Cytologist - London, United Kingdom - Health Services Laboratories

Health Services Laboratories

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Overall Job Purpose:
An experienced HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist who works as part of a team undertaking cervical cytology screening investigations. This is carried out on samples unsupervised and in accordance with standard operating procedures.

Main Duties:

To include, but not be restricted to, the following duties: To contribute to the NHS Cervical Screening Programme service output by primary screening of cervical samples received by the Cervical Screening London service To participate in rapid review of cervical samples.

To provide an accurate signed report for all inadequate and negative cervical samples screened.

To participate in quality control and departmental audits. To engage and assist in future service developments as directed. To participate in departmental meetings and contribute to effective communication within the department.

To support multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings including the retrieval of slides To assist in the maintenance of the departments archive by filing slides when necessary and to be able to retrieve from the files when required.

Training and Education To maintain own personal development and attend departmental meetings as required. To maintain registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and participate in a recognised CPD scheme. To take an active interest in and keep abreast of developments in the discipline.

To further develop junior colleagues by assisting in the training of trainee BMS and MLA staff, and to undertake, complete, and sign off all competencies associated with these grades.

To maintain professional competence by attending an update course in cervical cytology every three years. To participate in NHS Cervical Screening Programme and other relevant EQA schemes.

To include, but not be restricted to, the following:

Stock, waste management and daily housekeeping To maintain good housekeeping, administration and technical working practices within the laboratory Participate in the filing/retrieval of specimens and slides as directed by the Laboratory Supervisor To prepare laboratory reagents, including hazardous chemicals, using protective equipment and precision pipetting where required.

To safely dispose of infective and high risk wastes by according to written procedures To undertake routine cleaning and maintenance of laboratory equipment and benches To replace stocks of consumables and reagents when required and inform the Laboratory Supervisor if back-up stocks are low Scientific and Technical Under supervision of registered scientists: To participate when required in laboratory bench work or automated analysis following standard operating procedures.

To assist in the evaluation of new equipment under the guidance of operational manager. To communicate any difficulties, accidents or incidents to a supervisory BMS. To observe the departmental quality control policies To assist when required in the preparation of documentation for accreditation To participate in all rosters as required