Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
About
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust currently touches the lives of half a million patients every year through the provision of high quality acute medical and surgical services for our local communities. We offer services to a million local residents across Berkshire including:
Acute medical services at Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading
Ophthalmology services at Prince Charles Eye Unit, Windsor
Dialysis services in Windsor
Day surgery and acute outpatient services at West Berkshire Community Hospital
Cancer, renal and outpatient services in Bracknell
Outpatient services at Townlands Hospital, Henley.
We are one of the largest employers in the local area with nearly 7,000 staff.
Despite Challenges We Have Continued Our Progress Towards Being An Outstanding Organisation Through Our Vision Of Seamless Excellence In Health Care Delivery And Outcomes And Living By Our Core Values
CARE - Compassionate Aspirational Resourceful Excellent
The Trusts services are organised around patient needs through the establishment of the Networked (long term conditions), Urgent (emergency) and Planned (elective) care groups.
We are working to improve health and care in practical ways through local collaboration. This is through our Sustainability and transformation partnerships and accountable care system.
Clinical teams are at the heart of running the Trust, working in partnership to serve the best interests of patients and our communities.
Our plans for the future include continuing modernisation of our sites to provide state-of-the-art facilities for our patients and staff.
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Key details
Location
SiteRoyal Berkshire NHS FTAddressCraven RoadTownReadingPostcodeRG1 5ANMajor / Minor RegionBerkshire
Contract type & working pattern
ContractPermanent: Post is mainly nights and weekends.HoursPart time hours per week (Night shift, weekends with occasional day shifts)
Salary
Salary£24,169 per annum, pro rata.Salary periodYearlyGrade(NHS AfC: Band 2)
Specialty
Main areaSpecimen Reception
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated Good with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trusts overall rating has also improved to good. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.
We are C ompassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are A spirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are R esourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are E xcellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why dont you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job Overview
x2 Band 2 - Medical Laboratory Asst-Specimen Reception
The purpose of this job is to assist in the preparation of analytical work for Blood Sciences Department across a range of scientific disciplines and process the Biofire PCR panels under the supervision of the specimen reception manager and registered biomedical scientists. You are required to communicate with pathology staff, hospital staff, porters, drivers and couriers.
The post holder will be required to work mainly night shifts 9 hrs per night and weekends. This is worked on a shift rota of 2 nights out of 8.
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To assist in the departmental work as instructed, following SOPs under the supervision of the laboratory managers, team leaders and / or Biomedical Scientist staff. Receipt of a wide range of clinical samples into the department from hospital staff, clinic staff and transport services. Assesses samples for urgency and sorts by discipline. Ensures sample detail matches request form detail and assigns unique laboratory number to sample and form, requiring complete accuracy and attention to details.
Working for our organisation
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values: C ompassionate A, spirationa Rl, esourcef Eul, xcellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For further details on the job role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Staff Benefits
Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
Annual leave 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
NHS pension scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Money Advice Service
Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
On-site nursery (based at RBH)
Full educational library services
Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles
Bus to work scheme
Excellent rail and bus links
A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.
After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system (TRAC). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, that as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
6 month probationary period.
The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies.
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trusts sites.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Applicant requirements
info The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Completed A level with good grades
Experience
Essential criteria
Experience of working 1 year in a relevant routine laboratory
Skills
Essential criteria
IT Skills
Ability to follow laboratory H&S practice A
Able to understand and follow Standard Operating Procedures
Documents
Medical Laboratory Assistant (, 149.0)PDFKB
Job description and person specification (, 149.0)PDFKB
Staff Benefits (, 139.1)PDFKB
Probation Policy & Procedure (, 559.4)PDFKB
Behaviours Framework Handbook (, 6.0)PDFMB
Further details / informal visits contact
NameManuela PrudenzanoJob titleSpecimen Reception ManagerEmail address [email protected]Telephone number
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