Detailed job description
and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Good general education and must be numerate and literate with a good command of spoken and written English.
Experience
Essential criteria
2. Experience of working as part of a team. Able to work accurately.
Desirable criteria
3. Happy to work in a busy environment
Skills
Essential criteria
4. Good computer/keyboard skills
5. Able to receive and communicate routine information to work colleagues or external contacts
6. Competent and polite telephone manner
7. Ability to work systematically and under pressure in a busy environment
8. Accuracy and attention to detail
9. Ability to work effectively as part of the laboratory team
10. Ability to correctly follow appropriate procedures
Knowledge
Essential criteria
11. Knowledge of the importance and relevance of laboratory investigations to patient welfare
12. Able to understand a range of routine work procedures, which require job training and a period of induction
13. Able to seek advice and demonstrate work activities to new or less experienced staff
Desirable criteria
14. Willingness to learn in response to changing work patterns or personal development
15. Understand the role of Pathology within the NHS
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
16. Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual
17. Ability to use initiative
18. Ability to concentrate for long periods at technically demanding procedures
19. Reliable
20. Able to deal with problems in a calm efficient manner
21. Ability to move around the department to collect laboratory samples/ post etc
22. Willing to work flexibly
23. Professional manner / demeanour
24. Ability to participate in an out of routine hours rota
Language requirement
Essential criteria
25. Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential criteria
26. Ability to lift light loads
27. Ability to handle blood, urine and faeces specimens