Job summary
- Main area
- Blood Sciences
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time)
- Job ref
- 190-8557-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Barnsley
- Salary
- £23,615 pa/ pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
- Interview date
- 19/12/2024
Employer heading
Biomedical Science Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 2
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. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
*** Due to a high interest in this post the advert will now close on the 24th November ***
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Laboratory Medicine – Blood Sciences Department at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, part of the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Partnership, for a Full Time Permanent AfC Band 2 Biomedical Science Assistant.
At SYB Pathology, we recognise that gaining NHS Laboratory experience is a much-coveted asset for aspiring Biomedical Scientists to add to their CVs. This is a prime opportunity to gain this experience. Successful candidates will be deployed in The Blood Sciences Department at The Barnsley Hospital Site.
Please note, this role will predominantly involve working 37.5 hours over a 24/7 Service. There will be a requirement to work Nights, Weekends and Bank Holidays.
Main duties of the job
If you would like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team and play a part in the transformation of pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw we would like to hear from you.
As a Healthcare Science Intern, you will play a crucial role in supporting the efficient functioning of the diagnostic NHS laboratory by performing many of the pre-analytical procedures on pathological samples. This includes tasks such as data input, retrieval, issuing reports, and other general laboratory duties. Attention to detail is paramount as you ensure the accuracy of results and maintain the integrity of samples.
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. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
STH operates with a budget of £1.2 bn, 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.
As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives 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.
We pride ourselves in enabling opportunity across all our sites to develop staff and provide a strong and sustained service for the future.
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
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English at level C/4 or above or Level 2 qualification e.g. NVQ, Apprenticeship, or some laboratory experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to follow and work to Standard Operating Procedures and Policy
- Understanding of job content
Desirable criteria
- Experience of some simple laboratory techniques
- Ability to work with other colleagues to improve and develop working practices
- Previous NHS laboratory experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Keyboard and basic IT skills
- Have an awareness of Health & Safety issues
- Effective Communication skills, written and oral
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to plan and prioritise allocated work
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Wigley
- Job title
- Central Reception Services Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01226432061
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