About this role
Job summary
The Pathology Departments of both North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust are working collaboratively to develop a joint service from all hospital sites. Though the department is based at The James Cook University Hospital, this position may require cross site working as appropriate.
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Advanced Healthcare Science Support to join the Microbiology department, Virology section. The department is UKAS accredited and has IBMS training approval. CPD is actively encouraged. The post holder will undertake the Healthcare Science Associate Level 4 apprenticeship standard. You will be released for study to achieve this qualification.
The vacancy is 37.5 hours per week per, permanent post working as support scientist in Virology department.
The department operates a 24/7 shift system at A4C rates. It is expected that the post holder will participate in shift working after a suitable period of training.
A high standard of patient confidentiality is required.
Main duties of the job
Please refer to attached job description and person specification for full job main duties:
The post holder is expected to have good IT skills, telephone manners, a flexible approach to working, good manual skills and work with automated equipment to assist Biomedical Scientists in their routine work.
Most apprenticeship programmes in the UK are government-funded. To qualify for this funding, you must have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least three years before starting the apprenticeship. This means living in the UK for most of the past three years without significant absences. Please note this post will close at sufficient applicants.
Please note this post will close at sufficient applicants.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.
Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.
We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process and welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates, including those who first language is not English.
We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Ability to work effectively individually or as part of a team. Flexible approach Understanding of I.T. Good verbal and written communication skills Prioritisation and time management skills. Able to work under pressure and to deadlines. Able to concentrate and attention to detail Manual dexterity for procedures where precision is required
Desirable
Knowledge of Quality Control systems Experience of automated and semi-automated analysers
Qualifications Essential
5 GCSE's level education including a Science GCSE NVQ Level 2
Desirable
Working towards NVQ level 3 IBMS certificate of competence level 1
Experience Essential
Previous laboratory experience. Understanding of Health and Safety issues
Desirable
NHS laboratory experience
Personal Attributes Essential
Ensures confidentiality Know own limitations Able to accept working within guidelines. Good timekeeper
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)