Band 3 Healthcare Scientist Support Worker

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in London is seeking a full-time Healthcare Scientist Support Worker to assist a specialized team in laboratory services related to organ transplantation. The role demands good laboratory practice, attention to detail, and an NVQ level 3 in relevant care skills. Candidates with previous experience or enthusiastic self-motivated individuals are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Next level training

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar medical laboratory assistant or healthcare science support role is desirable.
• Ability to meet the Trust values and achieve specified grade/experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support Healthcare Scientists in high-quality laboratory service.
• Process, store, and retrieve patient samples.
• Maintain laboratory equipment and perform data entry.

Skills

Good laboratory practice

Enthusiastic self-motivated

Attention to detail

Education

NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Band 3 Healthcare Scientist Support Worker

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 1.6 million people a year at our four main hospitals: Barnet, North Middlesex, Chase Farm and Royal Free.

The Trust aims to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

The Solid Organ Transplantation Group, part of the Transplantation and Specialist Services division, is based at the UKAS and EFI accredited Anthony Nolan Histocompatibility Laboratories located at the Royal Free hospital site. This group provides histocompatibility and immunogenetics (H&I) services to support the Royal Free, kidney, liver and pancreatic islet transplant programmes.

We seek to recruit a healthcare scientist support worker (HSSW) to join the team on a full‑time basis (1.0 WTE). The candidate should be enthusiastic, self‑motivated and well acquainted with good laboratory practice. Previous experience of working in a similar medical laboratory assistant (MLA) or HSSW role would be desirable. In addition, the other requirements listed in the job specification should be fulfilled.

Main duties of the job

The position of Healthcare Scientist Support Worker (HSSW) would be in the Solid Organ Group located in the Anthony Nolan Laboratory. Our team is responsible for all aspects of Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics (H&I) relating to the renal, liver and pancreatic islet cell transplant programmes of the Royal Free Hospital.

The HSSW will assist and support a highly specialised and experienced team of registered Healthcare Scientists in providing a high‑quality professional laboratory service, by processing, storing and retrieving patient samples, maintaining laboratory equipment, performing data entry and retrieval in various IT systems whilst paying great attention to detail. A willingness and ability to actively, proficiently and quickly learn and participate in all aspects of laboratory activities and patient data storage and retrieval is essential.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward‑thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

Person Specification

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
• Achieved grade/experience
• Knowledge of care and clinical observations – NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Royal Free London- Anthony Nolan Laboratory