Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Biomedical Support Worker - Biochemistry

The closing date is 07 July 2025

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Biomedical Support Worker in a busy but friendly Biochemistry Laboratory at the North East Sector Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.

Applications are invited from enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our team and work across a range of sections where you will receive thorough training and gain experience in a wide range of techniques.

Main duties of the job

The Northern Care Alliance is one of the largest non-teaching NHS Trusts in the UK and the Biochemistry service processes over 10 million tests per annum. The department is well equipped with new Siemens Atellica systems, Sebia Capillarys & Hydrasys protein electrophoresis equipment, HM-JACKarc analyser for FIT testing and IL blood gas analysers. The department is fully computerised with Clinisys LabCentre and Siemens ADM middleware.

The custom built, state of the art Central Service Laboratory at The Royal Oldham Hospital opened in March 2007 and also serves the Trust sites at Fairfield General Hospital, Bury and Rochdale Infirmary, Rochdale. There is an Essential Service Laboratory at Fairfield General Hospital.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Details

Date posted

23 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

236-DPG-CS201-25

Job locations

The Royal Oldham Hospital
Rochdale Road
Oldham
OL1 2JH

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Oldham Hospital
Rochdale Road
Oldham
OL1 2JH

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Technical Manager
Delia Gallagher
Delia.Gallagher@nca.nhs.uk

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Applications are invited from enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our team and work across a range of sections where you will receive thorough training and gain experience in a wide range of techniques.

The Northern Care Alliance is one of the largest non-teaching NHS Trusts in the UK and the Biochemistry service processes over 10 million tests per annum. The department is well equipped with new Siemens Atellica systems, Sebia Capillarys & Hydrasys protein electrophoresis equipment, HM-JACKarc analyser for FIT testing and IL blood gas analysers. The department is fully computerised with Clinisys LabCentre and Siemens ADM middleware.

The custom built, state of the art Central Service Laboratory at The Royal Oldham Hospital opened in March 2007 and also serves the Trust sites at Fairfield General Hospital, Bury and Rochdale Infirmary, Rochdale. There is an Essential Service Laboratory at Fairfield General Hospital., The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.