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Fixed term for 12 months
The NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, West of Scotland Specialist Virology Centre (WOSSVC) is delivered from Level 5, New Lister Building, Glasgow Royal Infirmary The laboratories provide a full and comprehensive Virology service to the population of Greater Glasgow & Clyde, hospital based users e.g. medical, nursing, estates, pharmacy and other department staff e.g. , users in Primary Care and General Practice. The service also provides a Virology referral service to health boards in the West of Scotland and in some instances to health boards in NHS Scotland.
Clinical Support Workers duties include the collection and preparation of materials and clinical specimens for analysis, including the safe disposal of clinical waste. They register patient related information onto the Laboratory Information System or other manual systems. They are responsible for working within Specimen Reception and dealing with telephone queries from staff from other departments and external agencies. They will provide assistance to the Biomedical Scientist for provision of the laboratory service and perform specific laboratory tests as required.
Applicants require 3 Highers at Grade C or above (one of which should include either Chemistry or Biology together with Maths) or SVQ3 in relevant science subject or equivalent qualification, or completion of modern apprenticeship in life sciences, or completion of equivalent accredited education / learning.
The post is a temporary fixed term post for 12 months to support the Virology service during the COVID pandemic and preference will be given to applicants who can evidence recent applicable experience with experience of GG&C Laboratory Medicine procedures including specimen reception and processing desirable.
A contractual out of hours / shift service operates, where the post holder will have compulsory participation in an out of hours’ arrangement under the “Provision of Round the Clock Laboratory Services Agreement”. The post will participate fully in the rota involving working 37.5 hours per week over 7 days, including evenings weekends, public holidays and nights i.e. working between 8pm and 8am.
The post is part of the West of Scotland Specialist Virology Centre (WOSSVC) at Level 5, New Lister Building, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, which is a state of the art facility and the laboratory holds UKAS accreditation for the ISO 15189 standard. The post will be based at the West Regional Laboratory, Covid Testing Centre, which may be located in another NHS GG&C Laboratory Medicine building.
Informal Contact
Ann Hawthorn, Operational Site Manager on 0141 301 9722
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Pack
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.