Healthcare Science Support Worker Higher Level
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- Band
- Band 3
- Pattern
- 36
- Hours / week
- 36
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Role summary
This role involves providing essential support to the clinical laboratory service at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. Key duties include receiving and preparing specimens, operating basic lab equipment, and accurately inputting patient and stock data. The successful candidate will also handle enquiries from service users and the public. Good keyboard skills and the ability to work under pressure are required.
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £29,103 – £31,409 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
248292
Salary:
Band 3 (£29,103 - £31,409)
Job closing date:
02/09/2026
Job Type:
Healthcare Sciences
Location:
Forth Valley Royal Hospital
Employment type:
Fixed-term or Secondment
Hours Per Week:
36
Job posted date:
19/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Forth Valley
Department:
Central Specimen Reception within Laboratories
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Fixed term/Secondment opportunity for 1 year to improve service delivery.
*Secondment Opportunity – Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager and complete the secondment request form prior to interview. The secondment request form and the associated secondment policy can be found on the HR/Recruitment intranet pages and must be completed and signed by the substantive line manager. The Candidate should then take it with them to interview as confirmation that an agreement has been granted.
Applicants are invited for this 1 year fixed term post based within the Blood Sciences departments (Predominantly specimen reception) at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. The successful applicants will provide a supporting role to the professional clinical laboratory service.
The appointee would be expected to carry out, under the supervision of qualified laboratory staff, a
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