Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Pre-Analytic Processor

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Are you enthusiastic and highly motivated? Then why not apply for our position of Pre-Analytic Processor!
The post is based at the Royal Preston Hospital and you may be required to work across both trust sites.
You will be working within a busy, modern, and well-equipped UKAS accredited Laboratory within the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which provides specialist services in Plastics, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Renal, Trauma Orthopaedic and Cancer Care, in addition to the routine services.
You will undertake a range of duties for the Pathology Department including:
- Pre-Analytic processing of biological samples for the Pathology Directorate
- Handling enquiries
- Booking requests onto a variety of computer systems
- Processing specimens using manual & state-of-the-art blood science equipment
- Ensuring that urgent work is fast-tracked appropriately through the department
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You should be educated to GCSE standard, possess good keyboard skills, be capable of working in a busy environment, and be willing to work as part of a team. Previous experience in Pathology would be an advantage but is not essential.
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.


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You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Lisa McKee
- Job title: Business Support Manager
- Email address: lisa.mckee@lthtr.nhs.uk
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