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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Technical and scientific:

• Under supervision, perform a range of manual, semi-automated and fully automated laboratory investigations accurately and efficiently.
• Responsible for sample receipt, numbering and data entry on to the computer system. Use own judgement to identify, action and report mislabelled or mislaid specimens, unsuitable sample or process failure.
• Supports quality control processes.
• Participate in the day to day management of stock control and usage.
• Assist in the introduction of new techniques.
• Clean and maintain equipment to achieve the optimum instrument performance and maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• Report any equipment faults to a biomedical scientist.
• Participate in processing samples for Research and Development, clinical trials and equipment testing.

Communication:

• Communicates with colleagues and clinicians, e.g. provides test results by telephone as appropriate.
• Undertake reception duties, including communication with patients.

Information resources:

• Records test results/maintains integrity, accuracy of laboratory data, including data entered by self.
• Be able to record test results on the computer and manual systems in accordance with agreed standard operating procedures.
• To ensure patient confidentiality and conformance to Data Protection Act and Caldicott Guidelines.
• Be able to use Laboratory Information system, email, internet and automated operating systems, and other software packages as required.

Quality/Governance/Risk Management:

• Follow policies and procedures ensuring that the quality management system is complied with.
• Comment on proposals for change to appropriate policies and Standard Operating Procedures within own area.
• Assist in audits and where appropriate, propose service improvements within own area.
• Complete incident forms where appropriate.

Education, Training and Development:

• Support less experienced and other staff where required and demonstrates own work.
• Participates in appraisal process in line with current policies.
• Participate in continual professional development.
• Responsible for personal education, training and competencies.

Leadership and line management responsibilities:

• Expected to carry out own workload unsupervised with senior colleague/manager available if required.
• Organises own work.
• Organise and allocate work for less experienced staff when required.

Health and Safety:

• Work in a safe manner, in accordance with Trust and laboratory safety policies, using protective equipment and other control measures required.
• Work safely with corrosive, flammable and other hazardous chemicals and gases.
• Use equipment in a safe and responsible manner.
• Report accidents/incidents and near misses according to the laboratory/Trust protocol.