Medical Laboratory Assistant

5 months ago


Chertsey, United Kingdom Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The Berkshire & Surrey Pathology Services Cytology department based at St Peter’s Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic member of staff to join our busy HPV Specimen Reception team.

Work in the HPV Specimen Reception facility located in the Pathology suite at St Peter’s Hospital.
Be a key part of the team supporting our HPV primary testing service that delivers cervical screening across the South East and South Central screening regions.
Be used to working in a busy environment and meeting clearly defined hourly productivity targets.
Previous experience of working in a Pathology Reception or other NHS post would be advantageous although not essential as full training will be given.
As an organisation we offer opportunities for training and development, access to the NHS Pension Scheme, NHS discounts, opportunities for flexible working and access to onsite childcare provisions (nursery).

Be responsible for checking, sorting and labelling cervical screening samples.
Data enter patient request forms using the Winpath Enterprise Pathology I.T system.

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

**The post holder will**:
Collect incoming deliveries from Main Pathology Specimen Reception.

Unpack, check and label gynaecological specimens.

Perform specimen data entry tasks using the Enterprise Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).

Work to clearly defined hourly productivity targets applicable to the job role.

The HPV Specimen Reception is open between the hours of 08.00 and 16.00 Monday to Friday; this post is a full time position of 37.5 hours per week.



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