Biomedical Support Worker - Histology Stores

Job overview

A post has become available in the Histopathology Department. This presents an exciting opportunity to be part of an excellent team working in a busy modern teaching hospital laboratory. The department has a workload of around 80 000 surgical requests per year and covers a wide range of routine and specialised services to enable a diagnosis to be identified.

To provide support services to the Histopathology Department including disposal of waste; receipt of goods, sorting and distribution of laboratory goods and stores management. The successful candidate will be working closely with the stores/stock management team.

Working as part of a friendly and helpful department, upholding Trust PRIDE values.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff! The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

Main duties of the job

• To clean/prepare as appropriate glass ware and other items and reagents for laboratory use and to maintain stocks of these items as required.
• To transfer laboratory waste into containers for external collection according to laboratory and Trust policies and procedures, including the disposal of human tissue.
• To maintain the organisation of the Storeroom, and its stock control system.
• To assist with the ordering and manage unloading, sorting, storage, stock control and issue of laboratory goods.
• To prepare standing orders and other requests for supplies for distribution to laboratory users.
• To receive, sort and label clinic specimens prior to examination including data entry into the laboratory information system.
• To participate in mandatory and in-service training/competencies as required.
• To perform any other duties as required by the Head of Department commensurate with grade.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.

Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 3111 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa. The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.