Biomedical Support Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 18/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join Great Western Hospital as a Biomedical Support Worker within the Cellular Pathology team. The role involves the technical preparation of specimens and performing defined procedures according to standard operating procedures. Key duties include specimen reception, assisting with dissection, and managing specimen storage and disposal. You will contribute to the routine service provided by the department.
Essential criteria
- GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths
- NVQ L3 in a laboratory-based discipline
Desirable criteria
- Science A-levels (or equivalent): Biology, Chemistry, Physics
- IBMS Certificate of Achievement for Biomedical Science Support Staff, part I or II.
- Experience of successfully working in a busy, multi-factorial role.
- Experience of working in a pathology department
- Experience in Cytology and/or Histology
- Experience in a customer service role.
- GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths
- NVQ L3 in a laboratory-based discipline
- Science A-levels (or equivalent): Biology, Chemistry, Physics
- IBMS Certificate of Achievement for Biomedical Science Support Staff, part I or II.
- Experience of successfully working in a busy, multi-factorial role.
- Experience of working in a pathology department
- Experience in Cytology and/or Histology
- Experience in a customer service role.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Biomedical Support Worker
The closing date is 18 September 2026
Job summary
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.
Main duties of the job
- 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. Store specimens awaiting disposal correctly, following departmental protocol. Identification of specimen
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