Biomedical Support Worker - Histopathology

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK hospital trust seeks a dedicated individual to join their Histopathology Department. Responsibilities include sorting and processing patient specimens, entering data, maintaining laboratory equipment, and assisting with digital scanning. Applicants will have opportunities for further training and career progression. The trust offers flexible working hours, a fast-track physiotherapy service, and various staff benefits, making it an excellent workplace within the healthcare sector.

Benefits

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

Qualifications

• Ability to assist with specimen dissection and technical roles.
• Capable of maintaining and cleaning laboratory equipment.
• Willingness to learn laboratory technical skills.

Responsibilities

• Sort, label, and process patient specimens.
• Enter patient data on the Pathology computer system.
• Assist with the digital scanning service.
• Participate in equipment maintenance and report faults.
• Work in various laboratory areas on rotation.

Skills

Sorting and labeling specimens

Data entry on Pathology systems

Laboratory information management systems (LIMS)

Basic stock control

Teamwork

Job description

Vacancy

A Vacancy at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Posts are available in the Histopathology Department. This presents an exciting opportunity to be part of an excellent team working in a busy modern teaching hospital laboratory. The department has a workload of around 70,000 surgical requests per year and covers a wide range of routine and specialised services to enable a diagnosis to be identified.

The department is due to get an equipment upgrade, along with implementing a fully digital reporting service. This will include increasing our workload and workforce.

Responsibilities

• The main duties of the post will include sorting, labeling and processing of patient specimens from operating theatres, wards, clinics, post mortem room, and G.P surgeries.
• The post holder will also be required to enter patient data on the Pathology computer system, to assist at specimen dissection, participate in technical roles, including routine section cutting and tissue embedding.
• Make up solutions, file and retrieve archive material, carry out daily equipment maintenance and cleaning tasks.
• Assisting with the digital scanning service.
• Participate in the maintenance of laboratory equipment, according to standard protocols. Report any equipment faults to senior BMS staff.
• To file and retrieve, when required, laboratory request forms, blocks and slides.
• To perform basic stock control duties and take appropriate action.
• To work as part of a team.
• To work in specimen reception and cut‑up, the main laboratory, immunohistochemistry and digital scanning areas on rotation.
• To use the laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and other Trust IT platforms.
• There is an opportunity to learn laboratory technical skills.
• There may be opportunities for further training/study and progression, depending on experience and qualifications.
• Interview date: TBC

Benefits

• 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

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.

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.

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Dec 2025.