Responsibilities
* Collect, unpack, check and store bulk deliveries of laboratory consumables.
* Work in the HPV testing laboratory at St Peter's Hospital. Operate and maintain equipment and keep records in accordance with laboratory guidelines.
* Contribute to the training of new staff members as required.
* Liaise with the HPV SR team regarding errors in patient and specimen identification.
* Complete laboratory records accurately and in a timely manner.
* Safely process samples with a low potential risk of infection using Hologic Tomcat, Panther and T5000 machines.
* Work with potentially hazardous laboratory chemicals appropriately and safely in accordance with laboratory procedures, COSHH and the BSPS Health & Safety Policy.
* Participate in the analysis of gynaecological specimens using sophisticated automated High risk HPV testing equipment as part of the national delivery of HPV primary screening by the NHS Cervical Screening Programme.
* Participate in the preparation and staining of gynaecological specimens for microscopic examination including blood removal using Espostis solution.
* Comply with the BSPS health and safety procedures and laboratory codes of practise at all times and adhere to Trust and departmental policies and procedures.
* Use and maintain Cytology laboratory equipment within the department according to BSPS, Trust and departmental policies.
* Ensure the maintenance and cleanliness of the specimen preparation laboratories including the correct use of disinfectants and detergents according to COSHH regulations and laboratory protocols.
* Ensure that other routine laboratory tasks, such as slide filing are kept up to date and assist in archived material retrieval.
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.
We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.
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