Job type
Shift and schedule
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
- Day shift
Location
Skipton Road, Keighley
Full job description
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 Medical Lab Assistants to work for one of our NHS clients in the Steeton, Keighley.
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.
- 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.
- Identify incorrect test requests and escalate them to clinical scientists.
- Separate and transport samples to other labs.
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.
PAWPS
Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months
Pay: £12.08 per hour
Expected hours: 37.5 per week
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Experience:
- Laboratory experience: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person