Healthcare Scientist Associate Practitioner

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

In this key role, you will:

• Process a designated range of tests and carry out technical procedures on patient samples using a range of scientific measurements.
• Operate and maintain complex equipment.
• Work independently with indirect supervision from HCP registered practitioners.
• Prioritise own workload and that of any other support staff within section.
• Perform daily instrument testing, first line maintenance, repair, technical fault finding and quality control on a daily basis for equipment.
• All Standard Operating Procedures.

What You'll Bring

• Experience to a minimum level of HND in Biomedical Sciences, a science degree desirable, or a minimum of two years experience as a Healthcare Science Support Worker (Higher grade) with evidence of training and applied knowledge of laboratory procedures and commitment to further educational development to HND level.
• Attendance at courses, training on new instrumentation.
• IT skills.
• A full UK/EU/EEA driving licence.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

Equal Opportunities

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children' settings.

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached job description and person specification.