Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Biorepository Tissue & Collection Officer

The closing date is 01 December 2025

Job summary

Do you have a passion for research? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a friendly, hard-working and enthusiastic person to join our small but busy team to help facilitate high quality, world leading research. The Norwich Research Park (NRP) Biorepository (tissue bank) helps to support translational research at institutes across the NRP, including Quadram Institute Biosciences, University of East Anglia and Earlham Institute, and national and international partners. Your role will be to assist the team with effective and efficient running of the NRP Biorepository.

As the successful candidate, you will be expected to have excellent communication and organisational skills. You will have the ability to manage and prioritise your workload accordingly, as well as work as part of a wider team. A high level of attention to detail and accuracy, and an understanding of patient confidentiality is essential. You will be able to foster effective communication with our patients, clinicians, researchers and senior leaders, including internal and external stakeholders.

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, including research, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH's 'PRIDE' values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a candidate that is self-motivated with the ability to work independently, using their own initiative, working confidently to help deliver research projects within multidisciplinary teams across the hospital and NRP.

Your role will include consenting patients and attending clinics for sample collections, as well as helping with the organisation and prioritisation of workload to help the team deliver high quality support for research projects. You will support project set up, liaising with clinical team members, helping develop project specific paperwork, advising on sample and data collections and help answer email and telephone queries from patients, researchers and clinicians.

The postholder will support the day-to-day executive and administrative functions of the NRP Biorepository, ensuring the smooth running of our operations. Administrative responsibilities will include inputting patient data into an electronic database, complying with the regulatory framework of the Human Tissue Act (HTA), compiling reports, developing Standard Operating Procedures and attending team meetings.

You must be able to demonstrate awareness of and compliance with relevant Health and safety regulations, the HTA, and GDPR. As part of the role, you will be expected to help support governance processes, facilitating audits and assist with inspections by governing bodies and visiting sponsors.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

Flexible working hours
Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
Discounted gym memberships
Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
Support in career development
Flexible staff bank
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Date posted

19 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

15 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

234-25-R038

Job locations

Bob Champion Research & Education Building

Research Park, Rosalind Franklin R

Norwich

NR4 7UQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will liaise with clinicians, surgeons, research nurses pathologists and laboratory staff to identify and coordinate sample collection.
The post holder will ensure that the principles of the Human Tissue Act (HTA) and GCP are upheld at all times and that all samples collected have appropriate patient consent.
Meet face-to-face with potential participants to gain consent as required
The post holder will ensure that the integrity of a sample in their care is maintained and the sample transported to the biorepository facility in a timely fashion.
To collate detailed medical history and clinical details as required by individualstudies and clinical trials
To maintain highly accurate logs of samples, and paper trails of the movement of pathological samples in and out of the biorepository

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will liaise with clinicians, surgeons, research nurses pathologists and laboratory staff to identify and coordinate sample collection.
The post holder will ensure that the principles of the Human Tissue Act (HTA) and GCP are upheld at all times and that all samples collected have appropriate patient consent.
Meet face-to-face with potential participants to gain consent as required
The post holder will ensure that the integrity of a sample in their care is maintained and the sample transported to the biorepository facility in a timely fashion.
To collate detailed medical history and clinical details as required by individualstudies and clinical trials
To maintain highly accurate logs of samples, and paper trails of the movement of pathological samples in and out of the biorepository

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A-Level, NVQ3 or equivalent level of qualification, including a science subject

Experience

Essential

Demonstrate an awareness of, and compliance with, relevant Health and Safety regulations, GDPR, risk assessments & SOPs

Desirable

Experience of database management

Skills

Essential

Ability to maintain accurate & clear records
Ability to work independently and use initiative

Attitude, aptitude

Essential

Good interpersonal skills & ability to work in a team
Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A-Level, NVQ3 or equivalent level of qualification, including a science subject

Experience

Essential

Demonstrate an awareness of, and compliance with, relevant Health and Safety regulations, GDPR, risk assessments & SOPs

Desirable

Experience of database management

Skills

Essential

Ability to maintain accurate & clear records
Ability to work independently and use initiative

Attitude, aptitude

Essential

Good interpersonal skills & ability to work in a team
Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Address

Bob Champion Research & Education Building

Research Park, Rosalind Franklin R

Norwich

NR4 7UQ

Employer's website

https://teamnnuh.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Address

Bob Champion Research & Education Building

Research Park, Rosalind Franklin R

Norwich

NR4 7UQ

Employer's website

https://teamnnuh.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)