Medical Laboratory Assistant - Porton, United Kingdom - NHS Professionals

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Porton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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The Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory (RIPL) provide a front-line diagnostic service for the detection of Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (Ebola, Lassa, CCHF, Marburg), Arboviruses, Rickettsiae, and a range of ACDP Hazard Group 3 bacteria including Bacillus anthracis and Francisella tularensis.

RIPL is also the provider of the Leptospira acute diagnostic service and the Lyme disease specialist unit diagnostic service.

Fixed term up to 6 months.

Main Responsibilities

  • Receive and process materials, blood, samples and/or tissues.
  • Perform diagnostic testing on a range of clinical samples.
  • Provide administrative support for specimen reception.
  • Operate, maintain, clean and disinfect laboratory equipment safely.
  • Perform testing for environmental anthrax on plaster and soil samples involving specimen processing in an ACDP 3/SAPO laboratory.
  • Monitor laboratory stocks and supplies daily to help optimise use of consumables and to reduce wastage.
Experience in handling clinical specimens

Experience using laboratory information management systems

Experience of working in a health care environment.

Experience of working at containment level 3 is desirable but not essential
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