Job summary
- Main area
- Healthcare Scientist Support Worker
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: Flexible needs of the service and cross bay working between the three sites.
- Hours
- Part time - 28 hours per week
- Job ref
- 331-L18420725
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- Town
- Lancaster
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Scientist Support Worker
NHS AfC: Band 3
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen within Clinical Investigation Unit (CIU) for an Healthcare Scientist Support Worker working within Cardio/Respiratory services for the Community Diagnostic Centre.
The CIU works across 3 UHMBT sites –Furness General Hospital (FGH) Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) and Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI). The successful applicants will be required to work on the above locations although it is anticipated that the post will be centred on the RLI site.
As an Healthcare Scientist Support Worker you will be required to provide support to the clinical physiology team, working in areas such as Electrocardiograms (ECG), ambulatory ECG and BP hook up, prolonged ECG monitoring (Alivecor and Diagnosticks), spirometry and FeNO and sleep studies.
Main duties of the job
To work effectively and efficiently as part of a team within Clinical Investigations Unit (CIU), ensuring a high-quality service is provided to patients attending the department.
Perform 12 lead ECG in a variety of clinical settings and run ambulatory monitor diagnostic, alivercor and dignostics, BP, spirometry, FeNO and sleep clinics. Work alongside other colleagues, clinicians, the patient and their relatives.
To assist in the professional and operational delivery of the service within CIU, including shared allocation of work and training of other staff.
37.5 hours over 5 day working pattern.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- GSCE Maths and English grade 4/C or above
- Basic education to NVQ 3 or BTEC level 2
- Requirement to undertake SCST in ECG
- ARTP courses/exams for respiratory
- Genuine interest in work of Cardio-resp
Desirable criteria
- NVQ in Healthcare
- Basic Life Support
- SCST practical/ ECG exam
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michelle Armistead
- Job title
- Head of CIU
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01229 403828
- Additional information
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