Tissue Bank Technician

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £27,166 to £28,768, with potential progression once in post to £32,145

Hours: Part Time (17.5 hours per week)

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract up to May 2026 (maternity cover)

Role Summary

Would you like to do something a bit different? Do you want to be part of a team which links NHS to cutting-edge research? Can you evidence that you are disciplined and meticulous, and that you have initiative when it counts?

The Human Biomaterials Resource Centre (HBRC) is a Human Tissue Authority (HTA) licensed, ethically-approved human research tissue bank (RTB) situated at the University of Birmingham. It is seeking a disciplined individual with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail who will complete, accurately and contemporaneously, the necessary records relating to sample consent, receipt, processing, storage, release and clinical data annotation. The successful candidate will undertake the procurement of tissue, blood or other body fluids from local NHS patients and healthy donors. On occasion, you will work in an NHS pathology department, as well as helping to retrieve archived fixed tissue blocks. You will also pack and dispatch samples for release to biomedical researchers at external institutions. You will be trained to assist with research histology (tissue sectioning/staining), and to contribute to a small sample management service (“hosting”), so that contracted/ad hoc processes are delivered, often within tight deadlines, in a manner compliant with the Human Tissue Act (HTAct), Data Protection Act 2018 (GDPR), and Good Clinical Practice (GCP).

On this journey with the HBRC, you will learn about many medical conditions and the research being conducted to help future patients.

Person Specification

• Familiarity with technologies associated with handling human samples.
• Experience of working within a biomedical environment.
• General laboratory experience.
• Attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate records under pressure.
• Familiarity with health and safety requirements/policies relating to biological, chemical, liquefied gases and manual handling.
• Good level of basic computing and technical skills.
• Good communication skills and ability to treat all work as confidential.
• Courteous and patient, with a positive service attitude.
• Ability/willingness to work outside of normal hours occasionally, to comply with hospital COVID requirements, and an ability to complete several half-mile round trips per day.
• Understands importance of equality and diversity in the workplace. Able to identify and respond to equality and diversity issues in line with relevant policies and procedures.

Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Gareth Bicknell (g.bicknell@bham.ac.uk) 

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