Biomedical Support Worker

4 months ago

Salford, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Group Full time

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
- **come and take your place with us.**

**Job overview**:
We require someone who is conscientious and capable of careful and accurate work with the ability to put patient needs at the heart of what we do. Although the role is not patient facing this laboratory based post requires an individual with the ability to work meticulously to ensure good care is maintained. In house training will be provided to the successful applicants. Good hand / eye coordination and accurate data entry, numeracy and literacy skills are also required. Basic science knowledge particularly of chemistry and biology would be helpful.

**Main duties of the job**:
The duties of this post are varied, and include specimen reception, entering patient data into the laboratory IT system, assisting with the laboratory handling of most types of specimens and receiving and sending material to other hospitals.

Other tasks include: preparing reagents, solutions and stains, daily maintenance of laboratory equipment, maintaining laboratory archive systems, cleaning laboratory equipment and general housekeeping tasks. There is a requirement to be able to lift heavy objects such as boxes and waste and to be able to push trolleys.

**Working for our organisation**:
**Diagnostics & Pharmacy Group**

The Diagnostics and Pharmacy Group is part of the Northern Care Alliance (NCA), one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place of science, innovation and transformational thinking, the Diagnostic and Pharmacy Group unites Radiology, Pathology and Pharmacy services across the NCA to create a cooperative group committed to delivering safe, consistent, and high-quality care.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- GCSE passes C or above in English and Mathematics or equivalent

**Desirable criteria**:

- GCSE pass in IT or equivalent
- GCSE pass in Science or equivalent
- IBMS Certificate of Achievement part 1 qualification

**Knowledge, skills & experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Able to follow verbal and written instructions accurately
- Effective evidence of working alone and in a team
- Evidence of accurate data entry skills
- Evidence of effective oral and written communication
- Effective hand/ eye coordination for manipulation of scientific equipment such as balances and pipettes
- Able to lift moderately heavy objects, boxes, specimen pots, reagents

**Desirable criteria**:

- Knowledge of the principles of cellular pathology
- Experience of ‘lean’ and/or continuous improvement philosphy
- Experience of working in a laboratory environment
- Experience of error logging and quality management tools

**Physical skills**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Evidence of good numeracy and literacy
- Able to maintain high standards of practice in repetitive tasks

**Adherence to trust values**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Able to demonstrate adherence to trust values
- We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

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