Amuche Angela Chilaka

I work as a Biomedical scientist in the Immunology department.
My routine responsibilities include:
• Receive, store, prepare and analyse patient samples, using auto analysers, semi-auto analysers, and some manual processes, following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP).
• Carry out routine maintenance and calibration of equipment and analysers.
• Perform post-analyser verification and validation using quality control samples to ensure that laboratory results are accurate and precise.
• Ensure results of laboratory investigations are communicated, and any concerns are escalated to the relevant/requesting hospital/physician for prompt action.
• Participate in training newly employed Scientists, Laboratory Assistants, and students on placement.
• Carry out routine Immunology assays such as CTD screen, ANCA (MPO and PR3) tests, Allergy tests, calprotectin test, HEP-2 immunofluorescence assay, and detection of other autoimmune antibodies.
• Prepare laboratory reagents and quality control samples following the SOP, and I am competent in reagent verification and validation.
• Employ advanced laboratory techniques to ensure accurate disease diagnosis and management.
• Operate across all sections of the Immunology laboratory, analysing diverse sample types.
• Ensured compliance with relevant regulatory standards throughout laboratory processes.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to optimise patient care.
• Ensure adherence to standard operating procedures within the department.
• Maintain stock inventory and monitor usage accordingly, ensuring an adequate stock of supplies is always available.
• Oversee routine maintenance, documentation, and troubleshooting of laboratory equipment.
• Uphold health and safety protocols by ISO15189 standards.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures for equipment use, analytical methods, and maintenance.
• Monitor daily quality control results to ensure the accuracy of laboratory results.

• Collaborate within the team to manage and enhance laboratory accreditation by the UKAS.
• Engage in seminars and professional meetings for continuous development and learning.

• Organization of work before sample analysis, by sorting specimens, matching the information on request forms with the specimen labeling, ensuring an adequate volume of sample was collected into the right container, and documenting patient's details in the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), and keeping the request form for confidential disposal.
• Utilizing high-precision auto analyzers, centrifuges, and other laboratory equipment for precise diagnosis of patient specimens.
• Running quality controls and standards to maintain the accuracy and precision of test results.
• Verifying the functionality of laboratory equipment through routine maintenance and calibration of equipment, following the approved guidelines.
• Maintaining laboratory results and patients’ data to ensure easy future retrieval, as well as working with other healthcare professionals towards maintaining patient confidentiality and the database as ethically demanded.
• Ensuring that the very best patient-centered care is provided.
• To perform all tasks to the required standard as dictated by the SOP, ensuring the quality of service and safety of staff and patients.
• To perform all tasks within agreed-upon times to contribute to the team achieving departmental turnaround times.
• To adhere to the Trust Policy regarding Data Protection, Information Governance, and Freedom of Information.
• To adhere to Trust and Departmental Health & Safety policy, including wearing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required.
• To dispose of specimens and other material according to H&S guidelines
• To respond to queries from service users, face-to-face, by telephone, or in writing.

•Worked in a multidisciplinary team to achieve patient care.
•Performed specialist clinical chemistry tests such as steroid and hormonal assays, trace elements, glycated haemoglobin, using automated equipment.
•Ensured standard operating procedure (SOP) was adhered to in the clinical chemistry unit.
•Trained laboratory assistants and newly employed scientists.
•Competent in stock management operations.
•Responsible for regular laboratory equipment maintenance, calibration, documentation, and troubleshooting.
•Ensured the laboratory maintains health and safety standards by ISO15189.
•Prepared standard operating procedures covering the use and care of laboratory equipment.
•Ensured the accuracy of laboratory results by monitoring daily quality control samples, and troubleshooted where required.
•Used Microsoft PowerPoint/ Excel to boost productivity and efficiency in the laboratory unit.
• Led a team to ensure management and improvement of the laboratory accreditation.
•Participated in seminars and meetings for continuous professional development.
•Carried out an Internal departmental audit.
•Carried out plasma protein, creatinine, urea, and blood glucose estimation with Abbott Alinity Chemistry analyses.
•Carried out FSH, LH, TSH, C-Peptide, and PSA on Immuno-Chemistry analysers and
•Developed daily work schedule for BMS and MLAs.
•Supervised preventive and corrective maintenance on equipment as required, conducted calibrations, ran daily QCand analysed QC data.
•Reviewed daily QC data using the Levey-Jennings principles and the Westgard rules to evaluate daily QC performance before running patient samples.
•Interpreted the patient's results to verify and validate that the results were reliable and in line with the clinical diagnosis before the results were authorised.

• Involved in collecting, preparing, storing, and analysing patient samples, using auto analysers, semi-auto analysers, and some manual processes.
• Carried out tasks by following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and maintaining Good Laboratory Practice (GLP).
• Paid attention to detail to ensure accurate documentation in the laboratory in a manner that complies with ISO 15189:2012.
• Performed analysers routine maintenance, calibration, and quality control (QC).
• Ensured that adequate laboratory stock of materials needed and ordering of any short materials.

• Recorded all findings meticulously for future reference.

• Worked extended hours during emergencies, ensuring continuous healthcare service provision.