Biomedical Support Worker - Integrated Pathology Solutions (Band 2)

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT), Airedale NHS Foundation Trust (ANHSFT) and Harrogate General Hospital (HGH) are high-performing Trusts providing acute and specialist outreach services for local people.

BTHFT, ANHSFT and HGH have formed a joint venture, Integrated Pathology Solutions LLP (IPS) to provide pathology services to the three organisations and other local healthcare providers.

Biomedical Support Workers (BSW's) also known as Medical Laboratory Assistants (MLA's) are a key staff group within the pathology laboratory. Candidates will need to be enthusiastic, well- motivated and innovative, with good organisational and practical abilities supported by scientific knowledge. Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to support individual and team working is essential. All these skills and attributes are in line with the Trust's Right Care Behaviours.

Applications are invited for a full time BSW in the Blood Sciences (Haematology, Blood Transfusion & Biochemistry incl. of Point of care testing )department based at Bradford Royal Infirmary.

The successful candidate will be required to work core hours on a rotation through Haematology, Blood transfusion & Biochemistry and POCT between 08:30 and 20:00 (day shifts & late shifts)

The department offers multiple training opportunities and continual professional development opportunities. We are passionate about developing our staff for them to fulfil their potential.

Main duties of the job

1. Under supervision and following Standard Operating Procedures the following duties may be carried out.

o Undertake in service training leading to the completion of the competency logbook

o Working in line with supervisor to deliver core training to new staff members of all tasks within department.

o Dealing with frequent telephone enquiries e.g. stock requests, bottle advice, giving results and directing calls to correct locations.

o Face to face Pathology enquiries.

o Liaise with and despatch consumables to service users.

o Solve day to day problems e.g. Mislabelled specimens, determining minimal sample volumes, i.e insufficient samples, manual aliquots etc.

o Sort and prepare consistently high volumes of work for daily diagnostic testing.

o Prioritise workload to meet necessary turnaround times, including fast track and emergency work

o Day to Day organisation of workload involving frequent sorting and pre-analytical processes to ensure appropriate testing of samples on all shifts.

o Linking with supervisor to follow business continuity plans during periods of service outages, e.g. staffing, electrical or analyser

o Input PID and other data into the laboratory computer systems in a distracting environment whilst maintaining concentration to ensure patient safety

o Understanding urgency of accurate sample processing to meet duty of care to patients.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT), Airedale NHS Foundation Trust (ANHSFT) and Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) have formed a joint venture, Integrated Pathology Solutions LLP (IPS) to provide a high-quality diagnostic and consultative service to clinical service users of both Hospital Trusts, and to primary and secondary care providers within the locality.

Our staff surveys tell us that we are one of the best Trusts to work for in the country. Staff benefits include a children's day nursery, subsidised restaurant facilities, cyber cafe and discounts at local leisure facilities.

The trust offers staff benefits include a children's day nursery, restaurant facilities and staff gymnasium facility, there is a Marks and Spencer's minimart and Costa on site at Bradford Royal Infirmary.