# Band 5 GCLP-Biobank Laboratory Technician

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Free Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Laboratory technician
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £38,488 - £46,852 per annum
- **Contract type:** 18 months (Fixed Term)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri 9-5 with occasional out of hours work)
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-13T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-30T15:00:29.598Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Healthcare_Scientist/Healthcare_Scientist-v8387457
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8387457?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic GCLP-Biobank Laboratory Coordinator who will be able to support a range of research active clinical teams within the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

The role holder will join Research and Development Sample Services (RADSS), one of the largest human sample research facilities in the NHS. RADSS brings together Tissue Access for Patient Benefit (TAPB), the Trust’s Research Tissue Bank (the RFL Biobank, which holds an HTA licence and operates under generic research ethics approval), and a processing laboratory. RADSS helps patients donate human biological samples, and gives researchers access to consented samples and linked, anonymised clinical data. The role holder will help partners to deliver high impact research within the UK and globally by liaise closely with clinical teams, clinical trials coordinators, researchers and patients on-site in Hampstead and across the RFL Groups Trusts: Barnet, Chase Farm, and North Middlesex University Hospital.

### Main duties of the job

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The main purpose of this role is to assist with the collection and biological processing of clinical trial samples such as Blood, Biopsy, Saliva, Stool for clinical research purposes within the RFL R&D. The post holder will provide biological sample processing support to the R&D Clinical and externally contracted GCLP-Biobank studies to ensure that samples are 1) received/collected, 2) booked onto LIMS, 3) biologically processed and 4) shipped/stored in accordance with GCLP-Biobank and/or study specific SOPs and that all relevant HTA, ICH legislation and governance requirements are complied, and met. In addition, the appointee will assist in data collection, inputs into the Laboratory Information Management system (LIMS) as well as provide administrative support to the GCLP-Biobank Team and studies.

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### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Ability to work flexible hours including unsociable hours.
- Willingness to travel across multiple sites

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of processing biological samples such as Blood, Saliva, Stool in clinical trials laboratory
- Experience of performing a range of blood processing techniques to generate PBMCs, plasma, or serum within a clinical laboratory setting.
- Experience of working in Microbiological Safety Cabinet. BSL Class II
- Experience of working with patient data.
- Demonstration of accurate pipetting skills, centrifugation skills, Aliquoting skills

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- - Degree in a scientific/healthcare related discipline
- - Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

### Skills and aptitudes

**Essential**

- Laboratory analytical skills
- Ability to work according to good clinical laboratory practices
- Ability to follow standard operating procedures accurately.

### Royal Free shared commitments

**Essential**

- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.

### Personal Qualities & attributes

**Essential**

- Displays a professional attitude towards colleagues, study PIs, clinical staff and others
- Flexible attitude to work, including the ability to take up new tasks when required
- Conscientious attitude to the finalisation of any given task
- Ability to problem solve and to work using own initiative

## Documents

- [functional requirements (pdf, 88.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10717423)
- [gclp-biobank laboratory technician jd and ps (pdf, 328.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10717424)
- [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 637.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752)

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