Higher Healthcare Technical Officer

As a Higher Healthcare Technical Officer, youll play a vital role in supporting safe, high quality diagnostic and therapeutic services within our RCI laboratories. Working as part of a dedicated team, youll carry out a range of routine and non routine laboratory tasks that help ensure accurate testing, efficient sample handling, and reliable results for patient care. Youll prepare samples and reagents, operate laboratory equipment, contribute to environmental monitoring, maintain accurate records, and support colleagues by sharing knowledge and demonstrating procedures. This is a hands on, varied role where your attention to detail, initiative, and commitment to high standards will directly support safe patient outcomes. Its also a great opportunity to develop your skills and contribute to continuous improvement across our service., In this role you will be working in the Red Cell Immunohaematology (RCI) Laboratory, you will be required to participate in a range of routine clinical, technical and scientific activities in preparing and testing blood samples from Hospital Patients, with the support of your supervisor and other team members. Your responsibilties will include:

• Supporting and training less experienced staff in some instances
• Undertaking precise repetitive manipulation of equipment and blood samples and carry out routine tasks on a regular basis
• Handling blood samples and a range of equipment Providing support during the routine opening hours of the laboratory
• Manually handling equipment on a daily basis weighing up to 13 kgs, with or without mechanical aids, with appropriate training
You will be required to participate in a shift working rota which may include evening, weekend or public holiday workings.

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you'll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK.We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.