Specimen Reception Lead - London, United Kingdom - Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

To lead on the day to day running of the pathology services department, compiling rotas and ensuring service cover. To escalate issues and problems to senior staff for mitigation and support. To liaise with and deputise for the POCT Coordinator to ensure service provision and support. To escalate absence and annual leave to senior staff for recording, approval and further action.

To be the point of contact for day-to-day queries and issues within the department. To provide input for operational changes as envisaged by senior staff, and to provide reasonable challenge as required.

Reception:

To safely collect, log and send samples to the relevant pathology assessment service in accordance with the Pathology standard operating procedures (SOPs) and national guidelines for the for the dispatching of pathology samples.

To receive samples from network sites and clinics, to prepare, log and send them on to the relevant pathology provider, returning the containers and labelled Bio-Bottles as required.

To comply with the Pathology SOPs including for safe secure confidential processing, storage and disposal of patient and other laboratory information in accordance with good work practices as required by the standards of UKAS against ISO15189:2022.

To monitor and maintain stock above a minimum acceptable level, using the Trusts ordering system to replenish stock and consumables as required.

To liaise and engage with TDL as the main pathology provider over consumables sent/received as part of existing standing orders.