Main area Laboratory Medicine Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 18.75 hours per week (Shifts that vary 8am to 8pm, Monday to Friday.) Job ref 190-8786-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 02/03/2025 23:59 Interview date 13/03/2025
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 so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. 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?
An exciting opportunity has opened for two part-time Medical Laboratory Assistants to join the Coagulation Department based at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield. The Coagulation Department provides diagnostic and support services for inpatients, outpatients and General Practitioners. Additionally, it offers specialist coagulation services related to bleeding disorders and thrombosis.
The Department handles a high volume of blood samples from the South Yorkshire region and beyond. The post holder would be responsible for receiving and handling these samples, including moving them in and out of frozen storage at low temperatures. The post holder would also be involved in input of patient data into a laboratory information system. Working hours would be between 8am and 8pm Monday to Friday by agreement.
Main duties of the job
* To assist scientific staff in laboratory activities.
* Pre-analytical processing of samples to include the receipt, preparation and process.
* Perform accurate data entry into the Laboratory Information Management System.
* To deal with deliveries and distribution of post, distribution and storage of consumables and handling/management of waste within the department.
* Prepare sample aliquots for batch analysis, freeze at low temperature and retrieve upon demand.
* Maintain the storage archive of frozen sample aliquots.
* To store, retrieve and dispose of biological material according to the relevant procedures.
* Deal with direct queries from medical staff, nursing staff and other service users including telephone enquiries and taking appropriate action as necessary.
* Exchanges information with colleagues and service users, e.g. specimen requirements for laboratory tests.
* Take appropriate action on non-conformity to standard operating procedures, e.g. minimum requirements for specimen acceptance.
The successful candidate should be a good communicator and may be required to work on the Northern General site if necessary.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of 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. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
STHFT operates with a budget of £1.2bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research.
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 and Knowledge
* Keyboard and basic IT skills.
* Have an awareness of Health & Safety issues.
* Effective Communication skills, written and oral.
* Evidence of good manual dexterity.
* Evidence of effective time management skills and with a methodical approach.
Personal Qualities
* Ability to plan and prioritise allocated work.
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