Advanced Biomedical Scientist

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Wakefield is seeking a Band 7 Advanced Biomedical Scientist to manage the Blood Sciences Laboratories. This role involves ensuring high technical standards and training junior staff, alongside conducting advanced scientific testing. The successful candidate will play a vital role in the ongoing development of Biochemistry services, contributing to continuous service improvement and professional training initiatives. Join a friendly, inclusive team that prioritizes work-life balance and offers extensive employee benefits.

Benefits

NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Childcare vouchers

Carer-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Registered Biomedical Scientist with relevant experience.
• A strong focus on training and development within the department.
• Ability to handle hazardous materials and ensure safety.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all work is carried out to high technical, scientific and professional standards.
• Conduct a broad range of scientific and technical work as per the Chief Biomedical Scientist's requirements.
• Test bodily fluids and tissues, ensuring to maintain high safety standards.
• Monitor quality control and communicate urgent results to clinicians.
• Support development by training junior staff.

Skills

High technical standards

Problem-solving skills

Strong communication

Professional development

Education

Accredited Biomedical Science degree

Job description

Overview

The Biochemistry Department is seeking to appoint a highly motivated Band 7 Advanced Biomedical Scientist to join the team responsible for the day-to-day management and analytical quality of the Blood Sciences Laboratories at Dewsbury & District Hospital and Pinderfields Hospital within the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust (MYTT). The successful candidate will take on the role of departmental Training Officer, with responsibility for key aspects of the automated chemistry sections, including sweat testing collection and analysis. They will also provide senior support to the service in the absence of other Advanced Biomedical Scientists. A strong focus of the role will be the training, development, and ongoing professional growth of staff within the department. Biochemistry services currently operate under a managed service contract, with equipment supplied by Advanced Instruments, Helena Biosciences, Roche Diagnostics, Sherwood Scientific, and Tosoh Bioscience. A new managed service contract is being introduced across the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts, with phased installation of new equipment at MYTT planned throughout 2026. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of the Biochemistry Department and contributing to continuous service improvement. Applications are welcomed from suitably qualified and experienced Specialist Biomedical Scientists looking to progress their careers.

Responsibilities

• To ensure that all work in the section is carried out to high technical, scientific and professional standards. (e.g. Departmental Standard Operating Procedures, Trust and National Policies).
• To carry out a broad range of scientific and technical work, including that of a specialist nature, within the section/department, as required by the Chief Biomedical Scientist.
• To carry out testing on a range of bodily fluids and tissues many of which may be highly infectious and extremely unpleasant.
• Dealing with the spillage of noxious and toxic chemicals and bodily fluids.
• The direct communication of urgent results to clinicians and other staff as required.
• IQC monitoring
• To maintain expertise in the Biochemistry Department by continuous professional development.
• To work independently as required, either as part of the out of hours service provision or during the normal working day.
• To attempt to solve analytical and technical problems encountered while working independently or identified by more junior staff.

Benefits and Culture

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.