NHS
Specimen Reception Assistant
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Job Description
- Req#: C9339-25-0278?language=en&page=738&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent in English, Maths and Science
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience of using computer systems and data input
- Experience of working as a support grade worker in a Pathology Laboratory
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
- IT and keyboard skills
- Ability to undertake own work and exercise initiative under the supervision of qualified staff
- Ability to plan, prioritise and re-schedule workloads
- Ability to deal with confidential information appropriately
- Ability to work within established health and safety guidelines
- Knowledge of sample types and requirements
- Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent in English, Maths and Science
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience of using computer systems and data input
- Experience of working as a support grade worker in a Pathology Laboratory
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
- IT and keyboard skills
- Ability to undertake own work and exercise initiative under the supervision of qualified staff
- Ability to plan, prioritise and re-schedule workloads
- Ability to deal with confidential information appropriately
- Ability to work within established health and safety guidelines
- Knowledge of sample types and requirements
Job summary
BGL is part oftheSouth West Genomic Laboratory Hub (SW GLH)which delivers genomic testing for patients with cancer and rare disease throughout the South West region. We are a large, well equipped, and friendly lab that values the experience new team members can bring to the role.
The laboratory is looking to recruit assistants to work in our busy Specimen Reception operation, as part of our welcoming technical team. Applicants should possess a good standard of general education (e.g., GCSE or equivalent, ideally to include Science), good keyboard/data entry skills and a calm, meticulous approach to work. Full support and training will be provided.
Our laboratory is actively building a diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone, of all ages and backgrounds, interested in a position in our growing organisation.
The laboratory is open between the hours of 8.00am and 8.00pm, including bank holidays and weekends and we offer flexible working options to support the diverse requirements of our staff. Offers of part-time hours, weekend working, and compressed hours will all be considered.
The work we perform helps provide answers to some of the most difficult questions facing patients and families across the UK and beyond. If you would like to join our team, knowing your work will go towards something truly valuable then please apply.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work as part of our Preparation Teams - the first step in the sample journey through Bristol Genetics Laboratory. The role involves unpacking deliveries to the laboratory, sorting biological samples and referral information, and entering patient and testing data onto our laboratory computer system. Accurate, meticulous work and good keyboard skills are key to this role.
About us
North Bristol NHS Trust is one of the largest healthcare trusts in the South West of England. We provide hospital and community healthcare to people living in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
NBTCARES. It's a very simple statement; one which epitomises how everybody across our organisation goes the extra mile to ensure our patients get the best possible care.
Caring - because it underpins everything we do for our patients and the way we care for one another.
Ambitious - because it signals that we always want to improve what we do on behalf of our patients and one another
Respectful - because every individual has an important role to play
Supportive - because we're a team and deliver together
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Staff benefits include access to on-site, tax-free childcare through the Childcare Salary Sacrifice Scheme, an excellent package of pension benefits through the NHS Pension Scheme and teams dedicated to providing our staff with physical, psychological and financial support. For our complete list of staff benefits please visitour website.
Date posted
09 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum, pro rata for part time roles.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Compressed hours
Reference number
339-CCS1986-MJA-A
Job locations
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
BS10 5NB
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Staff
To assist in the technical training of trainee staff as directed by training officers.
To participate in staff appraisal according to Trust policies and procedures.
Laboratory
To receive and process samples submitted to the Department in accordance with laboratory policies and protocols.
To personally organise allocated work.
To maintain a high level of professional competence in the performance of all duties
To ensure the efficient and safe use of consumables and equipment within own working area.
To participate in specimen reception/booking in and sample send away duties, including assisting with associated administrative and clerical duties in the laboratory.
To be responsible for the day to day maintenance and cleanliness of the equipment with which they are working.
To participate in internal and external quality control procedures.
To participate in quality assurance procedures, as appropriate.
To participate in audit as required, relating to numbers and failure rates of tests.
To work in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedures developed for use in the Department, and assist in the review of these as required.
To abide by all Codes of Practice, Safety Regulations, statutory requirements and operational policies of the department and the service.
Communication
To answer telephone enquiries, liaising with senior staff as appropriate
To communicate with other members of the technical team to provide effective cover for work.
IM&T
To be competent in using the department computer system.
Professional
To attend in-house training sessions as appropriate, and to maintain personal training records as required.
Job responsibilities
Staff
To assist in the technical training of trainee staff as directed by training officers.
To participate in staff appraisal according to Trust policies and procedures.
Laboratory
To receive and process samples submitted to the Department in accordance with laboratory policies and protocols.
To personally organise allocated work.
To maintain a high level of professional competence in the performance of all duties
To ensure the efficient and safe use of consumables and equipment within own working area.
To participate in specimen reception/booking in and sample send away duties, including assisting with associated administrative and clerical duties in the laboratory.
To be responsible for the day to day maintenance and cleanliness of the equipment with which they are working.
To participate in internal and external quality control procedures.
To participate in quality assurance procedures, as appropriate.
To participate in audit as required, relating to numbers and failure rates of tests.
To work in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedures developed for use in the Department, and assist in the review of these as required.
To abide by all Codes of Practice, Safety Regulations, statutory requirements and operational policies of the department and the service.
Communication
To answer telephone enquiries, liaising with senior staff as appropriate
To communicate with other members of the technical team to provide effective cover for work.
IM&T
To be competent in using the department computer system.
Professional
To attend in-house training sessions as appropriate, and to maintain personal training records as required.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential
Work Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential
Desirable
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential
Work Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
North Bristol NHS Trust
Address
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
BS10 5NB
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
North Bristol NHS Trust
Address
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
BS10 5NB
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.