Healthcare Science Support Worker

5 days ago

StocktononTees, United Kingdom North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The Pathology departments at North Tees and South Tees hospitals are working collaboratively to develop a joint service with services being delivered on both hospital sites. This will require cross site working as appropriate.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Healthcare Science Support Worker (Higher), within the laboratory team working in the Cellular Pathology Department.

The main purpose of the role will be to assist Biomedical Scientists and Pathologists to provide a diagnostic service. Specific duties will include: assisting at specimen dissections, providing support to ensure efficient work flow, maintaining some laboratory equipment and general housekeeping tasks throughout the laboratory.

The successful applicant must have excellent organisational skills, effective interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work using their own initiative, to meet tight deadlines.

The department is moving towards a 7 day service (7am-6pm Mon-Fri and 7am - 4pm weekends) and the post holder is expected to work flexibly within these hours.

**Main role includes**:
The post holder will work as part of a dedicated, multi-skilled and flexible team of staff in order to provide an efficient, high quality service to the department.

The post holder will follow an in-house competency training programme and after suitable training and competency assessment will work on a rotational basis performing an extensive range of laboratory support tasks and assisting consultant and technical staff in the preparation of histological and cytological specimens.

The post holder will work under direct and indirect supervision always following laboratory standard operating procedures (SOP’s).

The post holder will be expected to deal with direct queries from Medical Staff, Nursing Staff and other Service Users including telephone enquiries and taking appropriate action as necessary.

This role may include the training and supervision of other scientific and administrative staff.

The post holder will be expected to assist in the monitoring, organisation and working of the department.

The post holder must demonstrate a commitment to abide by the Departmental, Trust and NHS values and Constitution.

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”

Please see attached detailed job description and person specification for further information regarding the role.

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