Technical: Perform requested tests in accordance with laboratory Standard operational procedures (SOPs). Operate, maintain and troubleshoot automated analysers in accordance with procedures and Health & Safety procedures. Maintaining records (maintenance, quality controls etc) To prepare daily quality assurance checks and acceptance testing on materials purchased or prepared in the department. Identify clerical, technical and system errors apply corrective procedures.
Reporting event and corrective action to the operational BMS or the Senior Biomedical Scientist team. Laboratory informatics: To comply with local and national policies for the safe, secure, and confidential processing and storage of patient and other laboratory information. Collect, receive, match, verify, label, and enter on as computer sample requests. Identify any errors for action e.g., mislabelled, or other failures of sample matching criteria.
Report and record in accordance with standard operating procedure. Transcribe record results obtained by biomedical scientists or received from referral centres. Input information results from patients and staff into laboratorys information management system. Administrative: Maintain clear and accurate quality records using the QPulse system (training provided) Assist in implementing and recording corrective and preventive actions as requested (training provided) Assist in monitoring labs KPIs, Turnaround Times and report breaches or improvements to colleagues for appropriate action.
During staff shortage, assist the senior BMS in covering the skill gap including assuming Assistant Technical Officers duties including labs waste management tasks (including autoclaving). Prioritisation of various sources of workload and allocate support as appropriate. General: Participate in shift work between on rotation. Assist in all ATO duties, if required.
Clean and maintain equipment and work areas. To work within an environment and be exposed to unpleasant odours and potentially offensive material e.g., products of bacterial growth, patient fluids, pus, faeces, tissues and occasionally body parts. Please refer to the job description for further details.