Clinical Trial Department Staff - TDL
(2018-01 - 2022-07)
- Supervising junior staff
- Authorisation of results on all clinical trial phases
- Liaising with PM's on study results as well as sponsors /doctors
- Specimen handling including packaging and storage of samples
- Preparing shipment of samples for referral test
- Follow up of all queries i.e. emails and calls
- Handling abnormal results
- Meeting TAT for both urgent and routine work
- Participated in shift work including weekends
Transfusion Lab Technician - HCA Labs
(2015-10 - 2017-04)
- Cross Matching blood units between patients and donor
- Antibody screening
- Reporting of results
- DAT
- Phenotying
- Manual Antibody screening
- Maintenance
- Quality control of reagents
- NEQAS exercise
- Daily QC of analysers
- Auditing
- External/internal QC
- Reviewing and amending SOP
Serology Lab Technician - Kings College Hospital
(2014-09 - 2015-07)
- Specimen handling, including molecular samples
- DNA extractions using Qiagen ( MDX) analyser
- Viral load HIV/Hep C
- Reporting results
- Qiagen maintenance
- Ampliprep analyser for viral load samples
- Tecan
- Dealing with incomplete list (HIV. CRNA, RF, hepB)
- Vidas analyser for confirmation of test and for indeterminate results
- Using Architect analyser for confirmation of different tests such as Hep A and HIV
- Liaising with doctors and all service user regarding results/tests
Multidisciplinary Lab Technician - Colchester Hospital/TDL
(2012-01 - 2014-08)
- Maintenance and controls of analysers
- Processing samples
- Dealing with specimens
- Liaising with relevant departments and all service users
- Handling enquires
- Specimens data entry using LIS
- Stock control / temperature checks
- Health and safety
Haematology/Coagulation and Blood Transfusion Technician - Newham University Hospital
(2010-08 - 2011-11)
- Maintenance and controls for the following analysers Innova, Sysmex CA1500 and Coulter LH750
- Validation of haematology results (FBC and coagulation results)
- Requesting, preparing and viewing blood films for abnormal FBC result
- Liaise with other departments and GP's about patient results if FBC result is abnormal
- Sickle cell test and Infectious mononucleosis procedure
- Pre-transfusion screening i.e. Blood group, antibody screen and cross matching
- Coagulation duties
- Handling enquires
- Specimens data entry using winpath system
- Health and safety at work
Multidisciplinary Labs Technician - Imperial College Hospital
(2009-01 - 2010-07)
- Specimen reception duties and handling
- General duties
- Data entry using LIS
- Disposal of specimens safely
- Maintenance of analysers and updating of SOP's (standard operation procedure for the lab)
- Dealing with mismatched specimens and telephone enquires
- To liaise with all service users external and internal staff
- Taking minutes
