Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Blood Sciences
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-KHT-713116-6465304-DK
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingston Hospital
- Town
- Kingston-upon-Thames
- Salary
- £26,696 per annum incl HCAS (Outer)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Biomedical Support Worker - Clinical Blood Sciences
Band 2
Job overview
Biomedical Support Worker - Clinical Blood Sciences
The Role:
This post is based at the Clinical Blood Sciences Laboratory (CBS) at Kingston Hospital. However the post holder may be required to work at any of the South West London Pathology sites as and when necessary.
The laboratory operates a 24hr shift system providing cover to a busy A&E and acute services. The Laboratory is 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 in Haematology and coagulation services, as well as BioRad IH-1000 and ID-Gelstation for automated Blood Transfusion services. Requests from outpatients are also processed on site. The bulk of the routine GP work is referred to the Hub laboratory at St Georges Hospital. The blood transfusion department delivers a wide range of pre-transfusion and antenatal investigations on site. The Kingston CBS Laboratory has 30 technical staff processing an approximate workload of 600-700k tests per year.
Main duties of the job
The Biomedical support worker role includes pre-analytical sample sorting/ preparation, data entry, receipt and maintenance of stock, attending to service user telephone queries, health and safety responsibilities, and post-analytical procedures. Although, the post does not attract support on completing IBMS registration portfolio, the role offers initial laboratory experience to candidates who wish to pursue a career in Biomedical sciences. Full training will be provided.
Working for our organisation
You should have good attention to detail, be able to follow defined protocols, be flexible, highly motivated, with excellent communication skills and be a strong, enthusiastic team player fully committed to patient care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Following training the post holder will be expected to participate in the 24/7 shift pattern, which may include working weekends and nights.
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Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- GCSE / O levels in Maths and English Language, or Science or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
Desirable criteria
- • Previous laboratory experience
- • Basic knowledge of pathology laboratories
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Accuracy and attention to detail
- • Able to communicate information accurately
- • Able to follow written methodologies and/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
- • Able to strictly follow laboratory procedures
Other relevant requirements
Essential criteria
- • Good manual dexterity
- • Able to perform light physical work
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Additional information
David McIntyre (Spoke Laboratory Manager) on 0208 934 2051 or [email protected]
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