Job overview
The Laboratory Haematology Department at Oxford University Hospitals has operations on all of the Hospitals in Oxford and the Horton in Banbury. this post will be supporting a specialist section based at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. The post is for hours per week and some out of hours work is expected.
We invite candidates who already have good levels of laboratory knowledge and skills as this post builds on that skill set for more specialist biochemical areas of testing.
The Department of Laboratory Haematology is one of the large laboratory services within the Trust. We analyse over million tests per year across a wide range of testing area, both routine and specialist, hours a day, days a week. We support every clinical specialty in the hospitals, community and for specialist testing a wider geographical area.
Main duties of the job
Prepare specimens for the Flow Cytometry / Morphology section of the laboratory including specimen requesting, pre-analytical sample handling and analysis on automated instrumentation.
Maintain knowledge and understanding of the purpose of the testing, and the laboratory analysers.
Run analysers following standard operating procedures using appropriate health and safety considerations and applying all necessary quality management requirements.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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