Pathology Support Worker jobs

Our NICU is the Level 3 unit for the North Central London area which provides specialist intensive care for critically ill babies. We also have close links with an on-site fetal medicine unit which is a regional, national & international referral centre for fetal medicine, caring for more than 7,000 patients each year. In addition, they have an internationally recognised multidisciplinary team (MDT) who offers individualised care for pregnant women & their families, when there is a concern for the health of an unborn baby. We hence can provide a wealth & varied unique range of experience.
If you would like to develop your skills & enhance your learning within the Neonatal Team, this is an ideal time to come & join us.

You will gain valuable skills & experience being fully supported by a Practice Development team & the multidisciplinary team. There are an extensive range of opportunities for you to learn from a hugely experienced team in the care of vulnerable babies & their families.

If you are committed to contributing to a team delivering excellence in neonatal care & serious about pursuing a rewarding career UCLH, neonatal services is definitely the place for you. You will be joining an enthusiastic, friendly, motivated multidisciplinary team working within a centre of excellence for neonatal & maternity care.

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK with an international reputation & a tradition of innovation.

We have a busy tertiary level three neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with close links to the other UCLH specialist hospitals and Great Ormond Street Hospital. Currently we care for 21 intensive / high dependency care babies, 11 special care babies and 12 transitional care cots.

Within the unit, you will be responsible for the care of families with babies admitted in the neoantal unit. You will provide holistic family integrated care to the babies and families. We will support and enhance your learning to ensure you feel confident to provide safe, individualised care to all patients and families. You will maintain high standards of care throughout, communicate with the MDT, support with discharge planning, support families with family integrated care practices, and support and foster safe practice on the neonatal unit and act as a key worker for all families.

Wanting to learn, a passion for neonatal care and attention to detail are essential for this role.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

• UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.

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