Lab Accessioner

Lead Laboratory AccessionerRole summary: day-to-day lead for accessioning; manage workflow assignment and cross-functional troubleshooting to ensure timely and accurate specimen processing. Site-specific note Bristol includes scanner allocation/troubleshooting and high-volume slide management. Duration: 6 Months Pay rate: £26,510 per annum Key responsibilities • Monitor throughput and assign tasks; maintain accurate records, tier boards, and communications. • Work with peers across group and pathology operations lead to ensure pathology rotas are up to date and work allocation is fairly assigned. • Manage site pathology rotas across all laboratory working days, and respond to any unplanned absence. • Manage slide storage, slide recovery and allocation of slides for further molecular testing, immunocytochemistry and immunohistochemistry. Support specimen receipt, staging, and storage; • Coordinate purchasing to maintain par levels; track usage and inventory of accessioning supplies Orchestrate scanner throughput; perform first-line scanner troubleshooting and escalation. • Lead exception/rejection process oversight and ensure timely resolution of problematic samples. • Audit accession-to-billing and escalate to Customer Relations for correction and prevention. • Support Customer Service function; monitoring email, and handling phone calls. • Support, data collection, continuous improvement initiatives, and quality assurance efforts. Qualifications • GCSEs or equivalent; Associate degree preferred. • 2+ years accessioning/data entry or supervisory experience; LIMS proficiency. • Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills. Physical requirements • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds; stand/walk for extended periods; wear PPE as required. Additional site-common responsibilities • Client account setup and data hygiene (HubSpot to Pathport/MediLIMS), including address/contact validation and GDPR-compliant corrections. • Courier booking and missed-collection liaison with Logistics; track send-away shipments and results to closure. • KPI reporting cadence for service quality and operational exceptions; early escalation of at-risk turnaround cases. Randstad Business Support is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.