# Blood Sciences Support Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Frimley Park Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Assistant (discipline unspecified)
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £21,294 - £221,294 per annum incl HCAS
- **Contract type:** Permanent: Including weekend working
- **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (Available to cover all department shifts including Evenings, Weekends and Night Shift.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-15T13:11:58.955Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Frimley/Frimley_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Blood_Sciences_Support_Assistant/Blood_Sciences_Support_Assistant-v8257910
- **Employer website:** https://www.fhft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our friendly team within the Blood Sciences Support Team at Frimley Park Hospital.

This vital role involves accurately processing and recording patient samples, supporting the smooth operation of our busy pathology service.

While no formal qualifications or previous experience are required, you must have excellent typing skills, strong attention to detail, and a positive, team-focused attitude.

Please note that this post is not a trainee Biomedical Scientist position and is therefore not suitable for recent graduates seeking progression into that role.

### Main duties of the job

- To ensure a timely turnaround of Biochemistry referred samples by receiving result reports and entering the results onto the laboratory information management system (LIMS), ready for authorisation by the Duty Biochemist.
- To be responsible for collating and distributing information ensuring that laboratory results reach commercial customers, electronically by email or by post, including weekend cover.
- Management of the shared results inbox including general queries. Based in the Pathology Laboratory at Frimley Park Hospital, part of Berkshire Surrey Pathology Services (BSPS), you will contribute to a network delivering over 20 million tests per year, providing essential diagnostic services to hospitals, GPs, and private healthcare providers, operating 7 days a week.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of making judgements involving facts or situations, some of which may require problem solving.
- Experience in use of e-mail and web browsers.

**Desirable**

- Experience of pathology data entry or specimen reception.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- GCSE’s (or equivalent) at grade A* to C to include Mathematics, English Language and two relevant Science subjects.
- Understanding of the range of pathology work processes.

**Desirable**

- Medical Terminology.

### Skills & Knowledge

**Essential**

- High level of written and verbal communication skills.
- Intermediate IT skills including Word, Excel & PowerPoint.
- Self-motivation and approachability.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- High level of accuracy of typing and in transcribing results.
- Ability to communicate with staff at all levels.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines.

## Documents

- [trust values (pdf, 577.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=736)
- [blood sciences support assistant (pdf, 200.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10616110)

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