SCOTTISH GENOMICS NETWORK LABORATORY

Healthcare Science Support Worker Higher Level

Aberdeen laboratory

Applications are invited for the post of a full-time (36 hours per week), Band 3, Healthcare Science Support Worker Higher Level, in the in the Aberdeen Genetics and Molecular Pathology Laboratory – a UKAS accredited member laboratory of the Scottish Genomics Network, funded by the National Services Division.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals with appropriate qualifications and experience to join our sample reception team. Applicants should have education/experience to Vocational Level 3 or equivalent level of knowledge; knowledge of routine and non-routine healthcare science duties; proficiency in computer and keyboard skills. Applicants should also have experience in a range of administrative procedures. Good communication, telephone skills and the ability to demonstrate attention to detail are essential. Experience with computer databases, patient registers and hospital record systems, and in a clinical laboratory environment would be advantageous, as would a willingness to learn new procedures and protocols.

Please note this is a laboratory-based post not a patient-facing role of Healthcare Support Worker.

The post-holder will be a member of the laboratory sample reception team, and be responsible for, routine and non-routine administrative duties including handling, receipt and dispatch of a range of patient samples, and data entry into the laboratory databases. The post-holder will also deal with telephone queries from users, and provide general administrative support and perform basic laboratory duties.

There will be considerable interaction with technologists and scientists within the department.

The shift pattern for this post is Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm.

Informal enquiries can be made to Silvia Borras - silvia.borras@nhs.scot

Posts close at midnight on the indicated date unless the advert states otherwise. Post may close early due to volume of applications.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.