Healthcare Science Associate Practitioner - Microbiology

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to assist Biomedical scientists in our busy, friendly Microbiology laboratory., UHMB has two UKAS ISO 15189 accredited Medical Microbiology labs.
The Microbiology Laboratory at Royal Lancaster Infirmary provides services for the hospital, local GP's, and a range of other health care providers.
Duties of the post include MRSA plate interpretation; waste disposal duties, answering the telephone, registering requests on the computer, molecular and bacterial sample preparation and associated laboratory procedures. The role also involves significant manual handling, fine motor hand skills and accurate transcription of text and numerical information. You will be expected to work with COVID-19 samples with the correct H&S protocols in place.
We would expect you to have a good general education; prospective candidates must have experience in laboratory work; additional training will be given.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
Candidates with 3 A levels (including Biology or Chemistry) or equivalent may be considered for this position together with laboratory experience

Working for our organisation
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.

Permanent Full-time 37.5 hours per week, including weekend and late shift working
The laboratory is currently open from 8am to 8pm 7 days 365 days a year.
Shifts will fall within these hours, normally 8:30am to 5pm with a block rotation currently 1 in 4 on a weekend/late working shift., The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive .
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert
If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £38 for Enhanced and £18 for Standard clearance for will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us at UHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle in to your new role including: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this link https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding.