus scanning documents into the DART database Perform other tasks such as locating request forms for investigations and doing data entry for rejects team To carry out duties within the Cytology Department as and when required by the Laboratory Manager