Healthcare Science Assistant - Biochemistry

Job summary

Opportunities have arisen for a part-time Healthcare Science Assistants (29.75 hours per week) to join the Biochemistry team in support of the analytical laboratory service at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

Main duties of the job

These are interesting and challenging positions which would ideally suit someone with previous Pathology laboratory experience who is able to work under pressure to extremely high standards.

Based in the Biochemistry section, you will be joining a busy team providing an essential service for patients in the North Lancashire and South Cumbria area, and also further afield.

The successful applicant will work a regular rota of 2 days on, 2 days off, including Saturdays and Sundays. Standard agenda for change pay enhancements will be applicable to weekend shifts worked.

Shifts will start at 08:45 and will finish at 17:45 if a 30 minute unpaid break is taken, or 18:15 if a 60 minute unpaid break is taken

About us

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.