Senior Healthcare Science Assistant

9 months ago


Royal Victoria Station, United Kingdom The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

A Senior Healthcare Science Assistant (HCSA) is part of a clinical support team whose purpose is to provide timely and accurate high quality scientific information that will assist service users from the hospital and community, in the establishment of a clinical diagnosis and monitoring of patient treatment. The Senior HCSA will use extended technical skills to carry out a variety of laboratory duties including reception and data entry of requests received and some routine pathological tests under the direct or indirect supervision and guidance of a Biomedical Scientist. To assist in the preparation of specimens for analysis, including the separation of blood, serum and plasma, and the cataloguing and storage of specimens. Entering requests into the laboratory computer system.

To carry out, under direct or indirect supervision, some laboratory diagnostic tests and the operation of laboratory equipment. This may be in the laboratory or in Point of Care Testing environments such as wards an clinics where supervision and advice may be available by telephone or electronic means. To order blood products from the National Blood Authority and to transfer blood stocks as appropriate under the supervision of a senior member staff. To label and issue patient intended blood/blood products.

To assist in the department Quality Assurance programmes To work in compliance with local health and safety rules to ensure a safe working environment for you, colleagues and visitors. To adhere to department and Trust Health and Safety policies (including COSHH, Risk assessments and Standard Operating Procedures) and to report any non-compliances to a senior member of staff. Answering telephone enquiries and retrieving results in accordance with the standard operational procedure. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.



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