Biomedical Scientist, Cellular Pathology – Flexible Hours

University Hospital Southampton NHS FT; Southampton; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Biomedical Scientist to join the Cellular Pathology team at Southampton General Hospital, providing day-to-day support in the laboratory to help deliver accurate diagnoses.

The role requires HCPC registration or IBMS-accredited degree, hospital laboratory experience, and strong communication, attention to detail and dexterity. Services run 6am–7pm Mon-Fri with Saturday rotation and on-call duties as part of the rota.

Qualifications

• Be educated to degree level with an IBMS accredited degree or be registered as a Biomedical Scientist with the Health Care Professions Council
• Previous experience of working in a Cellular Pathology department
• Experience of employment in an establishment delivering high standards of quality output
• Have knowledge and experience of using hospital IT systems

Responsibilities

• You must be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Biomedical Scientist.
• You will have previous experience of working within a hospital diagnostic laboratory - preferably in Cellular Pathology.
• You will be required to assist and be involved with the processing all types of specimen presented to the Cellular Pathology Department for analysis, thereby supporting the provision of accurate and timely diagnoses.
• You will be required to liaise with staff at all levels and within all sections of Cellular Pathology to ensure the provision of a high quality & timely diagnostic service to our users.
• You will be required to access & accurately enter data via both the Trust & departmental information systems to support the sample processing.
• You will need to be a good communicator & be able to work effectively as part of large team.
• You will need to have excellent attention detail & possess good manual dexterity.
• The department provides a laboratory service 6am-7pm Monday-Friday & a rotational Saturday service 7am-5pm (approximately 1 in 5). In addition, the successful candidate will also be expected to participate in the rotational Bank Holiday service provision (approximately 1 per annum). N.B. This does not currently include Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day or Good Friday.
• You will also be expected to participate in the Biomedical Scientist 'on-call' rota.

Skills

Good communication

Attention to detail

Manual dexterity

Teamwork

Education

IBMS accredited degree

Tools

HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist

Job description

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Biomedical Scientist to join the Cellular Pathology team at Southampton General Hospital, providing day-to-day support in the laboratory to help deliver accurate diagnoses.

The role requires HCPC registration or IBMS-accredited degree, hospital laboratory experience, and strong communication, attention to detail and dexterity. Services run 6am–7pm Mon-Fri with Saturday rotation and on-call duties as part of the rota.