Job summary
- Main area
- Cytology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 323-AC7687-ED
- Employer
- Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Peter's Hospital, Cytology Department
- Town
- Chertsey
- Salary
- £25,329 - £26,958 pa inc. HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pathology Support Worker, HPV Screening Laboratory
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
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.
Main duties of the job
To liaise with the HPV SR team regarding errors in patient and specimen identification.
To collect, unpack, check and store bulk deliveries of laboratory consumables.
To complete laboratory records accurately and in a timely manner.
To safely process samples with a low potential risk of infection using Hologic Tomcat, Panther and T5000 machines.
To work with potentially hazardous laboratory chemicals appropriately and safely in accordance with laboratory procedures, COSHH and the BSPS Health & Safety Policy.
To 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.
To participate in the preparation and staining of gynaecological specimens for microscopic examination including blood removal using Espostis solution.
To 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.
To use and maintain Cytology laboratory equipment within the department according to BSPS, Trust and departmental policies.
To 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.
To ensure that other routine laboratory tasks, such as slide filing are kept up to date and to assist in archived material retrieval.
Working for our organisation
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.
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To liaise with the HPV SR team regarding errors in patient and specimen identification.
To collect, unpack, check and store bulk deliveries of laboratory consumables.
To complete laboratory records accurately and in a timely manner.
To safely process samples with a low potential risk of infection using Hologic Tomcat, Panther and T5000 machines.
To work with potentially hazardous laboratory chemicals appropriately and safely in accordance with laboratory procedures, COSHH and the BSPS Health & Safety Policy.
Performs a variety of manual laboratory procedures, under indirect supervision from Registered Biomedical Scientist staff.
To 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.
To participate in the preparation and staining of gynaecological specimens for microscopic examination including blood removal using Espostis solution.
To follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) and to be proactive in the development of these by suggesting improvements, and piloting revisions.
To 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.
To use and maintain Cytology laboratory equipment within the department according to BSPS, Trust and departmental policies.
To 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.
To ensure that other routine laboratory tasks, such as slide filing are kept up to date and to assist in archived material retrieval.
To answer telephone enquiries in accordance with laboratory protocol in order to provide an effective and user-friendly service.
Any other work appropriate to this post and deemed necessary to provide a continuation of the service as requested by BMS staff.
To assist in the supervision of work experience students, volunteers and Medical Laboratory Assistants in accordance with departmental protocols.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Good education to NVQ level 3, alternatively education to A level standard preferably including a science subject
- Experience of working in an HPV screening laboratory.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and experience of relevant laboratory procedures.
- Good Team Worker
Essential
Essential criteria
- Competent using of BSPS LIMS e.g. Winpath Enterprise
- Experience and knowledge of working in a Cytology department or equivalent pathology service
Desirable criteria
- Experience & knowledge required to assist in the training and supervision of less experienced staff
- Experience of HPV primary screening laboratory processes.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Edgar Mupawaenda
- Job title
- Deputy Lead BMS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01932723542
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