Senior Assistant Technical Officer

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Synnovis Full time

We are looking for two enthusiastic SATO for full time (37.5 hours per week), fixed-term (Until 30th November 2024) roles within Clinical Immunology and Allergy at King’s College Hospital on the Denmark Hill site. These are x2 Band 3 roles. The successful applicants will join our ever growing, friendly and interactive team which delivers an excellent diagnostic Immunology service to King’s College Hospital, Guy’s and St. Thomas’s Hospitals, local GPs and other customers throughout the UK. An extended working day is in operation from 08:00 to 19:30, Monday to Friday, which is covered by three shifts. There is also a 3 hour voluntary shift on Saturdays. Our service is fully UKAS accredited, and we are accredited by the IBMS for Training. We offer an extensive repertoire of analyses covering autoimmunity, allergy, monoclonal gammopathies and immunodeficiency. Staff are rotated through all sections of the service. Approximately 95% of our tests are performed on automated and interfaced analysers. The laboratory team comprises 26 staff members, which includes Biomedical Scientists, Clinical Scientists, and Medical Laboratory Assistants. The laboratory team is supported by a team of Medical personnel and administrative staff. We are committed to quality improvement. There is a programme of audits and we encourage suggestions for improvement. This is an exciting time as we prepare to move sites to a hub laboratory in Central London, and are also setting up a new LIMS.

The Immunology service is committed to quality improvement. There is a quality programme of audits and we encourage suggestions for improvement.

This is an exciting time as we prepare to move sites to a hub laboratory in central

London, and are also setting up a new LIMS.

SATO staff are trained in most sections of the lab. We are committed to staff training and staff are actively encouraged to develop themselves through the various training opportunities available within Synnovis.

You will have a suite of learning opportunities available through The Synnovis Way Development programme, the Scientific Learning and Development Fund and the Synnovis academy through which you can receive funding / support for advanced qualifications.

Your development and learning

You will have a suite of learning opportunities available through The Synnovis Way Development programme, the Scientific Learning and Development Fund and the Synnovis Academy through which you can receive funding / support for advanced qualifications.

SATO staff are trained in the automated sections of the lab. We are committed to staff training and staff are actively encouraged to develop themselves through the various training opportunities available within Synnovis.

**Responsibilities**:
Organisational
1. Understand the management structure of the department and own role within the structure
2. Attend local and corporate induction sessions and Trust mandatory recall training
3. Be aware of Organisational and Departmental Policies including sickness absence reporting, requesting annual leave and health and safety procedures
4. Perform role as part of a team, recognising others skills and priorities
5. Cooperate with trainers when learning new tasks and contribute to the basic training of others

Technical
1. Use laboratory information system according to protocols
2. Advise service users on sample preservation and transportation to laboratory
3. Prepare pack and dispatch samples for transfer
4. Accurate data entry of sensitive patient information onto the laboratory computer system, requiring frequent, long periods of concentration
5. To receive and prepare specimens for testing using automated, semi-automated and manual methods. This requires a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
6. Prepare laboratory reagents including chemical solutions according to SOP
7. Perform automated, semi-automated and manual processing of specimens within training parameters and where appropriate under the supervision of senior staff
8. Process samples under supervision for clinical trials and research and development projects as and when required
9. Ensure quality control measures are carried out to monitor analytical performance, take corrective action where applicable and report any failures to a senior member of staff
10. Use of various pieces of laboratory equipment for analysis
11. Set up equipment for use by other members of staff
12. Undertake preventative maintenance of automated analysers as and when required
13. Undertake basic troubleshooting of expensive analytical instruments and automated analysers under supervision of senior staff
14. To file samples following appropriate protocols and keep records as required
15. Dispose of excess and tested samples according to Health and Safety protocols
16. Ensure fridge/freezer temperatures are recorded daily and any indication of temperature problems brought to the attention of the line manager

Scientific
1. Extend understanding of


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