Apprentice Healthcare Science Assistant

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

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Are you a self-motivated, hardworking and enthusiastic individual looking to take your first step into a Healthcare Science Career? Why not earn, learn and make a difference with a Healthcare Science Apprenticeship with a NHS Pathology Service. Our apprenticeships offer routes into scientific careers within the Pathology Service, through a mix of on-the-job training and classroom learning.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a professional, motivated and innovative individual to join the Pathology Laboratory at North Tees and Hartlepool NHSfT working in Pathology Reception as an apprentice Healthcare Science Support Worker. The department has full UKAS accreditation and IBMS training approval. CPD is actively encouraged.

What you need to know about Level 2 - Healthcare Science apprenticeships

If you are aged 18+ in your first year of an apprenticeship, the minimum you should receive is £4.81 an hour (theNational Minimum Wagefor apprentices)
Many NHS Pathology employers will pay you more than the minimum wage
They take 16 months to complete
Anyone over the age of 18 can do one
You'll develop your skills, and gain a competence qualification (based on what you can do in the workplace together with a knowledge qualification)

Main duties of the job

The pathology departments at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundations Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are working collaboratively to develop a joint service with services being delivered on both hospital sites.

This post is mainly based at the University Hospital of North Tees site, but cross site working may be required. The department operates a 24 hour, 7 days per week shift system and the successful candidate is expected to be fully flexible and work the full range of shifts.

Main duties:

Work under supervision to provide high quality care within a clinical setting
Perform sample reception duties including, receiving, sorting, labelling, barcoding and racking of samples on arrival including aliquoting urine samples.
Load samples onto centrifuges, pre-analytical automation, tracking systems or other preparation equipment
Support in manual pre-analytical sample processing
Distribute specimens to relevant laboratories, fast tracking urgent samples as appropriate. This may include packaging of samples for referral to external and internal agencies.

Applying for a Healthcare Science apprenticeship

There has never been a better time to start an NHS apprenticeship but often there's a lot of competition for a place. This means your application and interview are crucial. Some things to think about:

show that you are committed
make sure you are aware of your responsibilities
demonstrate that you are able to cope with work and study

About us

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones.

We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We actively encourage staff involvement with staff networking events and staff survey

"Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"

Date posted

19 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

20 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

345-PAT6238413

Job locations

University Hospital of North Tees

Hardwick Road

Stockton on Tees

TS19 8PE

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached Job Description for details of the role, for the full details of the positions roles and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached Job Description for details of the role, for the full details of the positions roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

5 GCSE's level A - E or 9 - 3 (must include Maths and English)

Desirable

Maths and English at GSCE C / grade 4 or above
Attendance at Novice and leadership improvement sessions within first year of role

Experience

Essential

IT Skills including MS Office packages such as Word and Excel

Personal Attributes

Essential

Ability to work as a member of the team
Able to plan own work and meet agreed targets
Self-motivated

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Communication and interpersonal skills
Effective time management

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

5 GCSE's level A - E or 9 - 3 (must include Maths and English)

Desirable

Maths and English at GSCE C / grade 4 or above
Attendance at Novice and leadership improvement sessions within first year of role

Experience

Essential

IT Skills including MS Office packages such as Word and Excel

Personal Attributes

Essential

Ability to work as a member of the team
Able to plan own work and meet agreed targets
Self-motivated

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Communication and interpersonal skills
Effective time management

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information