9x Biomedical Support Workers

As the sole supplier to the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, for all their non medical staff, we are currently recruiting for 9 biomedical support workers to work in the Leeds and Bradford areas. The role will be working full time, on a 6 months contract basis.

Main Duties:-

-Carry out a range of basic technical procedures. This will include instruction in the safe and effective use of complex laboratory equipment. The level of knowledge and understanding achieved will be consistent with that to allow you to recognise system failures and errors. In this way you will be contributing to service quality.

– Participate in the maintenance of a safe working environment. This will include an awareness of the hazards associated with your work. In addition you will be made aware of any suitable actions to take in the event of breaches in health and safety. Such hazards include fire, manual handling, breaches of security, controlled and uncontrolled exposure to chemical, biological and radioactive materials.

– Maintain patient confidentiality. You will recognise the absolute requirement to protect sensitive information that is related to patient care.

– To prepare materials for distribution to clinical areas

– To enter and retrieve patient information using the laboratory computer system.

– To respond to telephone enquiries from users of the service in a manner that is in accordance with departmental procedures

– To assist in the day to day monitoring, cleaning and maintenance of laboratory equipment.

– To contribute to general departmental management by assisting in the ordering, receipt and control of consumables

– To demonstrate relevant job related tasks to new or more junior staff

– To participate in laboratory audit processes

This role will be ideally suited to those who have recent work history based in a lab environment. However, if you believe that you have the relevant skills set for the role, then do not hesitate to apply by using the online facility available.

Please note that; due to the amount of applications expected, only successful applicants will be contacted.