Pathology Administration Assistant

3 months ago


Sheffield, United Kingdom Claremont Hospital Full time

Claremont Private Hospital are looking for a permanent Administration Assistant to join the Pathology team working 37.5 hours per week.

**Job Purpose**

**Job Title**: Administration Assistant

**Location/Base**: Spire Claremont Hospital

**Dept**.: Pathology

**Reporting to**: Pathology Manager

**1.** **JOB PURPOSE**:
To support the Hospital in providing an efficient pathology laboratory service that meets the needs of service users; whilst conforming to all relevant quality standards and best practice requirements.

**2.** **KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES**
- Scheduling patient appointments, for specimen collection.
- Use of IT systems to process data.
- Dealing with telephone requests.
- Label, sort and ‘book in’ blood and tissue samples for laboratory investigations.
- To perform, under supervision, basic laboratory procedures.
- Monitor and maintain stocks of specimen collection consumable items.
- Receipt and recording of delivery of reagents and consumables to the pathology laboratory.
- Secondary preparation of specimens for transportation to referral laboratories.
- Arrange transportation of urgent specimens for special investigations.
- Distribute and log POCT EQA samples and input results to external services as appropriate
- Raise orders for blood components in preparation for surgery
- Maintain high standards of conduct and discipline.
- Participate in relevant meetings, training and competence assessment to ensure compliance with hospital and departmental requirements.
- Adhere to the structured systems of working within the pathology department as documented within departmental standard operating procedures.
- Assist in the preparation and provision of management information.
- Maintain the working & patient environment in terms of infection control

Maintain Health and Safety requirements under current regulations

Experience
- Essential_
- Experience of planning work and acting under own initiative
- Patient/customer facing experience
- Working as part of a team
- Desirable_
- Previous experience in a surgical environment
- Significant experience with some pre-operative assessment experience.

Knowledge and Technical Ability
- Essential_.
- Possess the mandatory training requirements for role including infection control and health and safety competencies
- Knowledge of appropriate standards and external bodies, such as the healthcare regulatory bodies.
- Good record keeping.
- Desirable_
- Possess Equipment and Medical Devices Competences

Behaviours
- Essential_

Able to demonstrate the Spire Healthcare behaviours:

- **Caring is our passion**_**: We put patients at the heart of everything we do
- **Succeeding and celebrating together**_**: We work together, learn from each other and celebrate success
- **Driving clinical excellence**:_We stretch ourselves to achieve fantastic results
- **Doing the right thing**:_We make sound and considered judgements
- **Delivering on our promises**:_People can trust us to do what we say we’ll do
- **Keeping it simple**:_We make complex things easier

Other
- Essential_
- Professional attitude and caring disposition
- Able to work effectively as part of a team
- Self-motivated and able to work with mínimal supervision
- IT literate and a competent user of the MS Office suite of products
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to build effective relationships
- Excellent organisational skills
- Flexible approach to work and working patterns
- Desirable_
- IT System Knowledge

**Disclosure and Barring Service Check**

**About Us**

Our mission is to provide first-class independent healthcare for the local community in a safe, comfortable and welcoming environment; one in which we would be happy to treat our own families.

Claremont Private Hospital has been at the heart of the South Yorkshire community providing first class healthcare for over 60 years. Our hospital is situated in acres of beautifully landscaped grounds in Crosspool, South West Sheffield. Patients can enjoy a peaceful stay, easy access to their consultant, nursing care which is second to none and panoramic views from our modern and comfortable patient bedrooms, most of which are en-suite. We have over 280 highly experienced consultants practising privately at Claremont Private Hospital supported by a team of more than 200 hospital staff.

**What We Offer**
- A competitive salary, staff referral bonuses
- Company pension, employee assistance line, 33 days annual leave rising to 38 days with long service (pro rata, inclusive of bank holidays).
- A comprehensive wellbeing package with activities to suit all ranging from meditation and massage treatment to language lessons and dance classes to photography, art and gardening competitions.
- Complimentary company and workplace events.
- Comprehensive training package

**Salary**: £10.50-£10.80 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee disc



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