Job Description
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Cytology department was chosen to be the provider of HPV primary testing for the East of England. This means that we are testing up to 450,000 cervical screening samples per year for HPV using the high throughput Roche Cobas systems.
The laboratory also currently processes around 3,000 diagnostic cytology samples per year.
It is a very busy department, and is sited in modern, well-equipped accommodation at the Cotman Centre, on Colney Lane.
We refer patients to 18 colposcopy units and deliver approx. 13 MDTs a month.
As post holder you will assist in the Cytology Office and contribute to an efficient and effective service, under the direction of the Cytology Office Manager to work in accordance with the standards set by Trust Policies and Guidelines.
- Accurate manual input or electronic transfer of patient samples. Checking patient histories to ensure patients receive the correct follow up in a high throughput laboratory.
- Ensuring patients who require referral to colposcopy are referred to the appropriate referral unit.
- Preparation of cases for MDT review
To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
- Accurate manual inputting of patient details and test requests into the laboratory computer system (LabTrak) ensuring patient ID / Hospital numbers match on the request forms, specimens and database.
- Accurate electronic transfer of patient details and request via bar-code scanning into the Pathology IT system (LabTrak).
- Use of appropriate databases (e.g. LabTrak, ICE-Ni, webICE, regional Colposcopy databases, OpenNet, Open Exeter, PAS, Business Objects and Cyres) to compile comprehensive and accurate patient histories for Cytology, Colposcopy and Histology records.
- To prepare Colposcopy MDT meeting lists for the East of England Pathway Managers.
- To use the computer to retrieve reports for MDT meetings and liaise with members of staff from other hospitals regarding monthly and fortnightly meetings, handle paperwork and retrieve slides as necessary.
- Request slides from off-site storage facilities in preparation for audits, reviews and MDTs when required. To record despatch and return slides to off-site facilities.
- Use of Microsoft Office applications.
- Produce a Business Objects report daily and weekly to ensure all referrals have been dispatched automatically. To check and compose referral documentation has been sent to the correct hospital.
- Make telephone and email (NHS.net) enquiries to ascertain a complete cervical screening history.
- To respond to telephone and email queries in a timely and professional manner. To record all telephone and email enquiries in line with departmental SOPs.
Please see the attached job description for full details.