Biomedical Science Assistant – Higher Level

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time Biomedical Science Assistant to join the Coagulation Department at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield.

Our department provides comprehensive diagnostic and support services to inpatients, outpatients, and general practitioners. Additionally, we offer a variety of specialised coagulation services related to bleeding disorders and thrombosis.

The department handles a substantial volume of blood samples from the South Yorkshire region and beyond.

As a post holder, you will be responsible for receiving and managing these samples, including the transfer of samples to and from frozen storage at low temperatures.

You will also be involved in entering patient data into our laboratory information system. Working hours would be 10:00 until 18:00, with a 30-minute lunch break, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Beyond primary diagnostic procedures, our department plays a significant national and international role in the calibration of laboratory standards and reagents for coagulation assays. We also engage in commissioned commercial work from diagnostic and pharmaceutical companies.

The successful candidate will possess strong communication skills and demonstrate a willingness to work at the Northern General Hospital site as needed. Candidates should be adaptable, proactive and keen to contribute to our vital services.

*** THIS VACANCY MAY BE CLOSED EARLY DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED ***

Main duties of the job

• To assist scientific staff in laboratory activities.
• Pre-analytical processing of samples to include the receipt, preparation and process.
• Perform accurate data entry into the Laboratory Information Management System.
• To deal with deliveries and distribution of post, distribution and storage of consumables and handling/management of waste within the department.
• Prepare sample aliquots for batch analysis, freeze at low temperature and retrieve upon demand.
• Maintain the storage archive of frozen sample aliquots
• To store, retrieve and dispose of biological material according to the relevant procedures.
• Deal with direct queries from medical staff, nursing staff and other service users including telephone enquiries and taking appropriate action as necessary.
• Exchanges information with colleagues and service users, e.g. specimen requirements for laboratory tests.
• Take appropriate action on non-conformity to standard operating procedures, e.g. minimum requirements for specimen acceptance.

The successful candidate should be a good communicator and may be required to work on the Northern General site if necessary.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Kevin Horner, Deputy Laboratory Manager, on 0114 226 5551.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.