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Pathology Support Worker Biochemistry

Please note, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role due to the required Skill Level and salary threshold.

Permanent 15 hours per week.

The hours for this vacancy position are 15 hours over period of 2 days working 7.5hrs per day between 10am to 6pm   Monday, Tuesday  including being rota'd  Bank Holidays.  

We are seeking applications from motivated, enthusiastic individuals to work as part of the Pathology Specimen Reception team. To provide an effective sample sorting, distribution preparation and data entry service to the Pathology Laboratory.

Main duties of the job

The post involves:-

- Receipt and identification of biological samples from Hospital and GP patients.

- Barcode labelling and data entry of confidential information for Blood Sciences onto the Pathology computer system (Masterlab)..

- Sorting and distribution of biological samples.

- Loading and unloading of samples onto the automated blood science track system.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.