Healthcare Science Associate | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 23 May 2024 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £25,147 - £27,596 pro rata |
| Oriau: | Part time |
| Dyddiad cau: | 22 June 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | 317 01 Freeman Hospital, NE7 7DN |
| Cwmni: | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Contract |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 6335615/317-2024-20-016 |
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The Blood Science Department have been selected to take part in an international evaluation project and are looking for enthusiastic candidates to take on temporary roles to support this.
It is an ideal opportunity for those with a passion for science and an interest in research, and this role will would be suitable for candidates who are beginning their scientific careers.
· Interview date: 3 June 2024
· Put in the hours of the post
· You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
You will work under the supervision of the Special Blood Sciences team within Blood Sciences at Freeman Hospital. On a day to day basis you will be responsible for all laboratory aspects of the evaluation project, from setting up the analyser and checking it is working as expected, to processing samples and reporting results. You will be a key contact between the laboratory and the research sponsor and will need to ensure all trial protocols are followed.
Candidates should be organised, methodical, and be able to follow detailed instructions. You should have good communication skills and be able to work both on your own and as part of a small team.
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
• A Healthcare Science Associate is part of a clinical support team whose purpose is to provide timely and accurate high quality scientific information that will assist service users from the hospital and community, in the establishment of a clinical diagnosis and monitoring of patient treatment.
• The Healthcare Science Associate will use practical skills to carry out tasks associated with the pre-analytical preparation of specimens, analysis of a limited range of tests and post analytical duties. This includes day to day management of Quality Assurance Schemes within the Blood Sciences Department and managing Point of Care Testing analysers across the Trust.
• Specimen reception: To deal with the reception, sorting and labelling of patient specimens, identifying inadequate and mislabelled specimens and ensuring urgent samples are prioritised.
• Data entry, preparing specimens for analysis, including booking in-patient and specimen details, storing, retrieving and disposing of specimens.
• To analyse a limited range of tests, e.g. Urine Pregnancy Tests, Blood Gas Analysis, Ionised Calcium in line with departmental SOPs.
• Operate, maintain and basic trouble shoot departmental analysers, in line with departmental SOPs.
• To undertake simple analytical procedures under guidance and maintain and operate laboratory equipment in accordance with departmental SOPs.
• To manually transcribe and record laboratory data, input to and manipulation of the laboratory computer system and derivation of worksheets for qualified staff
• To receive requests for information by telephone and respond appropriately
• To prepare and reconstitute reagents and control materials and other processes as required, recording stock levels, maintenance of instruments and equipment, and keeping appropriate records both manually and electronic
• To manage the day to day departmental Quality Assurance by distributing, monitoring and resulting tests on all schemes.
• To co-ordinate distribution of Quality Assurance reports and assist Team Leaders in review.
• To manage Point of Care Testing (POCT) devices across the Trust, including training, audit and quality control.
• To work in compliance with local health and safety rules to ensure a safe working environment for yourself, colleagues and visitors. To adhere to department and Trust Health and Safety policies (including COSHH, Risk assessments and Standard Operating Procedures) and to report any non-compliances to a senior member of staff.
• Oversee Healthcare Science Assistants (HSAs) working in the section.
• Train new members of HSA staff.
• The post holder will be required to provide cover for Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday duties in the department
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
This advert closes on Sunday 26 May 2024
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