Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Blood Sciences
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-KHT-713116-6465250-DK
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Kingston-upon-Thames
- Salary
- £27,129 - £28,649 pa pro-rata incl HCAS (Outer)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Biomedical Support Worker - Clinical Blood Sciences
Band 3
Job overview
Band 3 - Advanced Biomedical Support Worker
(Clinical Blood Sciences)
Background
South West London Pathology is an award-winning NHS pathology partnership set up by St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust and Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to provide a single, integrated pathology service across South West London and beyond. On 1 May 2021, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust joined to form an expanded South West London Pathology partnership.
Main duties of the job
The Role:
Clinical Blood Sciences (CBS)
The South West London Pathology laboratory at Kingston Hospital operates a 24hr shift system providing cover to a busy A&E and acute services. The Laboratories are equipped with Roche c8000 analysers with P612 pre/post analytics automation for Biochemistry, and ACL Top 550, Beckman Coulter DxH 800 with AutoMate 1200 for pre/post analytics Haematology and coagulation services, as well as Diamed IH-100 for automated Blood Transfusion services. Genexpert and Liat analysers are used for rapid Covid-19 testing.
The laboratory is about to undergo a major rebuild and Beckman instrumentation will replace the current Biochemistry analysers early in 2025.
Working for our organisation
The successful applicant will be able to work with laboratory equipment and processes across the Blood Sciences disciplines (Biochemistry, Haematology, Blood Transfusion and Central Pathology Reception).
Whilst full training will be provided, you will need to have proven experience of working in a diagnostic pathology department and have knowledge across a range of laboratory procedures. The successful candidates will be expected to participate in the 24hr shift system after suitable training. Continuous professional development (CPD) will be encouraged.
There may be a need for the successful candidate to change their usual working location to one of the other SWLP laboratories in the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Find out more about South West London Pathology on our website
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- • GCSE / O levels in Maths, English Language, Biology and Chemistry or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- • Proven experience of working in a diagnostic pathology department
- • Knowledge across a range of laboratory procedures
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Accuracy and attention to detail
- • Able to communicate information accurately
- • Able to follow written methodologies or protocols
- • Basic computer skills
- • Organised and methodical
- • Able to work as part of a team
- • Prepared to work with biological materials
- • Awareness of health & safety issues
- • Ability to work under pressure
- • Basic medical terminology
Other relevant requirements
Essential criteria
- • Good manual dexterity
- • Able to perform light physical work
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David McIntyre
- Job title
- Spoke Laboratory Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8934 2051
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