Biomedical Support Worker Oldham, England
Job description
Job overview
The Royal Oldham Hospital Cellular Pathology Department provides comprehensive Histology and Cytology Services to the care orgs within the Northern care Alliance and the surrounding Clinical Commissioning Groups.
Working under indirect supervision the post holder will receive and prepare for analysis samples received by the department, enter relevant data on the laboratory computer system and perform routine tests using established protocols and procedures
We are looking for enthusiastic, well motivated individuals who work well with in a team environment but also can work on their own.
Main duties of the job
- Helping with the preparation of formalin fixed tissue samples.
- Filing wax blocks and slides
- Preparing slides for MDT discussion
- Receive and prepare samples for analysis, enter relevant data on the laboratory computer system and carry out technical investigations using established protocols and procedures.
- Support the Biomedical Scientist in the Cellular Pathology Department
Working for our organisation
Diagnostics & Pharmacy Group
The Diagnostics and Pharmacy Group is part of the Northern Care Alliance (NCA), one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place of science, innovation and transformational thinking, the Diagnostic and Pharmacy Group unites Radiology, Pathology and Pharmacy services across the NCA to create a cooperative group committed to delivering safe, consistent, and high-quality care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership.
Person specification
Essential Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of general education. NVQ, GCSE (5 or more at Grade C or above) / GCE
Desirable criteria
- Have satisfactorily completed the department’s programme of training and competence (usually 12 – 18 months training required).
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to follow SOPs / protocols
- IT skills
- Ability to multitask
- Awareness of confidentiality
- Awareness of health and safety issues
- Ability to acquire the theoretical knowledge required to undertake laboratory tasks
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work under demanding circumstances and to deadlines
- Experience within a health care/laboratory environment
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Willingness to undergo training
- Flexible approach to working patterns
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/covid-19-vaccination-programme where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.
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The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from everyone. We value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge, and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of our local community. If you are disabled and require reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team to discuss.
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