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Job summary

Main area
Blood sciences
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent: 24/7 shifts
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24/7 shift cover)
Job ref
218-ACS-B3-8118568
Employer
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Warwick Hospital
Town
Warwick
Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/07/2026 23:59

Employer heading

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust logo

Higher Level Biomedical Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has come up within the Coventry and Warwickshire Pathology Services network for a Biomedical Assitant  in the Blood Sciences department based at Warwick Hospital. This is a varied and interesting role with great learning opportunities for someone interested in Blood Sciences. You must possess excellent communication skills and be able to work accurately and methodically following written protocols.

This position is 24/7 working pattern after relevant training.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP. 

Main duties of the job

  1. Responsible for inputting accurate and timely patient and specimen data on to Trust computerised systems.
  2. Responsible for the safe disposal of contaminated materials, including sharps and confidential waste.
  3. Undertake first point of contact for all telephone and face-to-face enquiries dealing in a professional manner.
  4. Responsible for the sorting and identifying of specimens received, identifying and taking appropriate action in the event of any discrepancies.
  5. Undertake preparation of an extended range of samples for testing by laboratory staff and provide support with laboratory tasks as required by BMS staff.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Potential to work in the containment level 3 facilities to perform primary specimen processing and laboratory housekeeping; working to embedded stringent safety systems.
  • Preparation of basic confirmatory/supplementary work to support BMS staff, but will exclude unsupervised interpretive tasks.
  • Responsible for the dispatching and posting of samples to authorised persons and outside laboratories ensuring compliance with all statutory regulations.
  • Undertake agreed clinical and non-clinical tasks following training ensuring referral to appropriately trained staff as required.
  • Participate in the training and support less experienced members of staff in their orientation to the department and role.
  • Act as the first contact point for routine daily maintenance problems on analysers.
  • To participate in appraisals and personal reviews and to work to achieve personal objectives.
  • Operate and perform maintenance on a range of manual, semi-automated and fully automated laboratory equipment and analysers.
  • At all times work according to policies and Standard Operative Procedures and bring to the attention of scientific staff any changes in practices.
  • Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
  • Adhere to correct laboratory procedures following accidents, injuries, spillages and breakages and ensure that these are reported to the appropriate officer.
  • When problems arise know when to refer to senior and medical staff as appropriate.
  • Schedule workload to comply with demands of laboratory workflow, adjusting in reaction to urgent specimens, telephone enquiries and requests from medical and scientific staff.
  • Process specimens ensuring accuracy of labelling and any measurements/pipetting required.
  • Responsible for receiving and checking deliveries.
  • To communicate appropriate patient results to those authorised to receive them and to refer to clinical and scientific staff when required.

For further details please see the attached job description.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Aptitude for learning from “on the job” training • Vocational Level 2 Qualification e.g. BTEC (or equivalent or higher) in an appropriate subject • Basic numeracy and literacy qualifications (GCSE or equivalent)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Experience of working in a customer facing environment • Previous pathology laboratory experience
Desirable criteria
  • • NHS experience

Knowledge

Desirable criteria
  • • Knowledge of NHS systems

Skills

Essential criteria
  • • Patient focused • Basic IT skills • Ability work cooperatively within a team • Good communication and interpersonal skills

Commitment to Trust Values Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) • Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Pathway to excellenceCare quality commission - GoodPregnancy Loss PledgeHeart Charter

Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

Application numbers

Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Tracy Glover
Job title
Specimen Reception Supervisor
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01926495321
Additional information

Extension 4198

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