Administrators/Lab Assistants

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.