Biomedical Support Worker - Higher Level
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 19/08/2026
- Closes
- 02/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Biomedical Support Worker (Higher Level) to join the Point of Care Testing (POCT) team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. The role involves training other NHS staff, troubleshooting POCT devices, and completing quality assurance activities to ensure high-quality results. The successful candidate will work across various Trust and community areas where POCT devices are located, with some unsocial hours required. Relevant training and support will be provided.
Key responsibilities
- Undertake training to participate in all aspects of the POCT service.
- Train other NHS staff, including medical staff, on POCT devices.
- Troubleshoot POCT devices in clinical areas.
- Complete quality assurance activities to ensure high-quality results.
- Organise and prioritise tasks in collaboration with the wider team.
Essential criteria
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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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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Biomedical Support Worker (Higher Level) to join our professional and friendly Point of Care Testing (POCT) team. Blood Sciences offers a comprehensive POCT service to Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and the wider community. The main POCT laboratory is situated in the brand-new Centre for Laboratory Medicine (CfLM) building on the St. Jamess Hospital site.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will report to the POCT Team Leaders and the POCT Coordinator/Specialist Biomedical Scientist, undertaking training to participate in all aspects of the POCT service. This will include training other NHS staff (including medical staff), troubleshooting POCT devices in clinical areas and completing quality assurance activities, ensuring delivery of high-quality results in a POCT setting.
This is a full-time role that will involve working across all areas of the Trust and community where POCT devices are located. Knowledge, or experience of POCT would be advantageous. Relevant training and support will be provided for the successful candidate. Some unsocial hours working is a requirement of this role (e.g. weekends).
About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.
Our vision is to provide the highest quali
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