Pathology Lab Support Technician (Rotating Shifts)

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Biomedical Scientist support role within Blood Sciences. The post involves specimen reception, processing samples from hospital and GP sources, and preparing requests for analysis while following standard procedures.

You will work as part of a team, managing workloads to meet turnaround times and provide timely information to wards and departments.

Qualifications

• Specimen reception processing samples received from Hospitals and GPs.
• Prepare samples and requests for analysis and carry out basic laboratory duties.

Responsibilities

• Check documentation and assess suitability of samples.
• Input patient details into Laboratory Information System and resolve discrepancies with staff.
• Prepare urgent samples for analysis and prioritise based on clinical need.
• Respond to general service and patient result enquiries in person and by telephone.
• Replenish stocks of consumables and reagents in Blood Sciences.
• Load samples onto automated equipment when required.

Job description

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Biomedical Scientist support role within Blood Sciences. The post involves specimen reception, processing samples from hospital and GP sources, and preparing requests for analysis while following standard procedures.

You will work as part of a team, managing workloads to meet turnaround times and provide timely information to wards and departments.