Biomedical Scientist

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health service is seeking an ambitious Biomedical Scientist for their North West London Pathology team. The candidate will provide a high-quality analytical service in a blood sciences laboratory and must be registered with HCPC. Responsibilities include performing core scientific work and contributing to a professional lab service. Excellent technical, interpersonal, and IT skills are essential. The position offers career development and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff wellbeing programmes

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy and dynamic blood sciences laboratory, haematology and blood transfusion laboratory, or clinical biochemistry laboratory.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work both independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality analytical service in all sections, following standard operating procedures.
• Contribute to a professional laboratory service as part of the team.
• Perform core scientific work corresponding to qualifications of a Registered Healthcare Scientist.

Skills

Detail-oriented and methodical

Strong communication skills

Numerate and quick learner

Team player with self-motivation

Customer Service experience

Education

Registration with the HCPC as a biomedical scientist

Job description

We are looking for an ambitious Biomedical Scientist to join our dedicated team within North West London Pathology. Applications are sought from self-motivated individuals with experience of working in a busy and dynamic blood sciences laboratory, or haematology and blood transfusion laboratory, or clinical biochemistry laboratory.

We are looking for excellent technical, interpersonal and IT skills and for an individual who has a drive to develop their knowledge and skills and help take biomedical science development forward into the future. Your ability to communicate effectively and work independently or collaboratively will make you a perfect fit for our team.

Main duties of the job

• Take part in staff rotation, providing a high-quality analytical service in all sections, followingstandard operating procedures
• Contributes to providing a professional laboratory service, working effectively as a teammember as part of the overall department.
• Provides basic clinical technical services to patients that may include research and audit.
• As a registered BMS you will be:encouraged to undertake specialist training in the relevant discipline leading to theattainment of the IBMS Specialist Diploma.
• Able to perform all core scientific and interpretive work, which corresponds to the training and qualifications of a Registered Healthcare Scientist.
• Expected to develop and improve your professional expertise

About us

Benefits include career development, flexible working, staff wellbeing programmes, staff awards and recognition scheme. We also have available benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

NWLP Induction

The NWLP induction will run on the first Monday of each month (provided it does not fall on a bank holiday) and includes laboratory training (for relevant laboratory roles). All new staff must attend the NWLP induction during their first week with NWLP.

For 2025, see below the start dates which you will be able to book once you have completed all your pre-employment checks.

• Monday 3 November 2025
• Monday 1 December 2025

Candidates are advised to consider these start dates before agreeing end of service date with their current employer.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education

• Registration with the HCPC as a biomedical scientist

Skills

• Detail-oriented and methodical: Ability to follow instructions precisely and maintain well-organized work processes.
• Strong communication skills: Effective communicator with the ability to present information clearly; reliable and trustworthy in all interactions
• Numerate and quick learner: Proficient with numerical data and able to rapidly grasp new concepts and techniques.
• Team player with self-motivation: Works collaboratively as part of a team while demonstrating self-motivation and initiative
• Customer Service experience

Experience

• Basic scientific skills appropriate to a pathology laboratory
• Demonstrates continual learning through academic or practical experience
• Work experience in a relevant diagnostic laboratory
• Knowledge of health and safety issues.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.