Milk Bank Assisstant in London W12 0HS inLondon W12 0HS PUBLISHED WED 24 SEP 2025 Jump to job information section
Job description
The Women's, Cardiac, Clinical Support and Sexual Health Services (WCCS) Division is one of four divisions within the Imperial College Healthcare Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated team player to provide maternity cover in a multi-disciplinary team within Neonatology, to support the delivery of the human milk banking service and enable the provision of excellent patient care.
The Milk Bank at Queen Charlotte & Chelsea Hospital is the oldest continually running milk bank service in the world. Its core function is to provide safe, pasteurised milk donated by screened healthy women to premature and sick infants, whose own mothers cannot provide breast milk.
The QCCH Milk Bank provides milk to the two neonatal units in the Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust and aims to continue to grow the service and once again sustainably provide donor milk to external Trusts. The post holder will provide an effective and efficient administrative and technical laboratory support service to facilitate the smooth running of the Milk Bank.
We are looking for candidates with high attention to detail and excellent organisational skills. The candidate should be able to work as part of a small but dedicated team. They should have exceptional written and verbal communication skills necessary for building strong working relationships.
- To provide an effective and efficient administrative and technical service to facilitate the smooth running of the milk bank.
- To assist with the technical and laboratory service within the milk bank, including donor milk reception, testing and pasteurisation.
- Ensure that donor milk and all milk samples are appropriately labelled and stored.
- To input and maintain accurate information on donor and donor milk records.
- Establish, maintain and monitor excellent office and information systems.
- Responsible for booking screening tests and assisting with following up results.
- Ensure excellent quality and customer care skills when liaising with donors, internal and external users.
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.
Details
Date posted
24 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£33,094 to £36,195 a year
pa inclusive
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
6 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
290-WCCS-2172
Job locations
Queen Charlotte Hospital
London
W12 0HS
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Education to A-level including science based subjects
- Previous NHS experience
Desirable
- Biomedical science, nutrition, food science or microbiology graduate
- Food Hygiene Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel
- Experience working in a hospital or customer orientated environment
Desirable
- Laboratory experience of food microbiology or food science
- Microsoft Publisher and Access
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Good personal organisation and time management skills
- Able to accommodate non-routine tasks
- Analytical ability for problem solving
Desirable
- Aseptic technique
- Handling specimens
- An understanding of the need for donor breastmilk in neonates
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Education to A-level including science based subjects
- Previous NHS experience
Desirable
- Biomedical science, nutrition, food science or microbiology graduate
- Food Hygiene Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel
- Experience working in a hospital or customer orientated environment
Desirable
- Laboratory experience of food microbiology or food science
- Microsoft Publisher and Access
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Good personal organisation and time management skills
- Able to accommodate non-routine tasks
- Analytical ability for problem solving
Desirable
- Aseptic technique
- Handling specimens
- An understanding of the need for donor breastmilk in neonates
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Queen Charlotte Hospital
London
W12 0HS
Employer's website
https://jobsincare.com/job/jnsKKzGRmnO (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Queen Charlotte Hospital
London
W12 0HS
Employer's website
https://jobsincare.com/job/jnsKKzGRmnO (Opens in a new tab)
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