Working with the Microbiology team, the primary goal is to process all samples received and urgent samples to run on the analysers
Following the SOP for procedures, maintenance and calibrations
Pipetting, aliquoting of samples and reagents
Analysers used are BD Keistra, Lightcyclers, Vidas, Cheiped, DS2 and Serosep
GLP and audit trails.
Teaching Assistant & Exam Invigilator
Smart Teachers & Envision Education
06.2009 - Current
I assisted and worked with teachers in the nurseries and primary and secondary classes, assisting with subject lessons set-up and testing their reading abilities
Monitoring and helping children in the playground and lunch times
Children with sensory and Special Needs for 1:1 guidance.
Medical Laboratory Assistant
Ashford and St. Peter's Hospital
Woking
04.2022 - 03.2023
Receiving blood and Urine samples for the Immunology department
Tracking and storing samples and preparing send-away samples
Maintenance logs are completed weekly and monthly
I also followed up emails for test requests and queries from other hospitals and GPs.
Medical Laboratory Assistant
Eurofins County Pathology Laboratory
Guildford
10.2021 - 03.2022
Receiving and booking COVID samples, processing these samples for the presence of SARs-CoV-2 RNA using a range of specialist techniques and analysers
Samples are aliquoted for processing in the CL2 cabinets for analysis of SARs-CoV-RNA and other molecular analytes by RT-qPCR.
HCA, Laboratories, MLA
London
12.2013 - 09.2016
Specimen Reception Locum
Receiving and booking samples for pathology labs mainly Haematology and Biochemistry
Labelling samples and preparing them for analysis
Following up and troubleshooting queries such as missing samples or data and patient information
Lab wash down and monitor fridge temperatures.
Medical Laboratory Assistant Band 3
Imperial College NHS, Charing Cross Hospital
04.2014 - 09.2014
Microbiology
Data entry of patient samples, labelling and organising sample batches for pathology departments
Using Sun Quest software system for general data entry
Booking in samples from Clinics, Hospitals and GP's, sorting them by test based on clinical information
Setting up samples manually for analyser runs such as PCR, Sedimax, DS2 and Viper
Automated runs for BD Kiestra, Sensitivities and Mycology
Assisting BMS in a fast fasted, and pressurised lab, where teamwork and working alone to keep the workflow moving
A sense of urgency to process samples within TAT (turn around times) and repeat samples
Running weekly IQA when rostered and daily QC's and logging data on a shared network.
Locum
Homerton Foundation Trust Hospital, MLA
Homerton
03.2014 - 04.2014
Assisting Specimen Reception with in-coming patient specimens from Clinics and GPs
Organising them as per department and prioritising urgent requests
Labelling and racking samples, data entry on Winpath and highlighting urgent samples on the system.
Medical Laboratory Assistant
Kings College Hospital
10.2002 - 10.2013
Working with a team in Immunology assisting with the Beaker Project as the department has migrated from Winpath to Epic LIMS
I assisted with the backlog of work for booking and collecting samples for the analyser run for the BMS.
Sensory Tester
Firmenich UK Ltd
Southall
08.2012 - 09.2013
Working with a team of QDA panel my duties was to evaluate a range of products for Innovations fragrances and flavours
My task is to make a sensory evaluation using only smells, identifying attributes in a range of products and making comparisons by producing charts and graphs using MS excel.
Medical Laboratory Assistant
Quest Diagnostics
Heston
01.2005 - 03.2012
Working in the Haematology laboratory my main role is to assist biomedical scientists with their lab work, and my first task in the morning is to check equipment and material stocks and order new supplies
The main workload was clinical trials and diagnostics
These included labelling and sorting blood samples for a haematologist, and ensuring the samples were stored
To prepare chemical and cleaning solutions for general lab use, other general duties included printing and filing reports and entering patient data, searching for add-ons, lost samples, spare samples and patient history as well as troubleshooting samples for investigation on Winpath and LIMS for diagnostics products
Analysers were checked daily by performing routine maintenance procedures on Beckman Coulter Gen-s, Tosoh, Sysmex and Flow Cytometry.
Summary
An experienced Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) with excellent project knowledge, a proactive individual and a supportive team member. Good communication skills and rapport. Multi-disciplined in Haematology, Microbiology, Serology and Molecular departments .