# Biomedical Support Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/biomedical-support-worker/14533f9f-0706-4eb9-a1a7-d8cd36c6623c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/biomedical-support-worker/14533f9f-0706-4eb9-a1a7-d8cd36c6623c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Chester - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pa pro rota - **Contract type:** 6 months (fixed term) - **Employment type:** Part time - 18 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T08:33:21.303Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cheshire/Chester/Countess_Chester_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Diagnostics/Diagnostics-v8061103 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8061103?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.coch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Working Part Time: 18 hours per week (Monday to Friday) The Blood Sciences Department at the Countess of Chester have a  vacancy for a Biomedical Support worker to support the Symptomatic FIT testing service across Cheshire & Merseyside and implementation of the long-term pathology model.  This post will be a 6 month fixed term post. This service is based at Chester Blood Sciences Laboratory processing samples for Chester and Wirral patients. ### Main duties of the job Duties will include processing samples, entering results and data, sending kits to patients, tracking patient compliance, dealing with service user enquiries and chasing up missing samples. Full on the job training will be given. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities See Job Description for further details. Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’ Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes. The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.​ New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.​ ## Job Details Working Part Time: 18 hours per week (Monday to Friday) The Blood Sciences Department at the Countess of Chester have a vacancy for a Biomedical Support worker to support the Symptomatic FIT testing service across Cheshire & Merseyside and implementation of the long-term pathology model. This post will be a 6 month fixed term post. This service is based at Chester Blood Sciences Laboratory processing samples for Chester and Wirral patients. ## Job Description Duties will include processing samples, entering results and data, sending kits to patients, tracking patient compliance, dealing with service user enquiries and chasing up missing samples. Full on the job training will be given. ## Responsibilities See Job Description for further details. Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’ Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes. The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.​ New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.​ ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - 5 GCSE’s Grade C or above or equivalent including English language ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Ability to prioritise and deliver to short deadlines - Evidence of good organisational skills - Ability to work successfully in a team environment - Ability to use own initiative and work largely unsupervised - Excellent communication skills – ability to liaise with staff at all levels ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Computer literate **Desirable** - Use of Cerner - Experience of working within a laboratory environment ## Documents - [risk id (pdf, 352.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10351392) - [how to travel to work (pdf, 186.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2810) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 278.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2608) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 880.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10351391) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.