Laboratory Administrative Assistant

6 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are looking for an enthusiastic and conscientious person to join the North West Genomic Laboratory Hub (NWGLH) laboratory administrative team at St. Mary's Hospital.

The successful applicant will need to be self-motivated, hard working and capable of working within a team, together with the ability to work on your own initiative. You will also have good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload. Good communication and administrative skills are essential, together with the commitment to demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours framework.

Book in clinical samples for Genetics laboratory services.

Maintain accuracy in data transfer and carry out routine checks of sample and data transfer by other staff.

Preparation of documentation required in the export of samples to 3rd party laboratories.

Creating and sending letters as required using appropriate templates.

Deal with a variety of sensitive and highly confidential material, producing confidential reports and correspondence as required.

Undertake defined administrative tasks to assist in the delivery of a safe, effective and efficient Laboratory Genetics Service.

Archive and/or scan paper filing of clinical referrals, reports and other laboratory documents.

Provide other general administrative duties as required within the team and appropriate to the grade.

Collaborate with other members of the department to achieve an effective and reliable service.

Receive incoming requests for services and co-ordinate test submission according to laboratory protocol.

Paper filing of clinical referrals, reports and associated laboratory paperwork.

Scan a variety of laboratory and staff documents as appropriate for long-term digital storage. Prepare laboratory documents for off-site scanning and storage.

Provide sickness and annual leave cover for essential duties of other administrative staff.

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’re also creating a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which goes live in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together

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We’re looking forward to hearing from you



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