Biomedical Support Worker | Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Biomedical Support Worker | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Employer:

The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT

Location:

Swindon, SN3 6BB

Pay:

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

Yes

Closing Date:

14/02/2026

This is an exciting opportunity to join Great Western Hospital as a Biomedical Support Worker.

You will part of the Cellular Pathology team involved in the technical preparation of specimens and performing defined procedures in accordance with standard operating procedures.

This will include all aspects of the routine service provided by the department.

• Reception of specimens.

Reception includes collection of specimens from pathology reception, data matching between specimen containers and request forms, coding samples, sorting into the correct work stream, and identification of specimens which must be rejected.

Rejected samples must be resolved and logged.

• Set up, and clean down of dissection area, ensuring all required equipment/consumables are available and correct cleaning/disinfection methods are used.

May involve some exposure to sharps (e.g. scalpel blades, dissection knives).

• Assist with the process of specimen dissection.

This involves writing medical dictation for occasionally long periods of time, and checking patient and specimen identification.

• Responsibility for specimen storage and disposal.

Identification of specimens ready for disposal.

Disposal of specimens in a safe manner, including those requiring non-standard disposal (e.g.

POCs).

• Embedding processed tissue.

This involves correctly orientating tissue in order to ensure subsequent diagnostic processes are able to be completed accurately. “Our STAR values

• Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect
• are a golden thread running through everything we do.

These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community.

Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.”

Preparation of case for discussion at multi-disciplinary team meetings (MDTs). This includes identification of the appropriate cases, retrieval of slides from archive, data entry onto Excel spreadsheets, recording of audit data on completion of the meeting, and filing completed MDT lists.

Sorting of cases to be sent to other hospitals for further testing/expert opinion/review.

Logging all material sent and returned, to ensure a full audit trail is available for every specimen.

Archive filing of all blocks, slides and other material, including preparation of blocks/slides for off-site storage and maintenance of records of material stored off-site.

Retrieval of archived reports from current and previous laboratory IT systems.

Maintenance and cleaning of automated staining machine, including the correct disposal of solvent waste in accordance with national and local regulations.

This may involve some heavy lifting.

Please see the attached job description for full information This

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