Tissue Bank Administrator

Job summary

You will be an integral part of the Tissue Bank Team, performing a range of routine tasks ensuring adequate supply of consumables required within the Tissue Bank to allow tissue to be processed by a dedicated team of specialist staff within strict guidelines. This will include liaising with both internal and external stakeholders including contractors and suppliers, monitoring laboratory stocks and supplies on a daily basis to help optimise use of consumables and to reduce wastage, prepare stores orders, and record receipt of goods inward. Working in a fast moving and variable environment your essential role will directly contribute to saving and improving lives. You will undertake an extensive induction and training programme, with ongoing assessment, and receive ongoing development to support you in your role and achieving your career ambitions.

Main duties of the job

• You will be required to support and assist in the work of the Tissue Bank under supervision, performing a range of routine tasks.
• You will ensure the efficient functioning of all aspects of tissue processing to the required quality standards.
• You will assist in developing the service in anticipation of future clinical needs.
• You will be required to update stock acceptance records written and/or electronic, to take receipt of, and account for incoming stock.
• You will be responsible for stock and consumable ordering, liaising with internal and external stake holders.
• You will be able to lift and carry items up to a weight of 15kgs, with and without the use of mechanical aids.

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.