Biomedical Assistant- Higher Level

Job summary

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.

The Pathology Partnership will provide the best possible service for patients and clinicians; improving health outcomes, delivering quality and efficiency benefits and ensuring a sustainable workforce for the longer term.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Biomedical Assistant (Higher Level) to support the Scientific and Consultant teams in the department of Histopathology at the Rotherham Hospital Site.Rotherham Histopathology currently processes all Histopathology Specimens from both The Rotherham Hospital Foundation Trust and Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust. This equates to approximately 30,000 histopathology requests per year, 1200 non-gynaecological cytology specimens and 800 andrology specimens.

The post will be based at the Rotherham Hospital Foundation Trust.Working hours are split between two shift patterns, alternating between 0800-1600 and 1000-1800, Monday to Friday.

There is also an expectation that the successful candidate will participate in weekend working on a rotational basis.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be required to undertake roles in specimen reception, specimen preparation and processing as well as a range of other duties including computer data entry, operation of laboratory equipment, filing and retrieval of specimens, glass slides and paraffin blocks as well as digital slide scanning.

Pre-analytical processing of samples to include the receipt, preparation and processing.

Deal with direct queries from Medical Staff, Nursing Staff and other Service Users including telephone enquiries and taking appropriate action as necessary.

To assist Scientific Staff in laboratory activities.

To store and retrieve biological material.

To digitally scan slides in preparedness for reporting and multidisciplinary team meetings.

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.

STHFT operates with a budget of £1.2 bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research.

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.