Biomedical Assitant

Biomedical Assistant – Blood Sciences based at Warwick Hospital. This is a varied role with learning opportunities for someone interested in Blood Sciences. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work accurately and methodically by following written protocols are essential.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for inputting accurate and timely patient and specimen data on to Trust computerised systems.
• Responsible for the safe disposal of contaminated materials, including sharps and confidential waste.
• Undertake first point of contact for all telephone and face-to-face enquiries, dealing in a professional manner.
• Responsible for the sorting and identifying of specimens received, identifying and taking appropriate action in the event of any discrepancies.
• Undertake preparation of an extended range of samples for testing by laboratory staff and provide support with laboratory tasks as required by BMS staff.
• Potential to work in containment level 3 facilities to perform primary specimen processing and laboratory housekeeping, working to embedded stringent safety systems.
• Prepare basic confirmatory/supplementary work to support BMS staff, but will exclude unsupervised interpretive tasks.
• Responsible for the dispatching and posting of samples to authorised persons and outside laboratories ensuring compliance with all statutory regulations.
• Undertake agreed clinical and non-clinical tasks following training, ensuring referral to appropriately trained staff as required.
• Participate in training and support less experienced members of staff in their orientation to the department and role.
• Act as the first contact point for routine daily maintenance problems on analysers.
• Participate in appraisals and personal reviews and work to achieve personal objectives.
• Operate and perform maintenance on a range of manual, semi-automated and fully automated laboratory equipment and analysers.
• Work at all times according to policies and Standard Operative Procedures and raise awareness of changes in practices with scientific staff.
• Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
• Adhere to correct laboratory procedures following accidents, injuries, spillages and breakages and ensure reporting to the appropriate officer.
• Know when to refer problems to senior and medical staff as appropriate.
• Schedule workload to comply with laboratory workflow demands, adjusting to urgent specimens, telephone enquiries and requests from medical and scientific staff.
• Process specimens ensuring accuracy of labelling and any measurements/pipetting required.
• Receive and check deliveries.
• Communicate appropriate patient results to those authorised to receive them and refer to clinical and scientific staff when required.

Additional Information

For further details please see the attached job description. The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities and may use random selection in high-volume posts. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. You may be required to provide consent to pre-employment screening and occupational health data as part of the recruitment process. In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm previous NHS service details and other personal data, including Occupational Health data, for employment records. Proof of identity and right to work may be requested via a secure digital platform or in person. DBS checks may be required depending on exposure level. The Trust is committed to environmental sustainability and to a diverse workforce. If you are successful at interview, you will receive a conditional offer subject to pre-employment checks. All correspondence will be sent by email.