Specialist Biomedical Scientist

£38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year, £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

08/02/2026

Core Responsibilities Always to act in accordance with and adhere to laboratory and Trust procedures and protocols.

To work under the direction of Senior BMS staff in the provision of a diagnostic Microbiology service, working within departmental guidelines and safety policies.

To be responsible for health and safety issues pertinent to diagnostic laboratory work, adhering to all Trust and laboratory employment Health and Safety policies and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations.

To rotate (after suitable training and competency verification) through all sections of the Bacteriology and Virology department.

To participate in rotas covering Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday mornings as required.

To participate in the out-of-hours service in a lone worker situation.

To participate in mandatory training requirements of the Trust and attend training sessions, educational meetings, and laboratory meetings as appropriate.

To develop a specialist lead role in a technical area or item of equipment, including troubleshooting problems and reviewing protocols.

• EUCAST
• NEQAS lead
• Rotas
• Deputy Quality Officer
• /AST lead
• Parasitology lead
• Union Representative
• Health & Safety lead
• Deputy Training Officer
• Laboratory instrumentation lead
• Deputy Virology lead
• Technical (Virology)

To participate in annual joint review in accordance with the Trust appraisal policy.

To be aware of and support the goal of providing a quality driven patient centred service, participating in the laboratorys quality management procedures.

To rectify and or bring to the attention of more senior staff/Laboratory Management any issues compromising this goal.

To be courteous and professional when dealing with other health care professionals Technical (Bacteriology) To interpret clinical details and patient demographic data for the allocation of tests to samples.

To process biomedical samples using various techniques with a high degree of competency in accordance with standard operating procedures, providing accurate and timely appropriate results.

To accurately interpret and report timely complex analytical results and authorise Microbiology reports according to laboratory policy.

To communicate effectively test results by telephone, printed report or electronic report, deal with telephone enquiries, and provide technical advice to laboratory users.

To be able to make decisions regarding the quality of specimens and the validity of test data and ensure any anomalies / errors are reported to Senior BMS staff as soon as possible.

To use complex and technical laboratory equipment in the course of their duties including maintenance and troubleshooting of the equipment.

To participate in the evaluation of and verification of new methods and equipment.

Undertake technical procedures and analysis for basic Virology tests within the section, including ensuring safe working practices for high-risk samples (e.g. HIV and Hepatitis)

Undertake assessment of clinical information accompanying samples with respect to assigning tests according to algorithms Refer clinically significant results to the clinicians and Consultant Microbiologists Undertake technical authorisation and validation of assays, producing patients results.

After specific training Interpret results, assigning further tests or comments as appropriate.

To liaise with the reference laboratories, ensuring appropriate reporting of referred tests.

Scientific and Professional

To maintain knowledge and experience equivalent to Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) approved BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science.

To maintain current registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC). To maintain a high standard of professional competence and up-to-date knowledge of new developments in both the laboratory and clinical microbiology and maintain documented evidence of continuous professional development.

To undertake effective time management and prioritisation in the daily planning of own work, considering workload and urgency of analyses.

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