Healthcare Support Worker (Biomedical Support Worker)

About the Organisation:

National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating right at the heart of NHSScotland providing invaluable support and advice at a strategic and operational level.  NSS supports customers to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and we offer shared services on a national scale using best-in-class systems and standards. Our priority is always the same to improve the health and well-being of the people of Scotland. We do this by working in partnership with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit for purpose solutions and systems, delivering high quality services that help our stakeholders to free up resources so they can be re-invested into essential services. 

The Post:

The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) plays a vital role as part of NHS Scotland. NHS National Services Scotlands mission is to enable and support the delivery of better care working in partnership. We do this by providing a range of specialized support services that enable NHS boards to focus their efforts on delivering health improvement and patient care. Suitable applicants are invited to join a hard working team in Blood Bank / Immunohaematology sections of the Transfusion Centre.

The Candidate:

We are currently seeking to recruit a Healthcare (Biomedical) Support Worker to work within our Inverness Transfusion Laboratory based at Raigmore hospital; you will be trained to carry out a range of general duties to provide vital support for the Specialist Healthcare Scientists in our busy Clinical Laboratory.

It should be noted the associated job description for this post is currently under review to include information noted below -

The laboratories within the Inverness Blood Transfusion Centre have a laboratory staff establishment comprising of HCPC-registered Healthcare Scientist staff and Health Care Support Workers. Professional support is provided by nominated clinical Consultant Haematologists, and Blood Transfusion Medical staff with administrative support available from onsite administrative staff.

The Inverness Blood Transfusion Centre provides specialist clinical services in relation to Blood Banking and Immunohaematology Reference work. Better Blood Transfusion support to patients and clinical colleagues in wider NHS in Scotland is also available. Inverness Patient Services processes around 18,500 routine blood bank samples per annum, with 4,700 red cells issued on the site.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure Scotland check. Any candidate who have lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.

Location and Working Pattern:

Inverness Blood Transfusion Centre, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness.

Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week.

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.

Benefits:

Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. HR Benefits Brochure.

Further information:

For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Suzanne Rae, Regional Head of Service or Lauren Hudson, Senior BMS on tel: or email suzanne.rae@nhs.scot or lauren.hudson@nhs.scot

Closing date for completed applications is 30^th December 2024

Further information on NSS is available from: https://www.nss.nhs.scot/

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).

NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.