Main area: Laboratory Medicine
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shifts that vary 8am to 8pm, Monday to Friday, and 8am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday.)
Job ref: 190-8693-DIR
Employer: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Town: Sheffield
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 pa/ pro rata for part time staff
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 08/01/2025
Biomedical Science Assistant – Higher Level
NHS AfC: Band 3
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages, and financial support systems.
Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge in a place to take your career to the next level? Would you like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team and play a part in the transformation of pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw? Do you want to work in a fully UKAS-accredited, modern laboratory environment where you can make a difference?
The Department of Blood Sciences at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital has x2 amazing opportunities to join our team of HBSA’s (Biomedical Science Assistant – Higher Level). There is one post in the Blood Sciences Laboratories and one post in Point of Care Testing (POCT).
Please note, this role will predominantly involve working 37.5 core hours 09:00 – 17:30. However, there may be a requirement to spread these hours between 08:00 - 20:00, Monday to Sunday.
Main duties of the job
The Blood Sciences HBSA post will rotate between the departments of Haematology and Clinical Chemistry. The post holder will be involved in laboratory duties supporting the scientific teams testing blood samples. Routine duties will include reception, storage, and retrieval of blood samples, maintaining reagent stocks, and equipment maintenance.
The POCT HBSA post is an integral part of the POCT team and will have a key role in supporting clinical areas with the operational requirements of running POCT devices such as Blood Gas analysers and glucose meters. The duties of this role also include ensuring quality and clinical governance is upheld with the use of POCT devices, staff training on the use of POCT devices, information management, and consumables management of POCT devices all under the supervision of the POCT Coordinators.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff, including commitments to professional development and many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Partnership are invested in training, developing, and supporting staff in all aspects including academic courses from certificates of achievement, registration, specialist and higher specialist IBMS portfolios, apprenticeships, and leadership and management qualifications.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English at level C/4 or above
* Level 3 qualification e.g. NVQ, 2 A-Levels, Apprenticeship or IBMS Certificate of Achievement (Part I) plus significant laboratory experience or extensive laboratory experience in the relevant discipline
Experience
* Ability to follow and work to Standard Operating Procedures and Policy
* Experience with a range of laboratory techniques
* Previous NHS laboratory experience
Skills & Knowledge
* Keyboard and basic IT skills
* Effective communication skills, written and oral
* Have an awareness of Health & Safety issues
Personal Qualities
* Ability to plan and prioritise allocated work
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