Healthcare Science Assistant - Haematology and Blood Transfusion

Job summary

A part-time permanent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Healthcare Science Assistant in the Haematology and Blood Transfusion service at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

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

Based in the Haematology and Transfusion section, you will be joining a busy team providing an essential service for patients in the North Lancashire and South Cumbria area on evenings and weekends.

The successful applicant will work as detailed below:

week 1: 36hours - Monday-Friday 17:00-21:00 and Saturday & Sunday 09:30-18:00 (with 30mins unpaid break)

week 2: off as below.

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.