Medical Laboratory Assistant - General Pathology

Job summary

Employer: Torbay and South Devon Healthcare

Department: Central Pathology Reception (General Pathology)

Location: Laboratory Medicine, Level 3, Torbay Hospital

18.75 Hours per week (Core hours are 13:30 - 5.30pm Monday - Friday ( with expectation to work on some days until 6pm on a rotational basis)

Some Saturday and Bank Holiday work will be required

Torbay and South Devon Healthcare is a Foundation Trust which provides healthcare services for a population of over 300,000. The Laboratory Medicine Directorate provides a comprehensive Pathology service for the Acute Trust, associated NHS organizations and GPs.

The Central Pathology Reception provides a vital role for the Laboratory Medicine directorate in the pre-analytical processing and data entry of over 3000 blood samples a day for the Biochemistry and Haematology Laboratories and approximately 600 samples for Microbiology. The laboratory uses the Laboratory Information System Winpath 5.32 . Electronic requesting is carried out via Cyberlab but some manual data entry is still carried out.

A position is now available in this busy Department.

You will need to work well as part as a team and have excellent communication skills and telephone manner.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the receipt, initial preparation of pathology samples and data processing of test request forms and Order-Comms samples.

Prepare blood, urine, faeces and fluid samples for analysis.

Make and receive routine telephone calls to/from GP's, Medical, Nursing and other Healthcare Professional Staff.

Deal with visitors to the Reception hatch.

Provide routine, discipline specific, assistance to laboratory staff

About us

Challenging and varied role, with an opportunity to support Laboratory Medicine in making a positive difference to patient outcomes.

Individuals in this role have gone onto other careers within Clinical Biochemistry/Laboratory medicine/Biomedical Science.

Why work with us- Torbay Hospital provides acute care for the local community and has several community hospitals, and is a hot-spot for those who are considering living by the sea or within half an hour of Dartmoor National Park and an hour to Exmoor National Park. Meanwhile, Plymouth and Exeter are also both within a short drive to enjoy the culture, maritime history and shopping experiences.