Senior Biobank Technician

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cancer care provider in Liverpool seeks a proactive individual for a crucial role in recruiting for Teenage and Young Adult cancer research. This dynamic position focuses on managing sample collection and ensuring compliance with health and legal standards. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong team working skills and a commitment to improving research awareness. Join us in delivering excellence in patient care.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage TYA sample collection effectively.
• Experience in administrative tasks related to research.
• Familiarity with clinical trials and biobanking requirements.

Responsibilities

• Work across SSCN partners for TYA sample collection.
• Manage collection, processing, storage, and shipping of samples.
• Ensure compliance with legal and procedural requirements.
• Provide education, support, and training across centres.
• Maintain meticulous records and audits of sample collection.

Skills

Proactive attitude

Strong team working skills

Sample management

Health and Safety compliance

Agility in work

Tools

Laboratory Information Management System

Job description

The Clatterbridge Cancer is the largest networked cancer centre serving a population of 2.4 million across Merseyside and Cheshire. The Trust has embedded research as part of a key aspect of patient choice. The Research and Innovation Team have established key work areas to set‑up and deliver research studies for all patients. R&I has a Team work ethic and embodies the Trust values of Kindness, Empowered, Responsible and Inclusive. We are seeking a proactive, individual with a strong attitude of team working. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join a dynamic team with research for patient at the heart of what we do.

The post‑holder will be responsible for working in an agile way across The Christie, Clatterbridge Cancer Centre and Preston to provide education and drive forward recruitment into research for Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) Cancer Research. The post‑holder will work to increase recruitment of high quality biological samples for the national biobank and increase research awareness.

Responsibilities

• The post‑holder will work in an agile manner across Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) Cancer Specialised Services Clinical Network (SSCN) partners on all aspects of TYA sample collection to support research.
• They will administer and manage all aspects of TYA sample collection to provide an efficient and effective sample service: collection, processing, storage/shipping service keeping meticulous records and a full audit trail.
• To use the Laboratory Information Management System for sample management.
• To work flexibly and ensure adherence to legal and local procedural requirements.
• To work across the SSCN centres to provide education, support and training.
• To assure compliance with Health and Safety and Standard Operating Procedures, legislation and clinical trials/ Biobanking requirements.

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.