NHS

Medical Laboratory Assistant, Specimen Reception

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Chertsey, KT16 0PZ

Job description

Collect incoming deliveries from pathology reception including self-test samples for hr HPV

Unpack, check and label gynaecological specimens

Perform specimen data entry tasks using the Enterprise Laboratory information management system (LIMS)

Perform printing the self test samples labels using the Lab Reach system

Work to clearly defined hourly productivity targets applicable to the job role

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

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