Biobank Assistant/Researcher

NHS Jobs; Stanmore; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a Biobank Assistant to support the daily operations of the biobank. You will select, prepare and scan slides for digital pathology projects, and log clinical data and research samples in databases and spreadsheets.

You will pseudonymise patient samples and coordinate couriered shipments with collaborators. The role involves collecting samples from operating theatres for research, attending team meetings, and performing administrative tasks

Qualifications

• Selecting, preparing and scanning slides for digital pathology projects.
• Collecting and organising clinical data and tracking research samples in databases/spreadsheets.
• Preparing samples to be sent by courier or received from collaborators.
• Pseudonymising and storing patient samples securely.

Responsibilities

• Attending Biobank team meetings.
• Administrative duties: scanning patient consent forms, pulling and archiving wax blocks and slides.
• Working between Stanmore and Bolsover St sites as required to contact patients.

Job description

Selecting, preparing and scanning slides for digital pathology projects. Using databases and spreadsheets to collect and organise clinical data and to log and track research samples. Preparing samples to be sent by courier, or receiving them from collaborators. Pseudonymising and storing patient and clinical trial samples appropriately. Identifying, using hospital databases, patients eligible to be approached for donating their tissue for research. Seeking consent from patients in person or otherwise. Collecting patient samples from operating theatres for research purposes Processing blood by centrifugation and aliquoting the component parts of the sample. Preparing blood packs and consent forms for colleagues. Taking blood samples from patients (phlebotomy) for research: training to be provided. Working flexibly between Stanmore and Bolsover St sites as required to contact patients. Attending Biobank team meetings. Administrative duties: scanning patient consent forms, pulling and archiving wax blocks and slides. Any other duties required to maintain the operation of the Biobank.

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

£31,554 - £33,270 per annum (pro-rata) inclusive of HCAS