Biomedical Scientist

NHS Jobs; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Nursery

Wellness Centre with gym and swimming

Staff networks and awards ceremonies

Job summary

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is seeking a Specialist Biomedical Scientist to join the Histology team, carrying out laboratory investigations on tissue samples to aid in diagnosis and treatment of patients.

The role involves rotating through all areas of the Histopathology service, maintaining instruments, preparing reagents, and reporting time-sensitive cellular pathology samples with a focus on quality and cost control. The post is full-time and based at Portsmouth.

Qualifications

• Accredited degree in biomedical science or equivalent.
• Registered Biomedical Scientist with HCPC.
• Member of the IBMS.

Responsibilities

• Participate in Histopathology service across department areas.
• Perform maintenance on lab instruments.
• Prepare high-cost reagents for use.
• Carry out tissue processing, dissection and reporting of cellular pathology samples.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Manual dexterity

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Confidentiality

Flexibility and teamwork

Attention to detail

Initiative

Education

BSc Biomedical Science or equivalent

HCPC Registration

IBMS Membership

Tools

DATIX

iPassport

Clinisys WPE

Digital Pathology (Sectra PACS)

3DHISTECH P1000

3DHISTECH P250

Job description

Go back Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Biomedical Scientist

The closing date is 04 October 2026

Hours Per Week: 37.5 full time

Contract Type: 3 XPermanent

We are seeking an enthusiastic and reliable SpecialistBiomedical Scientist to join our histology team who will carry out laboratoryinvestigations on samples of tissue to aid in the diagnosis and treatment ofour patients.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required:

• To participate in the provision of the Histopathologyservice, rotating in all areas of the department as required.
• To undertake preventative maintenance schedules onlaboratory instruments prior to use.
• To prepare and store high-cost reagents for use inlaboratory investigations.
• To perform manual and semi-automated laboratoryinvestigations, in a safe, efficient, and timely manner including tissuetransfer and some specimen dissection.
• To participate in method and laboratory instrumentevaluation.
• To participate in research and development.
• To carry out the above with the aim of maximising thequality of our service and minimising the costs.
• To participate in the processing and reporting oftime-sensitive Cellular Pathology samples.
• To participate in the processing and evaluation ofHistopathology samples.

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we areproud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We areranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education andtraining across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital,which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. Wehire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes ourhospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting itright for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home atPortsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantasticbenefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for thoselong summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimmingpool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality andDisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe wecan offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring interms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, genderidentity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans'status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

Job responsibilities

The Histopathology department at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust processes around 43,000 cases, generating ~350,000 slides per year. We are UKAS accredited against ISO 15189 standards and we hold training laboratory status from the IBMS and support training where appropriate.

In addition to routine histology processing, the department undertakes immunohistochemistry, manual and automated special staining, frozen section and immunofluorescence, renal, liver and lung biopsy work and digital pathology.

Key Responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to participate in the following activities:

• Specimen reception and specimen requesting
• Decalcification, X-ray, and Bandsaw use
• Cut up assist and BMS transfers
• Processing specimens
• Embedding
• Microtomy
• H&E Staining
• Internal Quality Control
• Special staining
• Molecular referrals
• Digital Pathology (Sectra PACS, using 3DHISTECH P1000 and P250 scanners)
• Laboratory Information Management System (Clinisys WPE)

For full job details and person specification please refer to enclosed job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• An accredited BSc Biomedical Science or equivalent.
• Current Registration as a Biomedical Scientist with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Member of the IBMS.

Experience

• Previous experience of working in a histopathology laboratory.
• Be computer literate especially with the handling of data.
• Experience with quality management and audit.
• Knowledge of DATIX and iPassport.
• Experience with digital pathology.
• Experience in service improvement.
• Evidence of CPD

Skills and Knowledge

• The ability to work using own initiative and without supervision.
• The ability to deal with colleagues bringing in samples for processing and to field enquiries.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Evidence of good manual dexterity and hand eye coordination.
• Demonstration of good organisational skills
• Demonstration of good interpersonal skills.
• Conscientious, methodical approach to duties
• The ability to interact directly with colleagues bringing in samples in a sensitive and respectful manner.
• An understanding of the political sensitivities of the Trust
• Ability to demonstrate confidentiality and trustworthiness.
• A willingness to be flexible and part of a team.
• Ability to demonstrate a high degree of concentration and attention to detail.
• Deal calmly and politely with members of hospital staff who are working in areas of extreme pressure.
• Ability to juggle many priorities at one time, whilst remaining calm

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust