Job summary
- Main area
- Haematology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- 6 months (6 months Fixed Term to cover maternity leave)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 370-HCS3HAE-291-A
- Employer
- Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Haematology, Appleton Wing, Warrington Hospital
- Town
- Warrington
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Laboratory Support Worker
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
The Haematology department is looking to recruit an enthusiastic Laboratory Support Worker to join our friendly team.
As a Support Worker you will be working with Biomedical Scientists and Consultant Haematologists to provide excellent patient care in a busy laboratory.
Main duties of the job
Main duties include receiving specimens, performing tests on blood samples and using I.T skills to operate the LIMS system. The post holder will also be involved with basic maintenance and cleaning of laboratory equipment, and stock monitoring.
Working for our organisation
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the uploaded document, job description and personal specification for further detailed information about the role and responsibilities.
Person specification
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience at Medical Lab support worker band 2 level
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3 in lab skills or departmental competencies
Physical skills / effort
Essential criteria
- Able to follow written instructions (SOP)
- Able to lift containers
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Langan
- Job title
- Haematology Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01925 662539
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