About The Organisation
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
Responsibilities
- Collect and prepare materials and clinical specimens for analysis and safe disposal of clinical waste.
- Register patient-related information onto the Laboratory Information System or other manual systems.
- Address reception and telephone queries from staff from other departments and external agencies.
- Provide assistance to the Biomedical Scientist for provision of a laboratory service.
- Perform specific laboratory tests with senior staff available for reference.
- Receive, store, and release deceased patients from the mortuary (for pathology-based posts).
- Assist in training new or less experienced staff.
- Work under the supervision of a State Registered Biomedical Scientist, Reception Supervisor or Senior Mortuary Staff.
- Prepare samples for analysis and register the request, ensuring accuracy of sample identification and documentation.
- Use the laboratory computer to input patient/specimen details with high speed and accuracy.
Qualifications
- Standard Grade English and a Science Subject essential.
- A good understanding of Biomedical Science.
- Knowledge of anatomy and physiology is preferred but training will be provided.
- Extended supervised training for a minimum of one year due to the wide range of duties encompassed within the job equivalent to National Vocational Qualification Level 3.
- A full UK/EU/EEA driving licence is required.
Benefits
- Annual Leave – 35 days including public holidays.
- Generous NHS pension scheme.
- Annual incremental salary progression.
- Paid sick leave increasing with length of service.
- NHS discounts and more.
NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent – regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
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