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Main area
Clinical Biochemistry
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekdays and weekends)
Job ref
151-SL302
Employer
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Frimley Health NHS Foundation
Town
Frimley
Salary
£25,329 - £26,958 per annum incl HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/02/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Blood Sciences Support Officer

Band 3

Job overview

To ensure a timely turnaround of Biochemistry referred samples by receiving result reports and entering the results onto the laboratory information management system (LIMS), ready for authorisation by the duty biochemist.

Responsible for the biochemistry results standard operating procedures (SOPs), ensuring change requests are managed and updated accordingly.

To be responsible for collating and distributing information ensuring that laboratory results reach commercial customers, electronically by email or by post, including weekend cover.

Management of the shared results inbox including general queries.

Main duties of the job

Oversight and coordination of Biochemistry referral reports and results. This will include:  data entry on internal lab information management systems, work closely with the Biochemistry clinical teams,  supervision of Blood Sciences Support Assistants, maintaining close working relationships to enable service continuity, receipt and distribution of hard and electronic copies of results, as required, other tasks incidental to the management of Biochemistry support services

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GCSE – English and Maths
  • MS Office - Word, Outlook, Power point
Desirable criteria
  • Medical Terminology

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in use of email and web browsers
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of pathology data entry or specimen reception

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of the range of pathology work processes
  • Ability to communicate with staff at all levels
  • Ability to work to tight deadlines

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWe Work Flexibly

Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. We would advise that you complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Vusa Ncube
Job title
Site Lead Blood Sciences (Biochemistry)
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03006139922
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