Medical Laboratory Assistant
NHS Jobs Wakefield
To undertake training necessary to fulfil the requirements of the Medical Laboratory Assistant training documents. To carry out preparatory work on samples as required by the Chief Biomedical Scientist or his/her representative. To sort samples and distribute to relevant departments.
To receive pathology specimens from hospital staff and from patients in a courteous and helpful manner. To deal with minor problems that arise, following standard operating procedures. To check for leaking specimens and deal with them according to standard procedures.
To remove specimens from plastic transport bags as required. Where samples are labelled as Danger of Infection, to carry out the preliminary inspection of the samples and to remove from the bag if there is no spillage. To give identifying number as appropriate and to carry out initial preparation as set out in procedures for high risk samples.
To ensure that the specimens and appropriate request forms are correctly labelled and that specimens are in the correct container. If not, to take appropriate actions as set out in written procedures. To interpret clinical information on request forms to ensure appropriate tests are carried out.
To label request forms and specimens with appropriate numbers as required. To ensure that laboratory staff receive specimens in a timely manner and to notify the appropriate sections of any urgent specimens. To ensure that specimens are in appropriate racks as required before despatch into the laboratory.
To liaise with laboratory biomedical and clerical staff, and portering staff as appropriate and to pass on information and to solve problems. To carry out routine cleaning of laboratory areas and equipment as required to maintain good standards and to ensure that work areas are clean and tidy.
To receive pathology specimens from hospital staff and from patients in a courteous and helpful manner. To deal with minor problems that arise, following standard operating procedures. To check for leaking specimens and deal with them according to standard procedures.
To remove specimens from plastic transport bags as required. Where samples are labelled as Danger of Infection, to carry out the preliminary inspection of the samples and to remove from the bag if there is no spillage. To give identifying number as appropriate and to carry out initial preparation as set out in procedures for high risk samples.
To ensure that the specimens and appropriate request forms are correctly labelled and that specimens are in the correct container. If not, to take appropriate actions as set out in written procedures. To interpret clinical information on request forms to ensure appropriate tests are carried out.
To label request forms and specimens with appropriate numbers as required. To ensure that laboratory staff receive specimens in a timely manner and to notify the appropriate sections of any urgent specimens. To ensure that specimens are in appropriate racks as required before despatch into the laboratory.
To liaise with laboratory biomedical and clerical staff, and portering staff as appropriate and to pass on information and to solve problems. To carry out routine cleaning of laboratory areas and equipment as required to maintain good standards and to ensure that work areas are clean and tidy.
To dispose of specimens following the instructions set out in Standing Operating Procedures. To check and maintain stocks of reagents, solutions and consumables, some of which may be located outside pathology.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustAshton-under-Lyne, 27 mi from Wakefield
Medical Laboratory Assistant- Band 2 - average37.5 hours per week covering 24/7 rota if required - Permanent
Applications are invited to work in our busy Blood Sciences Department as a Medical Laboratory Assistant working in Sample Reception...
Harrogate, 21 mi from Wakefield
Joint responsibility for the removal of laboratory waste, disposal of expired solutions or materials
• Washing of laboratory glassware and consumables
• Assisting with the archiving of non-study data.
Education/Experience:
• No experience is required...
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSutton in Ashfield, 40 mi from Wakefield
Are you ready to embark on a fulfilling career in Clinical Microbiology? Join our dedicated team as a Medical Laboratory Assistant at the Department of Clinical Microbiology!
This is a fantastic opportunity for those looking to make a difference...