Biomedical Support Worker

Job overview

Part time:  22.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

The Blood Sciences Department at the Countess of Chester has an exciting new vacancy for a Biomedical Support Worker. This is a part time fixed term role for 24 months, with a focus on providing essential administrative support to the department, alongside the duties listed in the Job Description.

Main duties of the job

In summary, the main duties of the role entail:

• Receiving and preparing a variety of samples for analytical testing
• Entry of patient results and data into the hospital EPR system
• Receiving and processing External Quality Assessment samples across the Blood Sciences department
• Responding to queries via telephone and email
• Stock management duties including receiving orders and stock rotation
• Assisting with outstanding requests

See attached Job Description for full details of the role. Full training will be provided for the successful applicant.

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.​