Laboratory Support Worker

The successful candidate(s) will work as part of a busy multidisciplinary team and have a positive professional approach to patient care.

Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification attached below, and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.

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Working for our organisation

The Departments of Laboratory Haematology and Clinical Biochemistry are spread across 4 sites at 3 hospitals in Oxford and Banbury, and the successful candidates would work as part of a team at the Banbury site of the Trust.

The Departments are both UKAS and HCPC accredited.

The Oxford University Hospital has a more diverse range of testing being carried out than many other Hospitals with a variety of specialist workload being referred in, and training in appropriate specialist sections may be given, over time, as required, but this will not be the priority in this role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To act as the first point of contact for the pathology department, dealing
with a wide range of enquiries including confidential matters.

o To receive and assess the suitability of laboratory pathological
specimens for analysis.

o To check patient identification details and assign a laboratory number.

o To distribute specimens to relevant pathology sections, fast-tracking
urgent, clinic, and labile samples as appropriate.

o To input patient demographics, clinical details and assay requests into
the laboratory computer system.

o Preparation of samples for diagnostic testing, including centrifugation,
aliquoting and allocation to appropriate analyser racking.

o Analysis of specimens using simple benchtop analysers, including
quality control of these instruments under the supervision of qualified
Biomedical Scientists.

o Printing, sorting and despatching of laboratory reports.

o Collection of data for audits.

o Distribution of Pathology consumables from main stores.

o To maintain confidentiality of information regarding the patient at all
times

o To assist in keeping the workplace clean and tidy, including preparation
of laboratory disinfectants.

o To work within the Pathology Reception Standard Operating
Procedures and general laboratory policies and procedures.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

We require laboratory support staff to work with qualified scientists to perform basic sample preparation and data entry.

Band 2 dependant on any previous relevant experience.

A flexible approach to working hours is required as the Department provides a 24/7/365 service.