Healthcare Science Support Worker Higher Level

Applicants are invited for this permanent post based within the Blood Sciences departments at Forth Valley Royal Infirmary.  The successful applicant will provide a supporting role to the professional clinical laboratory service.

The appointee would be expected to carry out, under the supervision of qualified laboratory staff, a range of routine laboratory and administrative tasks, which do not require the skill and training of a state registered Biomedical Scientist, including the following:

• Receive and label specimens and distribute to the relevant department.  
• Carry out preparatory procedures on samples.
• Basic operation of laboratory equipment including regular cleaning.          

• Input of patients details into the lab computing system to a high degree of accuracy.
• Input of stock orders into the finance computer system and general stock keeping duties.

• Handle enquiries from service users and members of the public.

You will require good keyboard skills, the ability to work accurately under pressure and a flexible approach to work. Standard grade/national 4/5 English and a Science subject and previous experience of working in a hospital laboratory is required.

Working patterns will be over 7 days at the needs of the service.

Visits to the department are encouraged. For further details or to arrange a visit please contact Vanessa McCabe, Specimen Reception supervisor Vanessa.mccabe@nhs.scot or Gillian Lowe, Blood Sciences Department Manager  gillian.lowe@nhs.scot

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to complete a Standard Police Act Disclosure Scotland Check.

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.

NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.  Please contact the Recruitment Office on if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.