Do you want to work for an organization that has a massive impact on the lives of everyday people? Are you available to start a new role ASAP?
If so, then this could be the role for you.
TaskMaster is a proven partner in the world of workforce solutions. With a legacy spanning nearly three decades, TM Public Sector and NHS teams provide support staff to this critical sector.
We are currently recruiting for Administrators/Lab Assistants to work for one of our NHS clients in the Steeton, Keighley/Bradford area.
Job Details:
- Working on a rostered basis to cover all working hours as required, including evenings, nights, weekends, and bank holidays.
- Initially for a 6-month period, with the possibility of extension for the right candidates starting ASAP.
Main Duties:
- Handle telephone and face-to-face pathology inquiries.
- Liaise with service users and dispatch consumables.
- Solve daily problems like mislabelled specimens and insufficient samples.
- Sort and prepare high volumes of work for diagnostic testing.
- Prioritize workload to meet turnaround times, including urgent work.
- Organize daily workload and ensure proper sample testing.
- Follow business continuity plans with the supervisor during service outages.
- Input patient data into lab systems while maintaining accuracy.
- Understand the urgency of accurate sample processing.
- Load urgent samples onto main lab analysers.
- Follow SOPs for sample requirements and waste disposal.
- Clean and maintain pre-analytical equipment.
- Troubleshoot and report equipment faults to engineers.
- Report errors to Trust estates and handle building issues.
- Identify incorrect test requests and escalate them to clinical scientists.
- Follow SOPs for complex pre-analytical processes.
- Separate and transport samples to other labs.
- Participate in departmental meetings and cover supervisory roles if needed.
- Use computers daily and train on different IT systems.
- Work with the supervisor to deliver core training to new staff on all department tasks.
Skills Required:
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize work and work effectively under pressure.
- Flexibility in working hours to suit the needs of the service.
- Excellent IT and administration skills.
- Experience in a medical administration setting would be an advantage but is not essential as full training will be given
As part of the recruitment process, candidates must provide a three-year employment history covering any gaps in employment
This role will require a DBS check prior to employment.
Please note that Taskmaster is operating as a recruitment business for this role.