Job Description
The Lab Technician role is important to the delivery of our clinical and operational services. A significant component of this job involves supporting clinical measurement clinics, clinical audit, health and safety and infection control. There is also the requirement to support data processing and administrative activities.
We are looking for a suitably experienced Lab technician to join our highly motivated team of dedicated healthcare professionals in the Ultrasonic Angiology Department at Guy's & St. Thomas’ Hospital, 4 star NHS Foundation Trust in London, UK.,
Our Service is delivered from dedicated, ultrasound scanning rooms, we provide a comprehensive vascular ultrasound service for adults and children. If you feel that you are team oriented, motivated and enthusiastic with a passion for helping patients, then please apply to join our dedicated team.
All necessary training will be given whilst working; the candidate should hold a basic science degree or equivalent and some experience in a clinical or laboratory setting is desirable but not essential. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
For further details please contact Soundrie Padayachee ([email protected])
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country. The Trust comprises two of London’s oldest and best known teaching hospitals. The hospitals have a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a reputation for excellence and innovation.
Organisational Values:
The post holder will:
- Put patients first- consider the patient’s needs and wishes in all that they do
- Take pride in what they do– strive for highest standards on own work and challenge colleagues to do the same
- Strive to be the best– in terms of patient care & teamwork
- Act with integrity - maintain the privacy & dignity of patients, work with integrity and be trustworthy, be accountable for own work
- Respect others– patients, visitors and colleagues. Actively give and receive feedback.
The post holder will provide support for the clinical and technical services in vascular angiology as required, both in the Department and in outreach clinics, liaising with departmental staff. The post-holder will be responsible for audit, clinical trial administration and preparing and maintaining the Department’s IQIPS accreditation. They will act as Health & Safety officer. Important components of this post include; monitoring Service Key Performance Indicators to ensure that diagnostic wait targets are met. He/she will be responsible for the collection, collation and analysis of all aspects of auditing departmental clinical, scientific and administrative procedures. The post holder will follow defined procedures to enable the Department to comply with Health & Safety and Infection Control policies.