Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Biomedical Science Assistant (Higher Level)
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Job Description
About the Role
The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Pathology Partnership fully integrates the pathology services delivered on behalf of the Partner Trusts within the Integrated Care System (ICS) footprint; Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust.
The Pathology Partnership will provide the best possible service for patients and clinicians; improving health outcomes, delivering quality and efficiency benefits and ensuring a sustainable workforce for the longer term.
Applications are invited from enthusiastic individuals to join the team in this busy laboratory in an ancillary support role. The Rotherham Microbiology department provides a complete analytical and diagnostic service that assists in the diagnosis of infections in inpatients, outpatients, and General Practitioners across Rotherham/barnsley and surrounding areas.
Key Responsibilities
- To deliver clerical and technical procedures, under the direction of the responsible healthcare scientist practitioner.
- Performs a number of technical duties, under the indirect supervision/direction of a suitably qualified practitioner.
- Pre-analytical processing of samples to include the receipt, preparation, and processing.
- Store, retrieve and dispose of biological material according to the relevant procedures.
- Deal with direct queries from Medical Staff, Nursing Staff and other Service Users including telephone enquiries and taking appropriate action as necessary.
- Assist in maintaining high technical standards.
- Promote and maintain a high standard of relevant education and training.
- Adhere to all Trust and departmental policies.
- Maintains clinical records in relation to activities carried out and may input/ interrogate test results of others.
- May be required to supervise, organise, and allocate work and / or train less experienced staff in own area.
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Working Hours
The successful candidate will be expected to work full days (08:30-17:00) and take part in the contractual out of hours- late duty and weekend rotation once competent. This post is a support role and does not require or lead in to a state registered position. There is no requirement for a degree.
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Benefits
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff in both the acute and community services. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development and set policies 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.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Francesca Carr
- Job title: Laboratory Manager
- Email address: francesca.carr@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01709 424242
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