Medical Laboratory Assistant - Prescot, United Kingdom - Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Prescot, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

2 x 6 hours per week (0.16 FTE) - hours will be 9am - 3pm/ 12pm - 6pm rotational each week

1 x 32.5 hours per week (0.87 FTE) - hours will be Monday - Friday 5:30pm - 12am/ 2:30pm - 9pm alternate weeks

1 x 37.5 hours per week (1 FTE) - full time hours

Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the leading acute Trusts in the Northwest of England.

An independent assessment by the HSJ supported by NHS Employers has rated MWL Trust in the top 100 places to work in the country.

Our Pathology Directorate provides a comprehensive service to the community and our acute hospitals serving a population in excess of 600,000.

The post is based at Whiston Hospital although the Laboratory provides services at Southport, Ormskirk and St Helens Hospitals.

There are Emergency Departments at both Whiston and Southport Hospitals together with the Regional Burns and Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport.

The Haematology and Blood Transfusion department is fully equipped with Telepath (DXC) and Sysmex EPU middleware.

At the Whiston site, Haematology is equipped with the tracked Sysmex XN9100 Full blood count analysers, SP-50, DI-60 Digital Morphology analyser, Interrliner and Auto-compact ESR machines, tracked Sysmex CN6000 and CN6500 Coagulometers and Sebia Capillary Electrophoresis.

The department utilises the PFA200 for platelet aggregometry screening, and the Cephied Genexpert for Factor V Leiden and Prothrombin Gene mutation screening.

Additionally, the Phadia 250 platform is used for the running of Anticardiolipin and Beta-2GPI Antibodies.

Southport, Ormskirk, and St Helens Hospitals Haematology section is equipped with Sysmex XN Full blood count analysers and the Sysmex CN3000 Coagulometer.

The Transfusion Department has Grifols blood grouping analysers on both sites and EVM middleware.

The successful applicant will be a flexible, highly motivated individual and strong team player who is fully committed to patient care.

The post holder will require excellent communication, clerical and IT skills. Experience of working in a clinical laboratory will be a distinct advantage.

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
SAFETY that is of the highest standards
COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 201
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.

KEY DUTIES

SPECIMEN RECEPTION
Checking patient identification details and numbering of samples for analysis.
Making reference on request form to any missing samples.
Returning pods to wards.
Delivering samples to the appropriate department.
Receiving visitors to pathology and informing relevant member of staff.
Receiving deliveries, notifying the correct department at arrival of each delivery.
Assist in the cleaning and disinfecting of work areas and equipment.
Disposal of waste.
TECHNICAL
To follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs).
To undertake routine operative maintenance on laboratory instruments, change reagents and log actions.
To prepare reagents required for laboratory investigations.
To report any instance or event to BMS staff which may cause a service delivery failure.
Perform analysis of specified diagnostic tests under indirect qualified supervision.
Filing of completed samples and request forms for storage.
Monitor and record fridge temperatures daily at Whiston Hospital and weekly at St Helens and Fairfield Return unused blood to stock and replace emergency O Neg stock in satellite fridges on both sites as required.
During sample preparation visual examination of samples such as underfilled, haemolysed, lipaemic, must be recorded as directed by dep