Biomedical Science Support Worker | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Norwich inNorwich PUBLISHED MON 20 OCT 2025 Jump to job information section

Biomedical Science Support Worker | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Job details Posting date: 20 October 2025 Salary: Not specified Additional salary information: £24,465 per annum, pro rata Hours: Part time Closing date: 19 November 2025 Location: Norwich, NR4 7UY Company: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Job type: Contract Job reference: 7562241/234-25-E06Apply for this job Summary Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity for 6 months The Eastern Pathology Alliance is a Hub-and-Spoke Network encompassing the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital (Hub), the James Paget University Hospital (spoke), and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn (spoke). The service comprises Clinical Biochemistry, Toxicology, Endocrinology, Haematology, Blood Transfusion, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, collectively known as Laboratory Medicine. The NNUH Hub Laboratory is responsible for the delivery of all community work for the Norfolk GPs. In addition, Laboratory Medicine is responsible for the delivery of the JPUH and QEH ‘cold’ work, including toxicology, endocrinology and immunology. If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported. The Analytical and Specialist Chemistry section of the NNUH Clinical Biochemistry department provides a wide range of analytical services over two sub-section disciplines. The toxicology discipline provides a wide range of analytical services, including urine drugs of abuse, immunosuppressant drug monitoring, trace element analysis, urine metanephrines & 5-HIAA, and 25-OH vitamin D. These analyses require the use, and maintenance by the BMS staff of a variety of different methods and analysers including; tandem mass spectrometry, ICP-MS, HPLC, immunoassay and QToF-MS. The endocrinology sub-section also provides a wide range of analytical services, utilising several immunoassay analysers from various manufacturers (Siemens, Roche, and Perkin–Elmer). The test repertoire includes routine and esoteric endocrinology (e.g. testosterone, oestradiol, DHEAS, ACTH, etc.), tumour markers, CSF oligoclonal bands, and is the site of the Supra-regional Assay and Advice Service for Calcium and Bone Metabolism Markers. The section provides the 1st trimester maternal serum screening service for Down’s, Edwards’, and Patau’s syndromes for Norfolk. As a Biomedical Support Worker in the ASC section, you will be expected to work alongside the Biomedical Scientist (BMS) staff assisting in the day-to-day running of the analysers, and sample preparation, as required. The focus of this role is to assist the BMS in MSS area. Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff! The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world. We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition: • Flexible working hours • Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service • Multi Faith prayer room • Discounted gym memberships • Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement • Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it • Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site • Free 24-hours confidential counselling support • On-site Nursery • On-site cafes offering staff discounts • Support in career development • Flexible staff bank • Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics • Electronic transfer of patient details and requests via bar-code scanning into the Pathology IT system. • Manually inputting of patient details and test requests into the laboratory computer system. • Scanning requested forms into the laboratory information system database. • Labelling and preparing patient’s blood, urine, and other fluids for analysis utilising aseptic techniques. • Sample centrifugation, separation of serum from red cells and pipetting serum aliquots for analysis ensuring that the minimum volume is available for the range of investigations requested. • Determination of urinary volume by weight and aliquoting into labelled secondary container as part of the basic requirement for 24 hour urine biochemical tests. • Preparation of “Danger of Infection” samples for analysis in accordance with Health & Safety regulations. • Required to resolve problems with mislabelled and/or mislaid samples from users. Informs users if additional or replacement samples are required for testing. • Answers telephone inquiries from pathology users, patients and patient carers about test results and provide information that is complex concerning methodologies and service requirements, seeking advice as required. • Deal with enquiries from patients and visitors to the department. Please see the attached job description for full details. Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 3111 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer). The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role. This advert closes on Saturday 25 Oct 2025