Biomedical Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Oldham, 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**:
The Haematology and Blood Transfusion Department is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join their team as a Biomedical Support Worker.

You will have keyboard skills, an awareness of computers and an interest in the field of pathology or science/biology together with a good general education. Previous laboratory experience would be desirable but not essential. You will have a commitment to undertake further training.

The post will be primarily based at The Royal Oldham Hospital; however the post holder will be required to work at any of the Trust sites as required.

**Main duties of the job**:
You will be performing general laboratory and clerical duties including entering data onto the laboratory computer system, preparation of blood samples for analysis, together with other simple routine manual and automated tests and general housekeeping duties. In line with the department’s requirements to ensure the Trust complies with national requirements for transfusion safety and quality, the successful individual will also be designated for blood stock management and traceability duties. In-house training will be given.

**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**:
**Interview questions**:
**Essential criteria**:

- IT experience
- Good communication skills

**Desirable criteria**:

- Willingness to undertake training

**Interview**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Willingness to work unsocial hours/Flexibility

**Interview questions**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Good standard of general education, GCSE

**Desirable criteria**:

- General laboratory or Specimen Reception experience
- Customer service experience
- Experience of working in a Haematology / Biochemistry laboratory.

**Interview questions**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Knowledge of Health and Safety
- 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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