Biomedical Science Assistant

Job summary

Applications are invited from enthusiastic, suitably qualified individuals to help provide a clerical support service within the Newborn Bloodspot Screening Section within South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology. The post holder will provide a range of administrative and secretarial support in this busy and interesting department, including receipting samples and booking requests into the computer system.

The successful candidate will have effective secretarial and computer skills, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Additionally, you should be able to work on your own initiative in prioritising workload and meeting deadlines, whilst also being able to work in a team.

Full in-service training will be provided.

The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Pathology Partnership fully integrates the pathology services delivered on behalf of the Partner Trusts within the Integrated Care System (ICS) footprint; Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

Provide an efficient and effective clerical support service within the Newborn Bloodspot Screening Section of the Department of Clinical Chemistry.

Label samples and enter and check confidential patient data.

Carry out routine administrative and clerical duties for the department, ensuring standards are maintained and deadlines are met.

Be a first point of contact for all direct enquiries (including telephone enquiries), and ensure these are acted upon appropriately.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Partnership are invested in training, developing, and supporting staff in all aspects including academic courses from certificates of achievement, registration, specialist and higher specialist IBMS portfolios, apprenticeships and leadership and management qualifications.

We pride ourselves in enabling opportunity across all our sites to develop staff and provide a strong and sustained service for the future.