Laboratory Support Worker with Level 2

6 months ago


Headington, United Kingdom Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The Microbiology Department is based at the John Radcliffe Hospital and provide services to the Oxford University Hospitals NHSFT, primary care, South 4 Pathology Partnership, other NHS providers, private care, UKHSA and research trials.

The laboratory is a 24/7 service and successful applicants will participate in working day, evening, weekend & bank holiday sessions, once competence is achieved (apprentices < 18 years of age working pattern will differ). The post is full time, 37.5 hours.

The successful applicant will undertake a Level 2 BTEC Apprenticeship in Healthcare Science, whilst gaining valuable experience in a Microbiology department. Throughout your Apprenticeship you will be supported by a workplace mentor and training coordinator, provided with off-the-job learning time and be part of the OUH Apprenticeship team.

The Apprentice Laboratory Support Worker will be working in a busy Microbiology department alongside and supporting all other staff within the department. Duties will include sample receipt and data entry onto the Laboratory IT system, processing samples (using both manual and automated methods), stock control, waste management and other housekeeping duties related to the department.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Works to achieve competencies across the repertoire of the department as appropriate to grade.

Effective communication of information about specimens and test results with other staff groups both internal and external. To include healthcare professionals, patient representatives and commercial suppliers.

Receives sensitive information from patients and their representatives where empathic skills are required.

Displays and maintains an appropriate level of IT skills, in order to input patient and request data, maintain and amend patient records and interrogate the laboratory and hospital databases.


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