Medical Laboratory Assistant

at  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

To maintain good communication with the Specimen Reception Team Leader in order to minimise errors and maximise efficiency through agreed priorities and to achieve the aim of completing all work within the working day. To maintain a close working relationship with senior laboratory staff. To assist in the electronic production and distribution of Pathology reports by post or fax. To deal with telephone enquires directed to Specimen Reception to give Pathology results for Haematology, Biochemistry and Microbiology, where appropriate and to re-direct calls to the various laboratories.
Verbal contact with external laboratories on those tests not performed in-house. To inform relevant requesting Consultants, Doctors or nursing staff over the phone and face-to-face when incorrect sample or information is received. To provide information to all users on the appropriate specimen collection procedure, under the guidelines of the Pathology Handbook. To provide information to patients over the telephone and face-to-face regarding 24 hour urine collection.
To also refer patients requesting results to the appropriate requesting clinician. To receive all visitors to the laboratory in a professional and courteous manner. Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Please refer the Job description for details