Medical Laboratory Assistant

at  Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Company Description
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job Description

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Accurate keyboard skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Able to work using own initiative
• Able to demonstrate confidentiality and trustworthiness
• Knowledge of medical terminology desirable

EXPERIENCE

• MS Office including Word, Excel and Outlook
• Customer service experience
• Experience of working flexibly and as part of a tea
  Additional Information
  The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
  We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs

Qualifications

• Good general education including GCSEs in English Language and Mathematics (grade A* to C or 4 to 9)
• Science GCSE desirable (grade A* to C or 4 to 9

• Receive, sort and dispatch patient sample
• Undertake all pre-analytical samples according to departmental policies and procedures
• Take responsibility for the provision of pre-analytical sample processing services during weekend, evening and bank holiday shifts
• On request, telephone validated/authorised results to other healthcare professionals
• Sort and distribute internal and external mail
• Ensure the appropriate filing and/or scanning of specimen request forms and laboratory worksheets
• Ensure all appropriate records are maintained and completed according to departmental policies
• Undertake data entry of patient and test information ensuring accuracy at all times
  For further information, please refer to the Job Description
  If this sounds just what you are looking for then we would genuinely love to hear from you!

Qualifications

• Good general education including GCSEs in English Language and Mathematics (grade A* to C or 4 to 9)
• Science GCSE desirable (grade A* to C or 4 to 9)