Overview
The Blood Sciences Department at the Wirral University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust currently has vacancies for Healthcare Science Support Workers (HSSW) – Band 2.
The role includes working as part of a team of other staff within the Blood Sciences specimen reception.
Responsibilities
* Work in a high pressured environment taking receipt of large volumes of laboratory specimens.
* Check and examine electronic and paper requests and transfer requests onto the Laboratory Information System in preparation for sample analysis.
* Rostered into the laboratory department as part of a team of Band 2 staff, carrying out technical, clerical and administrative duties on both Wirral University Teaching Hospital sites - Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge hospitals
Working pattern / Requirements
It is essential that you have the ability to work flexibly between the hours of 07:00 and 21:00, inclusive of Saturday and Sunday and Bank Holiday, on rotation.
About Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents. We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m. The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Healthcare Science Support Worker position available at WUTH.
This advert closes on Monday 29 Sep 2025
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