1. Sheffield Hallam University: Performance
Review
Student: Shane Carias
Supervisor: William Monteiro
First: 07/12/21
Mid: 13/05/21
Final:
SKILL AREA Student
Examples / Comments
Supervisor
Examples / Comments
A. Professional & Organisational
Awareness
• General presentation
• Equality & diversity
• Professional ethics
• Confidentiality
• Company structure & function
• Departmental structure & function
• Commercial awareness
Working in a professional manner with a high
standard of behaviour and respect towards others.
Completed mandatory training in equality and
diversity.
Score
6/10
Aware of the organisation structure on the Dept.
Including Professors and working groups within dept.
NHS UHL mandatory training for all staff includes
Equality and diversity training and conflict resolution
Shane acts professionally in the lab and is aware of
health and safety regulations
Score
7/10
B. Communication
• Clear verbal communication & active
listening
• Presentations
• Explanatory ability
• Writing skills
• Communicating with people at different
levels / from different backgrounds
Able to communicate effectively with a diversity of
people in the workplace such as the lab team,
research nurses and other staff within the
department.
Actively listening to instructions, such as sample
processing procedures, and asking questions to get a
clear understanding.
Score
6/10
Written and verbal communication used to teach
samples processing SOPs
Communicates well in the lab and asks questions
when necessary
Answers the phone to liaise with research nurses
Score
7/10
C. Working with Others
• Cooperating
• Contributing to teamwork
• Working under supervision
• Supervising / showing leadership
• Working with different people
• Interdisciplinary working
• Emotional intelligence
Working under supervision when processing samples
for the first time.
Supporting lab staff with lab tasks, such as processing
the samples, storing them, staining slides and general
up keeping of the lab.
Training in conflict resolution within the workplace
Working with different people in the lab
demonstrating effective communication.
Score 7/10
Works well in a team, works with 2nd placement
student to complete work efficiently.
NHS UHL mandatory training for all staff includes
Equality and diversity training and conflict resolution
Works with other laboratory staff, nurses and admin
staff
Score 7/10

2. D. Self-Improvement
• Enthusiasm, commitment
• Willingness to learn
• Initiative, resourcefulness, autonomy
• Taking responsibility
• Maturity
• Effective time management
• Personal organisation / work planning
Keeping a placement logbook of new experiences,
new techniques, and skills.
Using a planner to remind myself tasks, events and
important deadlines in order to use my time
effectively.
Showing enthusiasm and interest in learning new
things in the lab.
Score
7/10
Commitment to processing COVID samples in a
pandemic where others might be too scared
.
Understands that if safety precautions are taken
then there is no problem.
Happy to learn new SOPS for new studies
Can work can use initiative if required.
Keeps a clean and organised work area.
Score
7/10
E. Problem Solving & Resilience
• Prioritising tasks
• Defining problems
• Taking action
• Locating information
• Taking a range of approaches
• Persevering
Defining problems such as seeing that a sample
location does not match up with the location
inputted in OpenSpecimen database and changing it
to the correct one.
Taking a range of approaches when solving a problem
such as using my own initiative and asking people in
the lab.
Score
6/10
Identifying the order of sample processing for
efficiency, i.e. working while samples are in the
centrifuge.
Solving queries related to incorrect sample
information with research nurses and correcting the
data collection form
Score
7/10
F. Information technology
• Using Word/Excel/PP etc.
• Using specialist software
• Using databases
• Literature searching
• Open to developing and utilising new
technology skills
Using Excel to log samples digitally from a paper
version.
Learning how to use OpenSpecimen management
software to store samples.
Able to generate barcodes for labelling and scanning
them into the OpenSpecimen software.
Score
6/10
Computer literate, can use Excel for sample logs and
barcodes
Is competent using Openspecimen for tissue tracking
Score
6/10
G. Numeracy
• Calculating / evaluating
• Checking results
• Applying appropriate statistics
• Recording / presenting data
Shown how to do calculation for sputum processing.
Working out clotting time for bloods.
Score
5/10
Completing sample logs and calculating total number
of samples
Score
6/10

3. H. Working Practice
(i) Knowledge
• Experimental/project design
• Function / principles of equipment
• Health & safety procedures
• Knowing reasons for particular working
practices
• Background / theoretical knowledge
Knowing how to operate the centrifuge, types of
fume hoods, pipetting accurately, balance,
microscopes, and Romanosky staining.
Health and safety training
Reading SOPs of the research study to gain
background knowledge.
Score
7/10
Read quality management Policies and Lab SOPs.
Trained to use lab equipment
Lab manual and SOPs read before commencing
sample processing for research.
Score
7/10
(ii) Work Skills
• Careful & safe working practice
• Manual dexterity
• Correct use of equipment/methodology
• Follows methods / protocols
• Competent in a range of activities
Following SOP and lab manuals carefully.
Confident in using equipment such as the centrifuge
and pipettes.
Training in waste disposal.
Able to do blood processing, obtain serum and
plasma, process urine and oral wash confidently.
Score
7/10
Trained to use centrifuges, fume cupboard, class 2
cabinet, pipettes.
Gloves, Lab coats, class 2 cabinet and disinfectant for
safe work practice.
Has read all the SOPs for new studies
Score
7/10
(iii) Quality of Work
• Accuracy
• Reliability of service
• Attention to details
• Efficiency
• Meets deadlines
• Resilience under pressure
Attention to detail ensuring the tubes and sample
bags have been labelled correctly and making sure
notification form has been filled in correctly.
Working well under pressure when there are multiple
samples coming in and processing them accordingly.
Score
7/10
Fills in data collection forms fully and correctly
Good time management as samples come in
throughout the day
Score
7/10

4. TO BE COMPLETED BY THE SUPERVISOR
Comments / Proposals
Potential action to assist with training, extend
experience or address problems as follow-up to
Performance Review
Shane has made a great start to the placement. In difficult circumstances we have stopped Asthma research
and switched to COVID. She has worked well in the lab within the team. There has been extensive training in
Quality management policies, Lab SOPs, UHL mandatory training, GCP and HTA. She has completed most of the
laboratory training record except sputum processing.
We will continue to collect and process COVID samples until the end of the lockdown in March.
Date discussed: 7/12/21 Supervisor:
William Monteiro
Student:
Shane Carias