Main area Blood Sciences Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 37.5 hours per week (1 x 37.5 role and 1 x 22.5 hour role) Job ref 190-1417-DIR-S
Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Barnsley Hospital Town Barnsley Salary £25,272 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 02/06/2026 23:59 Interview date 15/06/2026
Biomedical Science Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 2
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge in a place to take your career to the next level? Would you like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team and play a part in the transformation of pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw? Do you want to work in a fully UKAS‑accredited, modern laboratory environment where you can make a difference?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Biomedical Science Assistant within the department of Blood Sciences.
As a suitably trained individual you will work in a busy, modern Laboratory/Reception undertaking data entry and initial processing of patient samples in support of the Biomedical Scientists.
Proficiency in the use of keyboard together with good communication and team‑working skills are required. Also essential is an aptitude in both numeracy and literacy together with the ability to work accurately.
Candidates will be expected to work 3 x 12‑8 shifts at the Barnsley Hospital Site.
Main duties of the job
Pre‑analytical processing of samples to include the receipt, preparation and processing. Store, retrieve and dispose of biological material according to the relevant procedures.
Deal with direct queries from medical staff, nursing staff and other service users including telephone enquiries and taking appropriate action as necessary.
Assist in maintaining high scientific and technical standards.
Promote and maintain a high standard of relevant education and training.
Adhere to all Trust and departmental policies.
Maintains clinical records in relation to activities carried out and may input/interrogate test results of others.
May be required to supervise, organise and allocate work and/or train less experienced staff in own area.
Working for our organisation
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, including commitments to professional development and many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
STHFT operates with a budget of £1.2bn, 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.
The SYBP Blood Sciences department provides a complete analytical and diagnostic service to inpatients, outpatients, general practitioners and supports emergency medicine 24/7 across the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw region and beyond.
Services include Clinical Biochemistry, Haematology, Blood Transfusion, and Coagulation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post. When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English at level C/4 or above or Level 2 qualification e.g. NVQ, Apprenticeship, or some laboratory experience
Experience
* Ability to follow and work to Standard Operating Procedures and Policy
* Experience of some simple laboratory techniques
* Ability to work with other colleagues to improve and develop working practices
* Previous NHS laboratory experience
Skills and Knowledge
* Keyboard and basic IT skills
* Have an awareness of Health & Safety issues
* Effective communication skills, written and oral
Personal Qualities
* Ability to plan and prioritise allocated work
Values and Behaviours (PROUD)
* Patients first – Understanding of how laboratory services are part of the patient pathway and impact on patient care
* Respectful – Developed interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels
* Ownership – Understand the need to accept responsibility for own actions and ensure accuracy and attention to detail
* Unity – Ability to work as part of a team
* Delivery – Ability to work within defined timescales
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here.
The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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