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Medical Laboratory Assistant (Ref: 111938)
Part Time - 15 hours per week plus bank hours also available
Band 3 – Salary Range £21,709 - £23,603 per annum (pro rata)
Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,971 per annum (pro rata)
Working in the Laboratory Specimen Reception Department, you will work as part of a small team receiving and preparing clinical specimens for analysis. You will register patient related information onto our Laboratory Information System and other manual systems whilst dealing with telephone and face to face queries from our service users. In addition, this varied role will see you handling and disposal of biological waste, receiving and monitoring of laboratory supplies, carrying out routine safety and quality checks on point-of-care analysers used by others across various hospital departments, performing cleaning and maintenance of laboratory equipment and performing basic patient sample testing appropriate to proven levels of competence.
The laboratory processes around 35,000 test requests per year across Biochemistry, Haematology, Blood Transfusion, Microbiology and Virology testing; supporting Shetland’s Primary Care services as well as Acute and Elective activity within the Gilbert Bain Hospital.
You will need either science based higher grades (or equivalent), or National 5 grades (or equivalent) and laboratory based training up to a competency level equivalent to SVQ3 level. You will possess good IT skills. Strong communication skills an eye for detail and the ability to work as part of a small team in a fast-paced environment are key to succeeding in this role.
Additionally we are looking for an individual who would like to join the NHS Shetland staff bank to work with us on an ad-hoc basis, covering holiday and other absences. The hours of work will be within Monday-Friday 0830-1730 with the possibility of some late shift working until 19.30 and Saturday morning shifts 0900-1200.
You will be expected to comply with the Induction Standards and Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers within 3 months of commencing your role – details can be viewed on http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/288863/0088362.pdf
and http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/288853/0088360.pdf
For an informal discussion, please contact Trevor Wilson, Senior Biomedical Scientist 01595 743011 trevor.wilson4@nhs.scot or Claire Smith, Senior Biomedical Scientist on 01595 743368 claire.smith5@nhs.scot for an informal discussion or for a tour around the laboratory.
Closing date: 02/08/2022
Interview date: 18/08/2022
For more information and to apply:
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