Pathology Assistant - Specimen Reception inEastbourne inEastbourne PUBLISHED
SAT 4 JAN 2025
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust rNoH1zT
Opportunity to work in a reputable organisation recognized for providing ‘Outstanding’ patient care.
Be part of a dedicated team that plays a crucial role in the healthcare process by ensuring timely and accurate specimen reception.
Engagement with a diverse range of samples, enhancing knowledge and understanding of various biological materials.
Contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of laboratory operations, impacting patient diagnosis and treatment.
Experience a dynamic work environment with a shift rota that provides flexibility in work hours, covering essential service needs.
Access to a large support network provided by over 7000 staff members within the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
The role of Pathology Assistant - Specimen Reception at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust involves receiving, sorting, and booking patient specimens from various sources into the laboratory information management system (LIMS). This position is essential for the operation of the Specimen Reception team, which works on a shift basis to ensure coverage every day of the year, particularly during peak periods in the afternoons and evenings. The role requires a strong attention to detail and adherence to strict protocols, as the assistant will handle a diverse range of samples without performing any testing.
The Trust prides itself on delivering high-quality, compassionate care to the East Sussex community and is recognized for its outstanding services, as reflected in recent ratings. With over 7,000 staff members and multiple healthcare facilities, including hospitals and community sites, the Trust is committed to enhancing its facilities through future development initiatives.
The Trust prides itself on delivering high-quality, compassionate care to the East Sussex community and is recognized for its outstanding services, as reflected in recent ratings. With over 7,000 staff members and multiple healthcare facilities, including hospitals and community sites, the Trust is committed to enhancing its facilities through future development initiatives.
Our Specimen Reception team receive patient specimens from the hospital wards, local clinics and GPs. These are sorted and booked into the laboratory information management system (LIMS) before being passed on to the laboratory for testing.
The team work a shift rota ensuring the reception is open 365 days a year and afternoons / evenings, our busiest period, is always covered with the most staff.
This role requires attention to detail and an ability to follow strict protocols when receiving and booking in samples.
The reception team book in thousands of samples every day. You will be handling but not testing a wide variety of blood and other sample types. This is not a clinical or laboratory based role.
Main Duties Are
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lesley White Job title: Pathology Specimen Reception Supervisor Email address:
The team work a shift rota ensuring the reception is open 365 days a year and afternoons / evenings, our busiest period, is always covered with the most staff.
This role requires attention to detail and an ability to follow strict protocols when receiving and booking in samples.
The reception team book in thousands of samples every day. You will be handling but not testing a wide variety of blood and other sample types. This is not a clinical or laboratory based role.
Main Duties Are
- Booking in of samples using IT system
- Sorting of samples
- Liaising with wards and other service users
- Reporting of quality issues
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lesley White Job title: Pathology Specimen Reception Supervisor Email address:
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