Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
Person specification
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
* Evidence of work of consistent and predictable high quality. Previous roles & experience listed.
* Professional personal presentation and manner. - Supportive values to the Team
* Prepared to work flexibly, including participation in a shift pattern which includes early, late, weekend, and Bank Holiday shifts and other out of hours rotas as required.
* Ability and willingness to fulfil the travel requirements of the post if relevant - primary place of work as per JD but on rare occasion may reasonably be asked to work at another site where the Trust has responsibility for Pathology services.
Desirable criteria
* 1-2 years NHS Clinical Lab experience / transferable Lab skills - other work environment
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Experience and/or qualifications in NHS Laboratory
* Knowledge and experience of healthcare science duties to NVQ level 3 (2 A levels) plus additional theoretical or applied
Desirable criteria
* Training to Foundation Degree Level
* IBMS Certificate of Achievement Part II
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential criteria
* Ability to prioritise workload in response to service need
* Ability to work autonomously and be accountable for own actions
* Able to utilise initiative to solve problems and develop the service
* Keyboard skills and attention to detail in support of Sample receipt & Referral - Triage within Lab sections
Desirable criteria
* Experience of training staff in own work area
* Ability to manage Stock levels - Competent with Stock Assist
Important information about your application
1. All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
2. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
3. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
4. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.
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If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.
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The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. #J-18808-Ljbffr