Biomedical Support Worker

UHS; Southampton; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Laboratory/Transfusion Support role within the blood transfusion service. The successful candidate will ensure the cold chain, accurately log stock in LIMS, and assist with packing and delivering components to clinical areas and satellite banks.

Role requires routine visits to satellite banks, alarm monitoring, daily data submissions, and patient communications where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Receive blood components and products into the laboratory ensuring the cold chain remains intact and escalate issues to the registered healthcare scientist.
• Enter blood components and products into stock using the Laboratory Information System (LIMS).
• Pack and transport blood and blood products from the laboratory to clinical areas and satellite blood fridges using the electronic blood management system.
• Prioritise delivery of components to clinical areas based on urgency.
• Periodically visit satellite blood banks on the SGH and PAH sites and return unused blood to the laboratory.
• Maintain all UHS blood component storage facilities including cleaning and checking local and remote alarm systems.
• Collect blood and blood products from NHSBT including urgent ad hoc collections.
• Elevate alarms and warnings generated by the electronic blood management system to a registered healthcare scientist.
• Complete daily data submissions for blood component stock and wastage to NHSBT via the Vanesa platform.
• Using templates from Charts issue letters to patients offering fetal RhD screening.

Job description

In this role, your key responsibilities will include but not limited to:

1. To receive blood components and products into the laboratory ensuring the cold chain hasremained intact and escalating any issues to the registered healthcare scientist.


2. To enter blood components and products into stock using the Laboratory Information System(LIMs).


3. To pack and transport blood and blood products from the blood transfusion laboratory to clinicalareas and satellite blood fridges using the electronic blood management system.


4. To prioritise delivery of components to clinical areas based on urgency.


5. To periodically visit all the satellite blood banks on the SGH and PAH sites and return all unusedblood to the laboratory.


6. To maintain all UHS blood component storage facilities including cleaning and checking local andremote alarm systems.


7. To collect blood and blood products from NHSBT including urgent ad hoc collections.


8. To elevate alarms and warnings generated by the electronic blood management system to aregistered healthcare scientist.


9. To complete daily data submissions for blood component stock and wastage to NHSBT via theVanesa platform.


10. Using templates from Charts issue letters to patients offering fetal RhD screening.

University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.

Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.

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At UHS we're committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.

At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We're committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.