Healthcare Science Assistant
Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Primrose, Lancaster
Healthcare Science Assistant
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Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Primrose, Lancaster
- Part time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 5 days ago, 10 Oct | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: 3e9d79db8b724669a15bf867fe07bf8b
Location ref: Primrose, Lancaster
Full Job Description
A vacancy has arisen for a Healthcare Science Assistants in Blood Sciences Specimen Reception at Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancashire and South Cumbria Pathology Service.
You will be joining a busy team providing an essential Blood Sciences service for patients in the North Lancashire and South Cumbria area.
The vacancy is Thursday 13:00 - 21:00 and Friday 13:00 - 21:00, Work as part of a team supporting and supervised by a Health and Care Professions Council registered Biomedical Scientists. Booking and preparing patient samples and requests for analysis.
The workflow is unpredictable such that there are significant peaks and troughs throughout the day in the number of samples arriving for processing.
This requires a high level of tolerance to repetitive work. The need to maintain high levels of accuracy and attention to detail throughout prolonged periods of concentration are required.
In sample processing, HSA's must work to deadlines to assist in achieving defined analysis turnaround times to provide an effective clinical service to wards departments and GP surgeries and a fast response service to the emergency departments.
We have a friendly, professional and patient care driven team in Specimen Reception. Your role will be to work alongside other HSA's in a fast paced environment. You will receive on the job training. The laboratory service at Royal Lancaster Infirmary is delivered 24/7.
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGHprovidesa range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threateningconditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitalsprovidea range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.