Biomedical Scientist - Cellular Pathology

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; North Shields; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Un poste de Biomedical Scientist au sein du Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust est ouvert. Le candidat devra fournir un service technique en histopathologie et cytopathologie tout en participant à la supervision de jeunes professionnels. Ce rôle demande un diplôme en sciences biomédicales et un enregistrement auprès des autorités compétentes, afin de garantir un service de diagnostic efficace.

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) en Sciences Biomédicales requis.
• Doit être inscrit au Health and Care Professions Council.
• Connaissance pratique des techniques histologiques et cytologiques.

Responsibilities

• Effectuer des investigations scientifiques pour le diagnostic des maladies.
• Superviser et former des techniciens et assistants de laboratoire biomédicaux.
• Gérer les opérations des laboratoires d'immunocytochimie et de cytologie.

Skills

Knowledge of Histological procedures

Knowledge of Cytological procedures

Technical support

Education

BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences

Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council

Job description

Biomedical Scientist - Cellular Pathology

Employer Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Location North Shields, United Kingdom Salary Competitive Closing date 6 Jul 2025

Job summary

The post-holder will provide a range of Biomedical Scientist duties within the Cellular Pathology Dept. Their work pattern will involve rotation between the Specimen Reception/Dissection, Main Lab, and Immunocytochemistry laboratories.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will practice as a specialist registered Biomedical Scientist working effectively as part of a team providing histopathology, cytopathology and autopsy clinical technical services to Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and general practitioners.They will perform a range of scientific investigations and procedures to primarily assist in the differential diagnosis of cancer and other tissue related disease.They will provide technical support to pathologists, clinicians and other staff to provide an efficient diagnostic service.They will participate in the supervision, training and development of trainee biomedical scientists and medical laboratory assistants.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Typical duties include:

Specimen Receipt and booking-in.

Triage of specimens in the Reception and Dissection areas.

Assisting the dissection process.

Routine Histopathology lab duties to include embedding, microtomy, staining, and QC functions.

Running the Immunocytochemistry and Cytology laboratories on a day to day basis.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Typical duties include:

Specimen Receipt and booking-in.

Triage of specimens in the Reception and Dissection areas.

Assisting the dissection process.

Routine Histopathology lab duties to include embedding, microtomy, staining, and QC functions.

Running the Immunocytochemistry and Cytology laboratories on a day to day basis.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Registration

Essential

• BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Post holder is required to work towards achievement of the Specialist Diploma in Histopathology.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and practical experience of a range of Histological and cytological technical procedures.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Registration

Essential

• BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Post holder is required to work towards achievement of the Specialist Diploma in Histopathology.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and practical experience of a range of Histological and cytological technical procedures.

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address

North Tyneside General Hospital

North Shields

NE29 8NH

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